Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 12, 2022

451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.32/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 509 lb · 29 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.07/cwt -2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 675 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.76/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 590 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 451 514 505
Feeder cattle 387 398 427
Slaughter cattle 50 90 67
Replacement cattle 14 26 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of all classes 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 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 -2.00
410–435 416 4 170.00 $170.00 $707 -7.00
566–569 567 15 160.00–165.00 $163.33 $926 +1.00
656–695 675 24 154.00–160.00 $157.07 $1,060 -2.93
728 728 10 153.00 $153.00 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 3 160.00 $160.00 $656 —
515 515 2 150.00 $150.00 $772 -5.00
580 580 1 150.00 $150.00 $870 —
655–675 668 3 145.00 $145.00 $969 —
748 748 2 135.00 $135.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292–295 293 8 160.00–165.00 $161.89 $474 -0.49
324 324 4 155.00 $155.00 $502 —
370 370 10 155.00 $155.00 $574 +0.42
435 435 18 154.00 $154.00 $670 +3.00
507–527 509 29 147.00–150.00 $147.32 $750 -2.68
587–592 590 23 140.00–151.00 $145.76 $860 +0.76
645 645 11 150.00 $150.00 $968 —
660–679 668 15 132.00–145.00 $137.29 $917 -0.71
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 137.00 $137.00 $503 ±0.00
418 418 2 147.00 $147.00 $614 +8.96
453–496 484 7 139.00–144.00 $142.66 $690 —
523 523 5 138.00 $138.00 $722 -2.00
591–595 592 7 131.00–138.00 $136.99 $811 —
670–695 683 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $837 —
795 795 1 115.00 $115.00 $914 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 187.00 $187.00 $520 +4.00
360–380 379 14 170.00–175.00 $170.34 $646 -4.66
437 437 9 167.00 $167.00 $730 -6.00
524 524 19 153.00 $153.00 $802 -2.00
577 577 14 145.00 $145.00 $837 ±0.00
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
679 679 6 130.00 $130.00 $883 ±0.00
753 753 2 115.00 $115.00 $866 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 7 160.00 $160.00 $584 —
439 439 8 162.00 $162.00 $711 +17.00
464–483 469 8 150.00 $150.00 $704 —
506 506 4 140.00 $140.00 $708 ±0.00
555 555 1 136.00 $136.00 $755 +12.83
660 660 2 120.00 $120.00 $792 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1200 998 85-90% 8 40.00–47.50 $44.39 $443 —
1025–1175 1105 85-90% 5 50.00–58.00 $52.46 $580 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1560 1398 75-80% 5 55.00–58.50 $57.15 $799 —
1455–1465 1460 75-80% 2 70.00–74.00 $72.01 $1,051 —
1480–1690 1601 75-80% 4 60.00–65.00 $62.99 $1,008 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 56.50 $56.50 $624 +0.80
1095–1295 1187 80-85% 6 60.00–65.00 $61.18 $726 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–2140 1871 4 86.00–92.00 $89.38 $1,672 —
1880–2045 1963 2 97.00–100.00 $98.44 $1,932 —
2280 2280 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,756 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
1595 1595 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.