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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

255 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.09/cwt ≈ $729/hd at 464 lb · 35 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.25/cwt -4.88 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 661 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $155.00/cwt -7.21 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 511 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 255 527 314
Feeder cattle 221 428 288
Slaughter cattle 34 89 26
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Light supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 170.00–180.00 $174.85 $740 -8.15
475–483 480 7 171.00–173.00 $172.15 $826 —
500–525 513 2 161.00–170.00 $165.39 $848 -0.61
631 631 5 151.00 $151.00 $953 -4.00
652–698 670 5 140.00–146.00 $143.50 $961 —
730 730 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,029 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 167.00 $167.00 $635 —
443 443 2 162.00 $162.00 $718 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 170.00 $170.00 $518 +1.00
376 376 4 174.00 $174.00 $654 +9.00
441 441 10 164.00 $164.00 $723 +4.28
450–483 464 35 154.00–160.00 $157.09 $729 —
505 505 8 148.00 $148.00 $747 -7.33
575–583 576 13 142.00–147.00 $142.78 $822 -6.22
635 635 1 136.00 $136.00 $864 -15.00
650–669 661 20 136.00–141.00 $140.25 $927 -4.88
706 706 5 129.00 $129.00 $911 +2.00
775 775 5 121.00 $121.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 158.00 $158.00 $537 -2.00
408 408 2 140.00 $140.00 $571 -5.00
503 503 3 130.00 $130.00 $654 -16.63
598 598 3 121.00 $121.00 $724 -19.00
600 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 130.00 $130.00 $598 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 185.00 $185.00 $500 —
359–395 368 6 174.00–185.00 $181.16 $667 +7.16
431 431 4 175.00 $175.00 $754 ±0.00
511 511 16 155.00 $155.00 $792 -7.21
581 581 6 144.00 $144.00 $837 -1.00
657 657 11 135.00 $135.00 $887 +2.24
720 720 1 123.00 $123.00 $886 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 145.00 $145.00 $660 -1.40
510–535 518 3 135.00–136.00 $135.34 $701 -6.75
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 135.00 $135.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1550 1353 75-80% 3 71.00–72.00 $71.62 $969 +2.06
1445–1515 1480 75-80% 2 84.00–87.50 $85.79 $1,270 -7.69
1210–1730 1496 75-80% 5 75.00–82.00 $78.57 $1,175 -14.91
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1310 1127 80-85% 5 75.00–80.50 $77.02 $868 —
1060–1195 1128 80-85% 2 65.50–72.50 $68.79 $776 —
1370 1370 80-85% 1 84.50 $84.50 $1,158 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1095 1045 85-90% 3 53.00–57.50 $55.99 $585 -3.30
1075–1175 1130 85-90% 3 63.00–68.00 $65.57 $741 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1660 1585 2 80.00–90.00 $84.76 $1,343 —
1550–1770 1655 3 100.00–106.00 $101.87 $1,686 +18.31
1730 1730 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,955 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.