Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

330 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $195.54/cwt ≈ $1,160/hd at 593 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $186.00/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $826/hd at 444 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $178.04/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 567 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 330 363 238
Feeder cattle 296 334 214
Slaughter cattle 28 17 17
Replacement cattle 6 12 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 3.00 higher. Light supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. 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
180 180 1 232.00 $232.00 $418 —
373 373 5 242.00 $242.00 $903 —
428 428 8 227.00 $227.00 $972 +10.14
470 470 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,029 +19.00
504–525 507 8 194.00–206.00 $204.45 $1,037 -4.55
517 value added 517 3 211.00 $211.00 $1,091 -3.00
560–596 593 22 191.00–200.00 $195.54 $1,160 —
637–640 637 10 174.00–180.00 $179.40 $1,143 +1.40
723–729 728 10 174.00–175.00 $174.20 $1,268 +12.20
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 188.00 $188.00 $658 —
465 465 1 190.00 $190.00 $884 —
550 550 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,034 —
745 745 2 162.00 $162.00 $1,207 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 193.00 $193.00 $560 —
343 343 3 190.00 $190.00 $652 -5.00
351–375 360 8 186.00–196.00 $192.09 $692 —
444 444 21 186.00 $186.00 $826 -4.00
483 483 9 193.00 $193.00 $932 +11.00
503–543 519 10 168.00–177.00 $174.87 $908 -4.28
557–573 567 17 177.00–180.00 $178.04 $1,009 +6.04
621 value added 621 9 173.00 $173.00 $1,074 —
628 628 8 169.00 $169.00 $1,061 +4.40
666–678 670 6 162.00–166.00 $164.65 $1,103 +0.48
708 708 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,133 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 156.00 $156.00 $686 -25.00
565–575 572 3 143.00–158.00 $153.06 $876 -21.94
759 759 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,176 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 228.00 $228.00 $365 —
289 289 4 247.00 $247.00 $714 +21.00
343 343 4 235.00 $235.00 $806 —
370 370 1 231.00 $231.00 $855 +3.41
430–441 438 10 221.00–226.00 $224.53 $983 +19.71
513 513 14 198.00 $198.00 $1,016 ±0.00
588 588 5 188.00 $188.00 $1,105 -1.00
699 699 10 162.00 $162.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393 393 2 199.00 $199.00 $782 -4.00
491 491 9 189.00 $189.00 $928 —
520 520 3 177.00 $177.00 $920 -7.00
595 595 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,023 —
665 665 3 155.00 $155.00 $1,031 -3.81

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1195 1049 85-90% 5 71.50–77.00 $74.71 $784 —
1020–1225 1150 85-90% 4 56.00–62.00 $59.91 $689 —
1285 1285 85-90% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,182 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1365 1222 80-85% 5 85.00–90.00 $88.19 $1,078 +16.19
1240 1240 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $856 -3.00
1240–1490 1365 80-85% 2 95.00–100.00 $97.73 $1,334 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1440 1393 75-80% 3 80.00–84.00 $82.62 $1,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590 1590 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,304 —
1470–1800 1635 2 90.00 $90.00 $1,472 +15.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085 1085 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00

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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.