Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 26, 2022

274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $178.80/cwt +5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 451 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.98/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 524 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $169.00/cwt ≈ $850/hd at 503 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 274 457 376
Feeder cattle 240 377 322
Slaughter cattle 25 61 44
Replacement cattle 9 19 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 lower. Light supply of feeder cattle with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. 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
480 480 3 180.00 $180.00 $864 -1.00
530 530 6 173.00 $173.00 $917 -7.90
597 597 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,021 -2.00
645 645 4 165.00 $165.00 $1,064 —
680 680 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,095 —
733 733 5 150.00 $150.00 $1,100 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680 680 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,047 +17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 155.00 $155.00 $341 —
258–282 272 5 157.00 $157.00 $427 +7.00
343 343 2 163.00 $163.00 $559 —
362 362 11 167.00 $167.00 $605 -7.00
448 448 11 158.00 $158.00 $708 -3.00
515–529 524 15 146.00–155.00 $148.98 $781 -7.27
564–582 569 10 140.00 $140.00 $797 -9.00
660–675 665 6 135.00–144.00 $139.63 $929 -1.18
767 767 3 130.00 $130.00 $997 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 144.00 $144.00 $432 —
365–370 368 3 139.00–146.00 $141.31 $520 -19.69
415 415 3 140.00 $140.00 $581 -4.20
502–535 508 6 131.00–140.00 $138.42 $703 +4.42
585 585 3 129.00 $129.00 $755 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 7 189.00 $189.00 $563 +2.00
363 363 10 187.00 $187.00 $679 -3.00
450–451 451 25 178.00–179.00 $178.80 $806 —
503 503 11 169.00 $169.00 $850 —
662 662 7 135.00 $135.00 $894 -15.00
765 765 2 120.00 $120.00 $918 -14.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 3 134.00 $134.00 $600 -33.00
500–548 527 5 131.00–141.00 $133.05 $701 -17.95
625 625 4 131.00 $131.00 $819 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 132.00 $132.00 $640 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1625 1395 75-80% 4 70.00–77.00 $73.14 $1,020 —
1440 1440 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,152 +3.59
1325–2000 1630 75-80% 4 60.00–66.00 $62.29 $1,015 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1140 1021 85-90% 4 51.00–56.00 $54.01 $551 -15.99
1210 1210 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $786 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $766 —
1180 1180 80-85% 1 84.00 $84.00 $991 —
1215 1215 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $850 +7.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1110 1060 2 72.00–80.00 $76.19 $808 —
1735–2040 1877 3 90.00–100.00 $94.84 $1,780 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145–1205 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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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
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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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.