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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $173.89/cwt -9.11 vs last sale · ≈ $902/hd at 519 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.00/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 440 lb · 32 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.42/cwt ≈ $1,051/hd at 743 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 447 335 493
Feeder cattle 383 307 444
Slaughter cattle 53 28 38
Replacement cattle 11 — 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No trend due to holiday last week. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. 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
420 420 3 186.00 $186.00 $781 —
462–485 466 11 187.00–192.00 $191.05 $890 +16.05
531 531 4 177.00 $177.00 $940 —
586–595 591 11 171.00–178.00 $174.16 $1,029 +4.16
663–684 675 7 163.00–166.00 $164.74 $1,112 -2.26
752–786 781 20 160.00–166.00 $165.13 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 171.00 $171.00 $846 +5.56

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 158.00 $158.00 $514 -15.00
377 377 18 169.00 $169.00 $637 -7.00
440 440 32 165.00 $165.00 $726 -2.00
518 518 24 161.00 $161.00 $834 —
581–582 582 17 152.00–166.00 $161.06 $937 +5.06
603–606 605 14 166.00–166.75 $166.48 $1,007 —
661 661 7 146.00 $146.00 $965 -3.18
757 757 14 142.00 $142.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442–443 442 5 153.00–159.00 $156.60 $692 —
480 480 2 140.00 $140.00 $672 -14.92
538 538 3 145.00 $145.00 $780 —
560 560 1 139.00 $139.00 $778 -8.00
671 671 5 131.00 $131.00 $879 —
715 715 1 124.00 $124.00 $887 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 262 5 188.00–190.00 $189.19 $496 —
361 361 9 190.00 $190.00 $686 -5.50
427 427 12 190.00 $190.00 $811 +10.00
511–527 519 40 171.00–177.00 $173.89 $902 -9.11
581 581 11 163.00 $163.00 $947 -2.50
643 643 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,010 —
733–748 743 25 138.00–143.00 $141.42 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 431 4 160.00–181.00 $175.70 $757 —
463 463 2 156.00 $156.00 $722 —
508–547 525 7 138.00–156.00 $149.36 $784 -5.64
601 601 6 143.00 $143.00 $859 —
652 652 5 135.00 $135.00 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1120 1033 80-85% 4 62.50–70.00 $65.18 $673 -7.32
1080–1190 1155 80-85% 4 76.00–82.00 $80.20 $926 —
1225–1280 1253 80-85% 4 87.00–93.00 $90.46 $1,133 -8.10
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1200 1056 85-90% 5 54.50–60.50 $57.96 $612 +9.90
1100 1100 85-90% 1 73.50 $73.50 $808 —
1065–1330 1186 85-90% 5 61.00–66.00 $62.83 $745 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1850 1504 75-80% 4 75.00–85.00 $80.31 $1,208 —
1405–1890 1595 75-80% 3 65.50–72.50 $67.75 $1,081 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,748 —
1190–2065 1710 5 85.00–90.00 $86.98 $1,487 —
1565–2095 1729 7 91.00–110.00 $100.58 $1,739 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.