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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

523 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.18/cwt +4.18 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 519 lb · 43 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.71/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 624 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.23/cwt -8.77 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 527 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 523 338 336
Feeder cattle 447 299 251
Slaughter cattle 69 26 64
Replacement cattle 7 13 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to the holiday. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Moderate 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
341 341 4 183.00 $183.00 $624 —
425 425 3 172.00 $172.00 $731 —
491 491 18 171.00 $171.00 $840 +1.00
540 540 1 166.00 $166.00 $896 —
556–560 557 13 153.00–157.00 $154.24 $859 -10.03
620–645 624 28 153.00–160.00 $158.71 $990 +4.71
653 653 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,032 —
729 729 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,050 -1.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 160.00 $160.00 $627 —
506 506 4 154.00 $154.00 $779 —
595 595 4 152.00 $152.00 $904 —
638 638 4 147.00 $147.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 152.00 $152.00 $790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 12 171.00 $171.00 $640 —
442 442 13 159.00 $159.00 $703 —
480 480 20 161.00 $161.00 $773 +1.00
501 value added 501 7 167.00 $167.00 $837 —
507–536 522 36 155.00–163.00 $157.66 $823 +2.66
572–575 574 11 152.00–155.00 $153.64 $882 +1.95
613 613 14 153.00 $153.00 $938 —
654–668 665 24 141.00–145.00 $141.82 $943 -3.20
748 748 4 120.00 $120.00 $898 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 157.00 $157.00 $452 —
310 310 2 160.00 $160.00 $496 —
361–392 369 13 150.00–160.00 $156.20 $576 +19.20
506 506 5 149.00 $149.00 $754 —
651–687 662 10 131.00–133.00 $132.38 $876 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 3 140.00 $140.00 $686 -13.00
570–572 571 5 145.00–147.00 $146.20 $835 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 178.00 $178.00 $472 —
359 359 4 173.00 $173.00 $621 —
453 453 21 164.00 $164.00 $743 —
526–529 527 27 148.00–154.00 $150.23 $792 -8.77
579 579 6 148.00 $148.00 $857 +1.00
655 655 21 143.00 $143.00 $937 —
715–723 717 25 121.00–132.00 $129.34 $927 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 361 5 150.00–164.00 $156.51 $565 —
440 440 4 135.00 $135.00 $594 -18.00
505 505 3 144.00 $144.00 $727 +9.00
625 625 1 126.00 $126.00 $788 +2.70
650 650 1 128.00 $128.00 $832 +7.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 135.00 $135.00 $709 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1145 968 85-90% 16 51.00–61.50 $56.76 $549 +3.72
1045 1045 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $752 —
790–1340 1061 85-90% 12 62.00–70.00 $65.42 $694 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1300 1130 80-85% 3 51.00–66.00 $59.81 $676 —
1085–1235 1140 80-85% 5 72.50–82.00 $77.33 $882 —
1045–1290 1209 80-85% 4 84.00–88.00 $86.49 $1,046 +9.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1630 1395 75-80% 3 91.00–100.00 $94.65 $1,320 —
1410 1410 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $931 —
1260–1640 1463 75-80% 8 77.50–86.00 $83.34 $1,219 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–2150 1673 3 90.00–92.00 $90.84 $1,520 —
1375–1880 1745 4 93.00–101.00 $97.39 $1,699 —
1820–1875 1848 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $2,078 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1440 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 975.00–1,135.00 $1,055.03

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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
1345 1345 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00 —

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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.