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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.00/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 508 lb · 43 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.00/cwt -15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 672 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.03/cwt -2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 571 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 680 470 800
Feeder cattle 559 414 697
Slaughter cattle 103 56 93
Replacement cattle 18 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Heavy supply of calves with moderate demand. 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
405 405 1 172.00 $172.00 $697 —
461 461 7 170.00 $170.00 $784 ±0.00
532–537 534 20 160.00–165.00 $162.01 $865 -5.46
552–590 569 18 155.00–162.00 $159.28 $906 -6.73
635–637 636 19 150.00–157.00 $155.15 $987 +5.15
654 value added 654 19 162.00 $162.00 $1,059 —
742 742 10 140.00 $140.00 $1,039 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 —
502 502 3 151.00 $151.00 $758 —
568 568 2 150.00 $150.00 $852 —
620 620 5 146.00 $146.00 $905 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 165.00 $165.00 $457 +4.00
310 310 2 153.00 $153.00 $474 —
364 364 11 150.00 $150.00 $546 -8.00
437 437 26 150.00 $150.00 $656 —
479 value added 479 10 157.50 $157.50 $754 —
508 508 43 147.00 $147.00 $747 -3.00
568–574 571 27 140.00–142.00 $141.03 $805 -2.08
672 672 32 135.00 $135.00 $907 -15.00
768 768 6 115.00 $115.00 $883 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 147.00 $147.00 $463 +6.82
363 363 5 140.00 $140.00 $508 -5.00
405–418 410 5 120.00–135.00 $128.89 $528 -11.11
450–481 472 22 140.00–144.00 $142.99 $675 +1.21
525 525 1 138.00 $138.00 $724 —
561–579 570 10 120.00–139.00 $129.35 $737 —
633 633 3 135.00 $135.00 $855 +5.00
661 661 6 125.00 $125.00 $826 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 7 182.00 $182.00 $551 +2.00
358 358 10 175.00 $175.00 $626 —
430 430 23 164.00 $164.00 $705 -6.00
508–511 510 17 152.00–153.00 $152.77 $779 -0.23
588 588 26 145.00 $145.00 $853 ±0.00
656 656 24 131.00 $131.00 $859 ±0.00
761 761 18 120.00 $120.00 $913 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–373 367 11 150.00–169.00 $164.05 $602 —
450–471 466 14 130.00–145.00 $135.22 $630 -14.78
513 513 5 135.00 $135.00 $693 —
555–565 559 13 135.00–140.00 $137.40 $768 +2.40
640 640 1 129.00 $129.00 $826 —
683 683 2 120.00 $120.00 $820 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1730 1445 75-80% 12 53.00–59.50 $56.88 $822 -5.18
1250–1655 1466 75-80% 5 70.00–77.00 $73.05 $1,071 +3.05
1230–1820 1527 75-80% 20 60.00–67.00 $62.13 $949 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1375 1249 80-85% 18 59.50–67.00 $62.83 $785 —
1190–1370 1278 80-85% 3 70.00–72.00 $71.38 $912 —
1140–1375 1283 80-85% 9 50.50–58.50 $54.56 $700 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1140 1001 85-90% 5 42.50–50.50 $45.26 $453 —
985–1290 1110 85-90% 4 50.50–54.00 $52.13 $579 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 65-75% 1 55.00 $55.00 $627 —
1175–1530 1353 65-75% 2 70.00–72.00 $70.87 $959 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1810 1519 7 85.00–90.00 $87.03 $1,322 —
1680–2300 2006 4 80.00–82.00 $80.53 $1,615 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1210 1132 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 825.00–950.00 $882.36

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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.