Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 20, 2022

190 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $128.00/cwt -7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $846/hd at 661 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $147.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $867/hd at 590 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2-3 bulls $142.73/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 481 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 190 255 195
Feeder cattle 150 221 162
Slaughter cattle 31 34 18
Replacement cattle 9 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady on a light test. 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
438 438 7 183.00 $183.00 $802 +8.15
505 505 1 161.00 $161.00 $813 -4.39
622 622 3 155.00 $155.00 $964 +4.00
675 675 4 145.00 $145.00 $979 +1.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 151.00 $151.00 $710 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253 253 2 155.00 $155.00 $392 —
354 354 5 158.00 $158.00 $559 -16.00
425–430 427 10 163.00–168.00 $165.01 $705 +1.01
511 511 5 150.00 $150.00 $766 +2.00
597 597 6 148.00 $148.00 $884 +5.22
653–657 655 11 142.00–144.00 $142.91 $936 +2.66
740 740 3 128.00 $128.00 $947 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–328 322 4 141.00–148.00 $146.34 $471 -11.66
390 390 3 141.00 $141.00 $550 —
473 473 2 138.00 $138.00 $653 —
552 552 6 146.00 $146.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 190.00 $190.00 $323 —
265 265 1 169.00 $169.00 $448 -16.00
374 374 5 171.00 $171.00 $640 -10.16
428 428 6 167.00 $167.00 $715 -8.00
490 490 2 152.00 $152.00 $745 —
590 590 11 147.00 $147.00 $867 +3.00
661 661 16 128.00 $128.00 $846 -7.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 135.00 $135.00 $526 —
420 420 2 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
459–494 481 11 141.00–146.00 $142.73 $687 -2.27
545 545 2 122.00 $122.00 $665 -13.34

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 77.00 $77.00 $758 —
900–1100 1004 85-90% 8 59.00–63.50 $61.90 $621 —
975–1255 1103 85-90% 5 65.00–72.50 $69.05 $762 +3.48
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1375 1243 80-85% 3 75.00–86.00 $81.47 $1,013 —
1185–1285 1247 80-85% 3 68.50–73.50 $70.60 $880 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,165 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1550 1538 75-80% 2 75.00–81.50 $78.28 $1,204 —
1630–1645 1638 75-80% 3 87.00–90.00 $88.17 $1,444 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1820 1820 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,820 —
1895–2060 1978 2 110.00–111.00 $110.48 $2,185 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1170 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,114.36
1130–1185 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 910.00–925.00 $917.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1605 1605 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —

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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.