Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 25, 2022

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $183.17/cwt +21.17 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 372 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $164.34/cwt +4.34 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 444 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.00/cwt ≈ $771/hd at 485 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 301 230
Feeder cattle 192 252 196
Slaughter cattle 29 44 18
Replacement cattle 4 5 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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
355–368 366 6 181.00–193.00 $191.06 $699 —
435 435 2 175.00 $175.00 $761 -5.00
518 518 7 170.00 $170.00 $881 —
650 650 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,034 -3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 160.00 $160.00 $752 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 3 160.00 $160.00 $517 +4.00
360 360 10 173.00 $173.00 $623 +4.00
426–443 431 7 158.00–168.00 $165.06 $711 +0.06
485 485 12 159.00 $159.00 $771 —
515 515 5 149.00 $149.00 $767 -10.78
570 570 10 150.00 $150.00 $855 +3.00
633 633 4 140.00 $140.00 $886 -1.00
735 735 2 130.00 $130.00 $956 +5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 150.00 $150.00 $442 —
355–370 360 3 146.00–149.00 $147.03 $529 —
420 420 2 141.00 $141.00 $592 —
545 545 2 126.00 $126.00 $687 -22.41
580 580 1 143.00 $143.00 $829 +17.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 152.00 $152.00 $661 +7.00
498 498 3 150.00 $150.00 $747 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 180.00 $180.00 $522 —
365–390 372 19 181.00–184.00 $183.17 $681 +21.17
405–447 444 16 164.00–170.00 $164.34 $730 +4.34
513 513 11 157.00 $157.00 $805 —
552 552 11 149.00 $149.00 $822 -2.00
631 631 5 134.00 $134.00 $846 —
703 703 3 121.00 $121.00 $851 —
765 765 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,140 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 156.00 $156.00 $546 —
418 418 2 151.00 $151.00 $631 —
458–493 470 6 146.00–155.00 $151.85 $714 +0.85
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 -21.00
605 605 2 125.00 $125.00 $756 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,295 —
1370–1835 1562 75-80% 9 67.00–75.00 $70.21 $1,097 —
1380–2050 1715 75-80% 2 61.50–63.00 $62.40 $1,070 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 60.50 $60.50 $678 —
1120–1420 1244 80-85% 7 61.50–72.00 $66.04 $822 +1.26
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $646 —
910–1205 1082 85-90% 3 53.50–59.00 $56.34 $610 -2.58
1055–1185 1120 85-90% 2 46.50–49.50 $48.09 $539 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1540 1380 2 70.00–82.00 $76.70 $1,058 —
1745 1745 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,780 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
1440 1440 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 985.00 $985.00

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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.