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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 15, 2022

275 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $175.50/cwt ≈ $876/hd at 499 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $181.50/cwt +6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 437 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.00/cwt -13.29 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 501 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 275 264 378
Feeder cattle 225 245 330
Slaughter cattle 30 19 48
Replacement cattle 20 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady on a light test. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 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
430–441 437 6 182.00–185.00 $184.02 $804 +3.02
505 505 1 161.00 $161.00 $813 —
550 550 2 166.00 $166.00 $913 —
685 685 2 145.00 $145.00 $993 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 153.00 $153.00 $704 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 374 10 170.00–175.50 $172.83 $646 -3.17
434 434 8 173.50 $173.50 $753 +13.50
501 501 15 157.00 $157.00 $787 -1.00
569–574 572 13 150.00–164.00 $156.43 $895 +11.43
638 638 5 150.00 $150.00 $957 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 165.00 $165.00 $478 —
325 325 3 141.00–146.00 $144.33 $469 -5.67
392 392 3 149.00 $149.00 $584 -6.00
458–470 464 4 155.00 $155.00 $719 +10.00
560–570 565 8 145.00–146.00 $145.50 $822 +12.87
647 647 8 124.00 $124.00 $802 —
655–690 673 2 120.00–135.00 $127.30 $857 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 3 159.00 $159.00 $612 —
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 181.00 $181.00 $452 —
355 355 6 178.00 $178.00 $632 —
437 437 19 181.50 $181.50 $793 +6.50
499 499 20 175.50 $175.50 $876 —
584 584 8 151.00 $151.00 $882 +6.00
670 670 2 144.00 $144.00 $965 +14.00
724 724 5 138.00 $138.00 $999 +16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–412 412 12 158.00–159.00 $158.50 $653 +3.67
475–480 477 3 138.00–156.00 $144.04 $687 -0.96
560–578 574 8 136.00–148.00 $145.07 $833 +15.07
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 169.00 $169.00 $537 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1130 1055 85-90% 4 61.00–68.00 $64.51 $681 —
950–1465 1134 85-90% 4 53.00–59.00 $55.59 $630 -7.15
1175 1175 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $940 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $738 —
1055–1385 1178 80-85% 4 70.00–79.00 $72.65 $856 —
1175–1395 1285 80-85% 2 85.00–96.00 $90.03 $1,157 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 66.00 $66.00 $868 —
1450 1450 75-80% 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,348 —
1195–1670 1457 75-80% 3 80.50–87.00 $83.42 $1,215 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,056 —
1610–2010 1810 2 112.00–114.00 $113.11 $2,047 —
2055 2055 1 99.00 $99.00 $2,034 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1225–1465 1337 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,344.76
1235–1655 1364 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,355.64

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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
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,475.00 $1,475.00 —

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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.