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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

492 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.50/cwt ≈ $714/hd at 434 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.03/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 564 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.00/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 519 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 492 674 410
Feeder cattle 425 608 345
Slaughter cattle 51 53 27
Replacement cattle 16 13 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 higher. Moderate 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
350 350 3 203.00 $203.00 $710 +12.00
412 412 7 190.00 $190.00 $783 -0.69
464 464 4 185.00 $185.00 $858 —
536 536 5 175.00 $175.00 $938 -3.00
588 588 24 171.00 $171.00 $1,005 -10.00
600 600 1 160.00 $160.00 $960 —
653–658 654 13 155.00–160.00 $155.77 $1,019 -4.23
710 710 21 151.00 $151.00 $1,072 —
758 758 6 145.00 $145.00 $1,099 -11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427 427 3 155.00 $155.00 $662 -5.00
480 480 3 170.00 $170.00 $816 —
580 580 1 141.00 $141.00 $818 -19.33
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 8 185.00 $185.00 $492 +4.00
367 367 15 165.00 $165.00 $606 -3.00
434 434 33 164.50 $164.50 $714 —
519 519 31 155.00 $155.00 $804 -2.28
561–574 564 32 149.00–160.00 $151.03 $852 -3.33
638 638 9 139.00 $139.00 $887 -16.00
650 value added 650 18 157.00 $157.00 $1,020 —
701 value added 701 10 147.00 $147.00 $1,030 —
713 713 3 131.00 $131.00 $934 -12.90
800 800 4 129.00 $129.00 $1,032 -16.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 157.00 $157.00 $495 -1.00
360–368 364 6 150.00 $150.00 $546 -12.00
432 432 8 155.00 $155.00 $670 +1.00
488–493 490 5 130.00–147.00 $140.16 $687 -14.84
515–545 535 3 134.00–150.00 $144.87 $775 -3.58
608 608 4 136.00 $136.00 $827 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 6 215.00 $215.00 $576 +15.00
377 377 17 195.00 $195.00 $735 -6.00
405 405 1 180.00 $180.00 $729 —
452 452 18 185.00 $185.00 $836 —
505–506 506 7 160.00–161.00 $160.71 $813 -6.29
563–596 588 25 159.00–161.00 $159.46 $938 -2.54
662 662 5 138.00 $138.00 $914 -6.00
745 745 12 134.00 $134.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 379 5 180.00 $180.00 $682 ±0.00
470–490 479 7 151.00–169.00 $159.01 $762 —
505 505 3 156.00 $156.00 $788 +7.87
555 555 2 150.00 $150.00 $832 +7.01

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1675 1460 75-80% 11 70.00–75.00 $71.87 $1,049 —
1455–1725 1583 75-80% 4 58.50–66.00 $63.21 $1,001 -7.31
1445–1810 1626 75-80% 4 78.00–86.00 $82.82 $1,347 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1335 1204 80-85% 8 56.00–62.50 $60.13 $724 —
1195–1470 1324 80-85% 4 65.00–72.50 $68.56 $908 —
1280–1430 1360 80-85% 3 75.00–81.00 $77.44 $1,053 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1175 1073 85-90% 5 43.00–46.00 $44.25 $475 —
1135 1135 85-90% 2 53.00–60.00 $56.50 $641 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560–1830 1695 2 81.00–85.00 $82.84 $1,404 —
2135 2135 1 101.00 $101.00 $2,156 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1040–1225 1133 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00 $925.00
1325 1325 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.