Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 3, 2022

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.94/cwt +9.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,040/hd at 698 lb · 36 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.71/cwt +8.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 710 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.99/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $819/hd at 585 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 321 274 309
Feeder cattle 287 240 261
Slaughter cattle 26 25 32
Replacement cattle 8 9 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Light supply of calves with moderate 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
330 330 1 176.00 $176.00 $581 —
370 370 2 182.00 $182.00 $673 —
468 468 2 173.00 $173.00 $810 -7.00
503 503 3 153.00 $153.00 $770 -20.00
570–583 581 7 158.00–161.00 $158.42 $920 -12.58
618 618 2 150.00 $150.00 $927 -15.00
652 652 3 145.00 $145.00 $945 -16.00
707 value added 707 17 161.00 $161.00 $1,138 —
723 723 4 149.00 $149.00 $1,077 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 162.00 $162.00 $656 —
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 143.00 $143.00 $398 -14.00
308–310 309 3 154.00–160.00 $156.01 $482 -6.99
379 379 4 156.00 $156.00 $591 -11.00
418–431 420 6 148.00–152.00 $151.32 $636 -6.68
505–521 520 14 145.00 $145.00 $754 -3.98
579–599 585 17 133.00–143.00 $139.99 $819 -0.01
608–642 632 10 131.00–136.00 $132.44 $837 —
680 680 2 131.00 $131.00 $891 -8.63
699 value added 699 34 150.00 $150.00 $1,048 —
746 746 4 123.00 $123.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 132.00 $132.00 $462 -9.31
628–645 632 4 121.00–123.00 $122.49 $774 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 2 190.00 $190.00 $547 +1.00
310 310 1 178.00 $178.00 $552 —
353 353 8 184.00 $184.00 $650 -3.00
434 434 11 179.00 $179.00 $777 —
516 516 14 160.00 $160.00 $826 -9.00
578 578 9 144.00 $144.00 $832 —
676 676 6 131.00 $131.00 $886 -4.00
750 750 1 119.00 $119.00 $892 -1.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 167.00 $167.00 $635 —
410–415 413 2 140.00–160.00 $149.94 $619 +15.94
493 493 6 142.00 $142.00 $700 —
565–573 572 11 120.00–137.00 $135.47 $775 —
Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1370 1370 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $648 —
915–1240 1034 85-90% 4 60.50–68.00 $63.71 $659 +9.70
845–1200 1063 85-90% 6 50.00–53.00 $51.05 $543 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $708 —
1115 1115 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $881 —
1140–1365 1259 80-85% 4 71.00–77.00 $73.60 $927 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1725 1443 75-80% 4 70.00–73.00 $71.25 $1,028 -8.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1805–2160 2028 3 94.00–106.00 $99.65 $2,021 —
2075–2160 2118 2 86.00–90.00 $88.04 $1,865 —

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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
1190–1640 1435 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,525.00 $1,405.66 —
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.