Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

254 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $270.41/cwt +21.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 372 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $254.11/cwt -6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,108/hd at 436 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 254 263 225
Feeder cattle 183 195 192
Slaughter cattle 60 48 29
Replacement cattle 11 20 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and bull calves were mostly steady on a light test. Heifer calves 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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
450 450 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,125 -9.00
531 531 4 252.00 $252.00 $1,338 +10.65
635 635 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,397 —
790 790 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,580 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 221.00 $221.00 $939 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 4 261.00 $261.00 $741 +21.00
324 324 5 255.00 $255.00 $826 +25.00
381 381 7 240.00 $240.00 $914 +8.00
457 457 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,097 —
509 509 8 226.00 $226.00 $1,150 +2.14
555–578 575 7 220.50–223.00 $220.84 $1,270 +1.84
620 620 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,215 -23.00
680 680 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 4 218.00 $218.00 $868 —
428–444 436 8 222.00–225.00 $223.53 $975 —
493 493 5 212.00 $212.00 $1,045 +2.00
540 540 1 210.50 $210.50 $1,137 +10.50
561 561 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,189 +15.34
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 224.00 $224.00 $795 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 298 4 294.00 $294.00 $876 +9.00
340 340 1 263.00 $263.00 $894 —
369–378 372 17 253.00–277.00 $270.41 $1,006 +21.41
433–440 436 16 251.00–256.00 $254.11 $1,108 -6.68
517 517 8 243.00 $243.00 $1,256 -5.00
570 570 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,340 +7.00
663 663 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,459 +22.00
765 765 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,339 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–428 423 5 231.00–240.00 $236.36 $1,000 -10.64
508–515 509 6 227.00–232.00 $231.16 $1,177 —
550 550 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,221 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,223 —
613 613 3 193.00 $193.00 $1,183 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970 970 85-90% 1 94.00 $94.00 $912 —
935–1200 1036 85-90% 8 65.00–74.00 $70.53 $731 -13.39
955–1335 1106 85-90% 6 76.00–89.00 $81.22 $898 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1320 1131 80-85% 5 87.00–92.00 $89.98 $1,018 —
1090–1460 1194 80-85% 7 95.00–105.00 $99.40 $1,187 +7.40
1300–1380 1338 80-85% 3 110.00–111.00 $110.67 $1,481 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1540 1448 75-80% 3 107.00–113.00 $110.14 $1,595 —
1475–1515 1495 75-80% 2 88.50–91.00 $89.73 $1,341 —
1125–2105 1574 75-80% 10 93.00–104.00 $98.83 $1,556 -9.45
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 65-75% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,316 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410–1855 1633 2 115.00–125.00 $120.68 $1,971 —
1245–1855 1645 3 95.00–110.00 $102.50 $1,686 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100–1250 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,367.25

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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.