Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

425 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $199.30/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 514 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $194.00/cwt -21.00 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 492 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $213.94/cwt -12.73 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 438 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 425 662 460
Feeder cattle 362 577 403
Slaughter cattle 57 65 40
Replacement cattle 6 20 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers were down 4.00-5.00, feeders heifers were down 3.00-4.00 both with moderate demand. Slaughter cows were down 2.00-3.00 and slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 212.00 $212.00 $774 -47.00
425–442 439 5 200.00–216.00 $212.90 $935 -22.10
445 fancy 445 4 231.00 $231.00 $1,028 —
523 523 4 217.00 $217.00 $1,135 -7.43
571–587 580 16 203.00–215.00 $209.83 $1,217 -10.17
605 605 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,107 -27.82
681–690 685 9 183.00–194.00 $189.08 $1,295 —
714–728 722 14 186.00–187.00 $186.42 $1,346 -2.63
760–789 784 6 177.00–180.00 $177.48 $1,391 —
893 893 3 165.50 $165.50 $1,478 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 191.00 $191.00 $840 —
550–555 553 2 185.00–188.00 $186.49 $1,031 +6.49
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,417 -37.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 189.00 $189.00 $416 —
265 fancy 265 3 212.00 $212.00 $562 —
295 295 2 200.00 $200.00 $590 -12.00
300–342 324 8 190.00–222.00 $202.36 $656 -26.64
366 366 10 222.00 $222.00 $813 -7.00
410 410 1 201.00 $201.00 $824 -25.67
440 fancy 440 16 214.75 $214.75 $945 —
492 492 26 194.00 $194.00 $954 —
510–512 512 4 170.00–191.00 $175.23 $897 -22.66
577 577 9 175.00 $175.00 $1,010 -11.13
650 650 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,040 —
723 723 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,048 -20.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 170.00–173.00 $171.50 $480 —
320–345 337 3 186.00 $186.00 $627 -8.00
375 375 1 186.00 $186.00 $698 —
417–428 422 7 163.00–183.00 $169.32 $715 —
475 475 1 180.00 $180.00 $855 —
525 525 2 158.00 $158.00 $830 —
578 578 6 158.00 $158.00 $913 —
648 648 4 142.00 $142.00 $920 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 228 3 222.00–230.00 $225.65 $514 —
258–293 272 7 216.00–236.00 $229.54 $624 -0.46
305–343 324 2 192.00–210.00 $200.47 $650 —
363 fancy 363 8 240.00 $240.00 $871 —
371 371 4 221.00 $221.00 $820 -31.00
437 437 7 223.00 $223.00 $975 -3.00
453 fancy 453 13 233.00 $233.00 $1,055 —
485 485 1 201.00 $201.00 $975 -26.00
503–519 508 25 185.00–200.00 $193.31 $982 -10.99
524 fancy 524 14 210.00 $210.00 $1,100 —
587 587 12 190.00 $190.00 $1,115 -9.75
620 620 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,110 -11.00
650 650 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,164 —
710–730 712 10 155.00–165.50 $164.42 $1,171 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 182.00–202.00 $191.68 $456 —
282–290 285 5 165.00–207.00 $182.08 $519 —
355–385 373 4 145.00–186.00 $169.76 $633 -15.24
415 415 2 185.00 $185.00 $768 —
452 452 3 183.00 $183.00 $827 —
508 508 6 171.00 $171.00 $869 —
593 593 2 163.00 $163.00 $967 —
676 676 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,129 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1285 1108 80-85% 7 90.00–101.00 $95.19 $1,055 —
920–1370 1147 80-85% 11 75.00–89.00 $82.99 $952 —
1080–1415 1243 80-85% 7 66.50–71.50 $69.05 $858 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1020 886 85-90% 6 59.00–68.00 $61.89 $548 —
1015 1015 85-90% 1 86.00 $86.00 $873 +18.92
970–1095 1051 85-90% 4 70.50–77.50 $73.78 $775 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395–1425 1410 75-80% 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,213 —
1345–1595 1470 75-80% 2 90.00–91.00 $90.54 $1,331 +0.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–2475 1687 6 96.00–108.00 $102.32 $1,726 —
1785–2340 2063 2 113.00–120.00 $116.97 $2,413 —

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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
850–875 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 850.00–925.00 $888.04 —
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.