Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 3, 2023

523 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $185.75/cwt -21.25 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 522 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.00/cwt -12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 444 lb · 31 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $224.97/cwt -7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 443 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 523 388 446
Feeder cattle 444 347 391
Slaughter cattle 60 28 47
Replacement cattle 19 13 8

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
300 300 1 252.00 $252.00 $756 —
360 360 1 249.00 $249.00 $896 —
420 420 5 241.00 $241.00 $1,012 -2.00
459–475 462 6 224.00–235.00 $233.11 $1,077 -0.89
513–519 517 8 220.00–224.00 $222.51 $1,150 +2.51
586 586 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,231 +10.00
629–630 629 6 188.00–208.00 $201.33 $1,266 +5.18
682 682 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,391 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 231.00 $231.00 $889 —
423–445 432 5 210.00 $210.00 $907 —
490 490 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,063 —
570 570 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,083 —
628 628 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 217.00 $217.00 $716 —
378 378 2 220.00 $220.00 $832 —
623 623 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,059 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,098 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
252 252 5 220.00 $220.00 $554 —
359–383 362 26 230.00–240.00 $237.33 $859 -3.67
444 444 31 219.00 $219.00 $972 -12.26
493 493 5 208.00 $208.00 $1,025 +1.27
522 522 32 182.00–190.00 $185.75 $970 -21.25
560–589 574 21 175.00–180.00 $179.02 $1,028 -7.40
628 628 9 181.00 $181.00 $1,137 +3.02
661–688 670 6 165.00–170.00 $168.29 $1,128 +6.29
720–728 727 6 155.00–165.00 $163.35 $1,188 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 5 221.00 $221.00 $727 —
379–390 384 7 211.00–221.00 $216.64 $832 —
499 499 5 192.00 $192.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 3 217.00 $217.00 $733 —
428 428 6 209.00 $209.00 $895 -8.65
636 636 5 161.00 $161.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 220.00 $220.00 $700 —
494 494 7 187.00 $187.00 $924 —
638 638 2 152.00 $152.00 $970 +7.00
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,827 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 11 274.00 $274.00 $808 +34.00
361–364 362 23 262.00–263.00 $262.48 $950 +11.48
436–448 443 26 220.00–228.00 $224.97 $997 -7.08
516 516 10 204.00 $204.00 $1,053 -1.00
579 579 22 190.00 $190.00 $1,100 +5.00
666 666 4 174.00 $174.00 $1,159 +0.55
742 742 9 156.00 $156.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–363 360 3 223.00–231.00 $228.37 $822 +8.37
411 411 5 213.00 $213.00 $875 —
498 498 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,041 +5.00
535 535 1 180.00 $180.00 $963 ±0.00
558 558 2 175.00 $175.00 $976 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
493 493 4 190.00 $190.00 $937 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1325 1075 85-90% 9 60.00–66.00 $63.14 $679 -6.63
1075–1360 1213 85-90% 6 70.00–77.50 $72.39 $878 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1330 1195 80-85% 4 82.00–92.00 $88.13 $1,053 —
1155–1345 1266 80-85% 6 67.50–79.00 $73.34 $928 -1.59
1190–1385 1310 80-85% 3 92.50–95.00 $94.14 $1,233 —
1465 1465 80-85% 1 62.50 $62.50 $916 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1580 1413 75-80% 6 84.00–93.00 $88.54 $1,251 —
1490–1780 1611 75-80% 4 80.00–83.00 $81.29 $1,310 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1575 1424 5 92.00–102.00 $98.00 $1,396 —
1585–1880 1763 3 110.00–120.00 $113.55 $2,002 —
2065–2105 2085 2 121.00–128.00 $124.47 $2,595 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
1115–1335 1225 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,125.00–1,275.00 $1,197.24

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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.