Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

514 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.00/cwt +13.00 vs last sale · ≈ $979/hd at 662 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.58/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $575/hd at 372 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 518 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 514 680 579
Feeder cattle 398 559 395
Slaughter cattle 90 103 86
Replacement cattle 26 18 98

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady . 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
300 300 1 182.00 $182.00 $546 —
440 440 5 177.00 $177.00 $779 +5.00
467–480 472 5 170.00 $170.00 $802 ±0.00
526 526 11 175.00 $175.00 $920 +12.99
554–579 573 13 160.00–163.00 $162.33 $930 +3.05
640 640 8 160.00 $160.00 $1,024 +4.85
683 683 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,093 —
781 781 4 150.00 $150.00 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 170.00 $170.00 $629 —
538 538 2 155.00 $155.00 $834 —
605–633 619 4 145.00 $145.00 $898 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283–288 285 5 160.00–164.00 $162.38 $463 -2.62
371–373 372 21 152.00–161.00 $154.58 $575 +4.58
441 441 17 151.00 $151.00 $666 +1.00
518 518 18 150.00 $150.00 $777 +3.00
589 589 13 145.00 $145.00 $854 +3.97
603 603 3 140.00 $140.00 $844 —
661 value added 661 16 153.00 $153.00 $1,011 —
663 663 8 138.00 $138.00 $915 +3.00
750 value added 750 10 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 137.00 $137.00 $500 -3.00
420–432 426 6 135.00–141.00 $138.04 $588 +9.15
503 503 2 140.00 $140.00 $704 +2.00
608 608 10 130.00 $130.00 $790 -5.00
751 751 5 120.00 $120.00 $901 —
1023 1023 2 103.00 $103.00 $1,054 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 3 189.00 $189.00 $397 —
295 295 3 183.00 $183.00 $540 —
310 310 3 180.00 $180.00 $558 -2.00
375 375 9 175.00 $175.00 $656 ±0.00
433 433 15 173.00 $173.00 $749 +9.00
514 514 13 155.00 $155.00 $797 +2.23
596 596 17 145.00 $145.00 $864 ±0.00
679 679 13 130.00 $130.00 $883 -1.00
706 706 8 120.00 $120.00 $847 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
446 446 4 145.00 $145.00 $647 —
515 515 1 140.00 $140.00 $721 +5.00
556–599 585 12 120.00–130.00 $123.17 $721 -14.23

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1340 1075 85-90% 11 43.00–52.50 $49.21 $529 —
1050–1235 1164 85-90% 8 53.00–61.00 $55.27 $643 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1470 1405 75-80% 4 56.00–58.50 $57.65 $810 —
1275–1765 1498 75-80% 14 60.50–67.00 $64.14 $961 -8.91
1520 1520 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,140 +12.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1300 1128 80-85% 6 53.00–58.00 $55.70 $628 —
950–1370 1269 80-85% 8 60.00–68.00 $62.42 $792 -8.96
1340 1340 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $951 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175 1175 65-75% 1 70.00 $70.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1905 1613 5 85.00–94.00 $89.56 $1,445 —
1575–1765 1670 2 75.00–83.00 $78.77 $1,315 —
1395–1975 1787 5 100.00–110.00 $103.65 $1,852 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 92.00 $92.00 $782
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,046

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
955–1490 1277 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,106.58
1250–1505 1352 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–985.00 $954.67

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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.