Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $231.26/cwt +11.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 442 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $206.73/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,025/hd at 496 lb · 22 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.98/cwt -7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 631 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 388 551 235
Feeder cattle 347 511 205
Slaughter cattle 28 40 24
Replacement cattle 13 — 6

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. Light 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
345 345 1 259.00 $259.00 $894 —
407 407 3 243.00 $243.00 $989 +3.00
464 464 15 234.00 $234.00 $1,086 +0.66
513 513 12 220.00 $220.00 $1,129 -5.00
560–590 571 11 200.00 $200.00 $1,142 +0.16
603–638 620 16 191.00–200.00 $196.15 $1,216 +5.15
651 651 9 202.00 $202.00 $1,315 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 5 242.00 $242.00 $774 +1.00
364 364 9 241.00 $241.00 $877 +5.00
440–443 442 38 230.00–234.00 $231.26 $1,022 +11.19
488–497 496 22 205.00–207.00 $206.73 $1,025 -5.81
526 526 7 207.00 $207.00 $1,089 +12.72
574–589 581 15 185.00–188.00 $186.42 $1,083 +8.42
628–643 631 20 174.00–179.00 $177.98 $1,123 -7.02
690 690 11 162.00 $162.00 $1,118 —
790 790 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,264 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 217.00 $217.00 $851 -1.00
428–441 438 15 211.00–220.00 $217.65 $953 +17.66
513–535 530 8 184.00–189.00 $187.79 $995 +4.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 203.00 $203.00 $782 —
618 618 3 145.00 $145.00 $896 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 6 240.00 $240.00 $694 -21.00
340 340 10 258.00 $258.00 $877 —
360 360 1 251.00 $251.00 $904 -17.38
400–421 411 16 230.00–234.00 $232.05 $954 —
512 512 9 205.00 $205.00 $1,050 -4.91
583 583 5 185.00 $185.00 $1,079 -3.50
660–664 664 9 169.00–174.00 $173.45 $1,152 +4.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 228.00 $228.00 $775 —
378 378 2 220.00 $220.00 $832 —
485 485 2 204.00 $204.00 $989 —
500–545 523 2 180.00 $180.00 $941 -23.00
713 713 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,070 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 208.00 $208.00 $676 -2.00
420 420 1 200.00 $200.00 $840 —
495 495 1 170.00 $170.00 $842 -35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $666 —
985–1120 1063 85-90% 6 66.00–75.00 $69.77 $742 -2.23
1155 1155 85-90% 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,051 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1260 1228 80-85% 2 86.00–88.00 $86.97 $1,068 +4.75
1235 1235 80-85% 1 92.50 $92.50 $1,142 +10.28
1210–1335 1252 80-85% 3 73.00–76.00 $74.93 $938 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 86.50 $86.50 $1,120 —
1480–1710 1595 75-80% 2 92.00–96.00 $94.14 $1,502 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645–1765 1705 2 93.00–99.00 $96.11 $1,639 —
1940–2530 2235 2 105.00–118.00 $112.36 $2,511 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080–1475 1289 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,100.00–1,250.00 $1,193.06
1175–1430 1303 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,260.00 $1,199.11

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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.