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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

263 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.55/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 418 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.19/cwt +10.87 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 509 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.86/cwt +1.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,090/hd at 686 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 263 451 331
Feeder cattle 218 387 275
Slaughter cattle 34 50 30
Replacement cattle 11 14 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: No comparison due to the holiday. Light supply of all classes of 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
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 ±0.00
420 420 2 180.00 $180.00 $756 +10.00
461–493 473 13 170.00–175.00 $173.00 $818 —
555 555 7 170.00 $170.00 $944 +6.67
605 605 1 155.00 $155.00 $938 —
672–689 686 18 153.00–160.00 $158.86 $1,090 +1.79
730 730 6 153.00 $153.00 $1,117 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 160.00 $160.00 $664 ±0.00
500 500 3 160.00 $160.00 $800 +10.00

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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 1 172.00 $172.00 $542 +17.00
408–434 418 29 150.00–164.00 $158.55 $663 +4.55
505–510 509 23 153.00–160.00 $158.19 $805 +10.87
583 583 4 150.00 $150.00 $874 +4.24
610–642 629 7 137.00–143.00 $138.01 $868 -11.99
692 692 3 141.00 $141.00 $976 +3.71
760 760 4 130.00 $130.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 138.00 $138.00 $607 -9.00
503 503 3 145.00 $145.00 $729 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 182.00 $182.00 $482 -5.00
348 348 2 184.00 $184.00 $640 —
401 401 8 185.00 $185.00 $742 —
450 450 2 177.00 $177.00 $796 —
534 534 14 163.00 $163.00 $870 +10.00
572 572 6 148.00 $148.00 $847 +3.00
685 685 4 130.00 $130.00 $890 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 173.00 $173.00 $649 +13.00
440 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 -2.00
473 473 2 162.00 $162.00 $766 +12.00
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 3 150.00 $150.00 $837 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $812 -16.01
1335–1590 1474 75-80% 4 66.00–73.00 $69.66 $1,027 -2.35
1510–1895 1651 75-80% 4 57.50–63.00 $60.23 $994 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1220 1163 80-85% 2 60.50–63.00 $61.69 $717 +0.51
1065–1345 1190 80-85% 4 54.00–57.00 $56.05 $667 -5.13
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1155 1028 85-90% 4 48.50–52.00 $50.34 $517 —
1195 1195 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $669 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1940 1940 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,591 —
2070 2070 1 100.00 $100.00 $2,070 —
2305 2305 1 96.00 $96.00 $2,213 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1285 1192 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–875.00 $842.31

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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
1130 1130 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,220.00 $1,220.00 —

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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.