Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.04/cwt -1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 532 lb · 51 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.84/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 532 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 440 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 465 344 389
Feeder cattle 361 291 305
Slaughter cattle 82 46 54
Replacement cattle 22 7 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower. Heavy 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
350 350 1 176.00 $176.00 $616 —
414–435 417 8 173.00–186.00 $184.30 $769 +10.30
507–548 532 23 165.00–175.00 $167.84 $893 +0.84
563–593 583 6 165.00–166.00 $165.32 $964 +12.57
620–626 624 7 156.00–157.00 $156.28 $975 —
721 721 9 142.00 $142.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 158.00 $158.00 $695 —
573 573 2 160.00 $160.00 $917 +20.00
610–627 624 6 146.00–152.00 $146.98 $917 —
661 661 4 146.00 $146.00 $965 +14.75
795 795 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,034 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
656 656 6 145.00 $145.00 $951 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 152.00 $152.00 $479 -17.00
356 356 5 164.00 $164.00 $584 —
440 440 21 160.00 $160.00 $704 +5.00
522–546 532 51 145.00–148.00 $147.04 $782 +0.04
578 578 16 145.00 $145.00 $838 +5.00
668 668 11 140.00 $140.00 $935 +8.00
714 714 3 131.00 $131.00 $935 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 142.00 $142.00 $447 -2.00
363 363 2 135.00 $135.00 $490 -10.00
415 415 1 147.00 $147.00 $610 -2.00
466 466 4 145.00 $145.00 $676 -1.00
513 513 2 137.00 $137.00 $703 +7.00
550–582 576 5 129.00–140.00 $137.90 $794 —
655 655 3 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
752 752 3 120.00 $120.00 $902 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 3 125.00 $125.00 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 170.00 $170.00 $510 -16.00
372 372 6 181.00 $181.00 $673 —
460 460 8 170.00 $170.00 $782 —
516 516 13 160.00 $160.00 $826 +9.00
561 561 9 161.00 $161.00 $903 +19.00
636 636 8 125.00 $125.00 $795 ±0.00
663–664 664 6 120.00–125.00 $123.34 $819 +2.34
752 752 7 115.00 $115.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 —
510 510 6 149.00 $149.00 $760 +24.00
578 578 3 149.00 $149.00 $861 +19.01

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1495 1378 75-80% 3 69.50–82.00 $75.70 $1,043 +18.63
1255–1620 1399 75-80% 7 54.50–61.00 $56.71 $793 -0.36
1295–2055 1534 75-80% 16 60.00–68.00 $63.25 $970 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1360 1195 80-85% 8 52.50–55.50 $54.54 $652 —
1055–1375 1217 80-85% 12 56.00–63.00 $58.69 $714 -4.26
1165–1315 1240 80-85% 2 66.50–80.00 $73.66 $913 -5.34
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1255 1034 85-90% 9 41.00–48.50 $45.83 $474 —
805–1335 1089 85-90% 8 51.00–58.50 $54.71 $596 -1.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,259 —
1325–1910 1570 3 75.00 $75.00 $1,178 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1360 1360 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
1060–1210 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,175.00–1,250.00 $1,210.04 —

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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.