Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.17/cwt +10.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,105/hd at 673 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $179.15/cwt +4.15 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 519 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.60/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 633 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 363 236 461
Feeder cattle 334 198 428
Slaughter cattle 17 30 21
Replacement cattle 12 8 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 high. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Light supply of slaughter cattle with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–440 432 10 216.00–219.00 $216.86 $937 +31.86
465 465 1 200.00 $200.00 $930 —
534 value added 534 10 214.00 $214.00 $1,143 —
536 536 7 209.00 $209.00 $1,120 +18.00
605 605 5 178.00 $178.00 $1,077 +6.01
711 711 8 162.00 $162.00 $1,152 +2.00
758 758 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,251 +6.80
905 905 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,303 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 191.00 $191.00 $965 —
580–598 592 3 174.00 $174.00 $1,030 —
652–666 660 13 165.00 $165.00 $1,089 —
765 765 16 160.00 $160.00 $1,224 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 6 195.00 $195.00 $638 +3.00
398 398 6 190.00 $190.00 $756 —
426 426 15 190.00 $190.00 $809 +21.00
482 482 7 182.00 $182.00 $877 —
506–538 519 22 178.00–180.00 $179.15 $930 +4.15
595 595 7 172.00 $172.00 $1,023 —
606–646 633 21 163.00–168.00 $164.60 $1,042 +3.27
664–683 673 26 162.00–166.00 $164.17 $1,105 +10.17
766 766 18 154.00 $154.00 $1,180 +15.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 184.00 $184.00 $613 +26.00
425 425 6 181.00 $181.00 $769 +24.00
510 510 1 169.00 $169.00 $862 —
550 550 2 175.00 $175.00 $962 —
655 655 6 158.00 $158.00 $1,035 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 213.00 $213.00 $437 +5.05
268 268 2 226.00 $226.00 $606 —
371–375 373 10 226.00–230.00 $227.59 $849 +6.59
421–425 422 7 192.00–210.00 $204.82 $864 -9.18
460–498 489 8 194.00–199.00 $195.18 $954 —
529 529 11 198.00 $198.00 $1,047 +21.00
574 574 7 189.00 $189.00 $1,085 —
645 645 7 164.00 $164.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 203.00 $203.00 $731 +1.00
543 543 3 184.00 $184.00 $999 +34.00
655–663 658 5 158.00–160.00 $158.81 $1,045 —
735 735 2 142.00 $142.00 $1,044 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1595 1350 75-80% 5 80.00–86.00 $83.09 $1,122 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1245 1100 85-90% 3 50.00–61.00 $57.17 $629 —
1110 1110 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $866 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 1 72.00 $72.00 $882 —
1285 1285 80-85% 1 88.50 $88.50 $1,137 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1515 1508 2 98.00–100.00 $99.00 $1,493 —
1630 1630 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,222 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
910–965 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,050.00 $1,037.13
1215–1250 1233 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,625.00 $1,625.00

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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
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.