Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 20, 2023

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $220.07/cwt ≈ $942/hd at 428 lb · 48 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $194.28/cwt +2.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,020/hd at 525 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $199.84/cwt -7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,171/hd at 586 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 551 659 603
Feeder cattle 511 584 522
Slaughter cattle 40 58 81
Replacement cattle — 17 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. 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
380 380 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 +18.00
405 405 3 240.00 $240.00 $972 +2.98
463–498 489 20 228.00–235.00 $233.34 $1,141 —
510 510 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,148 +11.63
568–596 586 33 199.00–205.00 $199.84 $1,171 -7.95
641 641 4 191.00 $191.00 $1,224 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 210.00 $210.00 $746 —
405 405 1 225.00 $225.00 $911 —
450–480 465 2 215.00–217.00 $215.97 $1,004 —
549 549 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,087 —
589 589 4 190.00 $190.00 $1,119 ±0.00
720 720 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,152 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–248 246 5 222.00–236.00 $230.24 $566 —
322 322 3 241.00 $241.00 $776 +16.00
384 384 18 236.00 $236.00 $906 +13.00
409–439 428 48 215.00–224.00 $220.07 $942 —
477–486 483 18 211.00–215.00 $212.54 $1,027 -4.17
500–544 525 44 192.00–197.00 $194.28 $1,020 +5.62
572 572 14 178.00 $178.00 $1,018 -0.38
632 632 6 185.00 $185.00 $1,169 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 206.00 $206.00 $340 —
333 333 2 213.00 $213.00 $709 +1.00
360 360 1 218.00 $218.00 $785 +16.98
415–447 442 13 194.00–201.00 $199.99 $884 -11.01
477 477 7 205.00 $205.00 $978 —
500 500 1 183.00 $183.00 $915 ±0.00
578–580 578 20 169.00–171.00 $170.80 $987 +0.80
672–673 673 9 156.00–160.00 $158.67 $1,068 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 5 261.00 $261.00 $694 +12.00
356–370 367 21 263.00–270.00 $268.38 $985 +8.38
448 448 23 232.50 $232.50 $1,042 -3.50
459 459 21 233.75 $233.75 $1,073 +6.07
503–508 505 31 205.00–214.00 $209.91 $1,060 -11.09
564–586 570 24 185.00–190.00 $188.50 $1,074 -1.50
653–670 664 17 166.00–175.00 $169.12 $1,123 —
703–743 722 27 160.00–166.00 $162.16 $1,171 —
840 840 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–447 430 12 210.00–213.00 $211.30 $909 -4.57
520 520 5 203.00 $203.00 $1,056 -4.06
610 610 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,031 —
800 800 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
292 292 3 219.00 $219.00 $639 —
335 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 —
375–390 383 2 209.00–210.00 $209.51 $802 +31.51
470 470 1 205.00 $205.00 $964 —
595 595 2 178.00 $178.00 $1,059 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1680 1463 75-80% 5 93.00–101.00 $95.68 $1,400 +7.51
1340–1970 1505 75-80% 9 82.00–90.00 $85.83 $1,292 —
1405–1810 1533 75-80% 4 70.00–80.00 $74.94 $1,149 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $770 +8.49
1045–1115 1080 85-90% 2 81.00 $81.00 $875 +17.49
1220 1220 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $756 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $848 -4.60
1200–1255 1228 80-85% 2 81.00–83.50 $82.22 $1,010 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–2015 1496 4 100.00–110.00 $105.07 $1,572 —
1655 1655 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,572 —

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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.