Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 665 lb · 61 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.23/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 511 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.01/cwt +3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 578 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 475 472
Feeder cattle 414 411 440
Slaughter cattle 56 51 32
Replacement cattle — 13 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to las Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of cows 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
305 305 4 185.00 $185.00 $564 —
390–398 394 4 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $713 —
455 455 1 170.00 $170.00 $774 +2.11
503–514 509 14 165.00–170.00 $167.47 $852 —
556–594 578 36 158.00–170.00 $166.01 $960 +3.01
641 641 8 150.00 $150.00 $962 ±0.00
669–693 674 27 145.00–160.00 $156.57 $1,055 +6.57
723 value added 723 4 160.00 $160.00 $1,157 —
759 759 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,063 —
813 813 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,146 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 6 161.00 $161.00 $454 -9.00
377 377 15 158.00 $158.00 $596 +5.00
454 454 13 157.00 $157.00 $713 —
503 503 30 150.00 $150.00 $754 +3.00
523 value added 523 22 160.00 $160.00 $837 —
553–590 586 25 143.00–144.00 $143.11 $839 +3.11
641 641 11 155.00 $155.00 $994 +25.00
656–669 665 61 150.00 $150.00 $998 +30.00
721 721 6 120.00 $120.00 $865 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 130.00–151.00 $140.18 $463 -5.82
363 363 4 145.00 $145.00 $526 ±0.00
414 414 4 140.00 $140.00 $580 -5.00
452–465 457 5 140.00–143.00 $141.78 $648 +1.09
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 2 143.00 $143.00 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 2 180.00 $180.00 $581 +10.00
433 433 8 170.00 $170.00 $736 +7.00
521 521 15 153.00 $153.00 $797 -2.00
567 567 18 145.00 $145.00 $822 -0.12
655 655 11 131.00 $131.00 $858 +1.00
725 725 6 120.00 $120.00 $870 -5.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 6 140.00 $140.00 $627 -6.98
460–480 470 2 150.00 $150.00 $705 +10.00
573 573 4 135.00 $135.00 $774 —
655 655 2 125.00 $125.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1610 1445 75-80% 5 60.00–65.00 $62.06 $897 —
1485 1485 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,040 —
1195–1725 1488 75-80% 8 52.50–56.00 $53.87 $802 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1260 1078 85-90% 6 40.00–47.50 $43.97 $474 +0.03
1055–1240 1146 85-90% 6 51.00–54.00 $52.79 $605 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 52.50 $52.50 $598 —
1010–1365 1144 80-85% 5 55.50–62.00 $59.05 $676 —
1175 1175 80-85% 1 66.00 $66.00 $776 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1770 1770 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,858 —
1620–2160 1946 4 81.00–85.00 $82.65 $1,608 -8.20
2165 2165 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,165 —

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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.