Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.90/cwt +9.90 vs last sale · ≈ $922/hd at 576 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $183.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 518 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.72/cwt -6.26 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 484 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 231 325
Feeder cattle 307 202 300
Slaughter cattle 28 22 25
Replacement cattle — 7 —

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 higher. 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
385 385 1 180.00 $180.00 $693 -10.00
475 475 1 175.00 $175.00 $831 -14.00
567 567 3 170.00 $170.00 $964 —
605–640 628 3 155.00–162.00 $157.25 $988 -15.25
650 value added 650 21 184.00 $184.00 $1,196 —
697 697 3 167.00 $167.00 $1,164 -8.50
743 743 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,077 -16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–475 470 2 160.00–171.00 $165.44 $778 —
565 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
272 272 3 169.00 $169.00 $460 —
325 325 2 173.00 $173.00 $562 —
376 376 21 176.00 $176.00 $662 +2.32
447 447 18 167.00 $167.00 $746 —
450–492 484 26 160.00–164.00 $160.72 $778 -6.26
573 value added 573 15 169.00 $169.00 $968 —
578–581 578 35 152.00–160.00 $156.00 $902 +6.00
618 value added 618 15 160.00 $160.00 $989 —
652–678 662 5 148.00–150.00 $149.18 $988 +5.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 163.00 $163.00 $538 +2.00
355–379 377 12 163.00–170.00 $169.45 $639 —
455–499 495 11 154.00–155.00 $154.92 $767 —
578 578 2 147.00 $147.00 $850 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 310 3 195.00–209.00 $204.03 $632 +13.03
373 373 15 195.50 $195.50 $729 +14.50
424 424 11 180.00 $180.00 $763 -5.00
518 518 34 183.00 $183.00 $948 +3.00
585 585 12 165.50 $165.50 $968 +8.56
670 670 8 153.00 $153.00 $1,025 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 3 157.00–160.00 $159.01 $617 —
515 515 2 155.00 $155.00 $798 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1430 1280 75-80% 4 81.00–86.00 $84.14 $1,077 —
1130–1515 1350 75-80% 3 91.00–102.00 $95.29 $1,286 —
1400 1400 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,064 -7.59
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030 1030 80-85% 1 72.50 $72.50 $747 —
1055–1415 1230 80-85% 4 76.00–85.00 $80.85 $994 —
1265–1310 1288 80-85% 2 95.00–102.00 $98.56 $1,269 +16.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1095 1030 85-90% 3 65.00–71.00 $67.36 $694 +2.77
950–1195 1073 85-90% 2 45.00–50.50 $48.06 $516 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1330 1220 3 83.00–86.00 $84.69 $1,033 —
1825–2005 1915 2 93.00–95.00 $94.05 $1,801 +3.64

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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.