Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 7, 2023

446 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $238.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,028/hd at 432 lb · 38 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.49/cwt +7.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,547/hd at 617 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $250.80/cwt +10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 580 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 446 271 264
Feeder cattle 380 237 245
Slaughter cattle 66 27 19
Replacement cattle — 7 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifer calves were steady to 2.00 higher on a limited comparison from last week's light run. 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
335 335 2 286.00 $286.00 $958 —
380 380 2 276.00 $276.00 $1,049 +6.00
410–444 438 6 269.00–270.00 $269.16 $1,179 +7.16
458–499 474 10 265.00–270.00 $267.10 $1,266 —
520 520 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 +7.00
550–592 580 26 237.00–255.00 $250.80 $1,455 +10.80
608 608 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,490 +1.91
600–627 value added 619 24 250.00–255.00 $251.41 $1,556 —
662–696 680 19 228.00–240.00 $234.47 $1,594 +6.45
741 741 14 230.00 $230.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 6 251.00 $251.00 $826 —
362 362 11 254.00 $254.00 $919 +10.00
432 432 38 238.00 $238.00 $1,028 +5.00
495 495 11 235.50 $235.50 $1,166 -0.72
508–523 514 8 235.00–242.00 $239.33 $1,230 +7.01
565–570 568 19 235.00–237.00 $235.63 $1,338 —
608 value added 608 12 238.00 $238.00 $1,447 —
614 614 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,382 +3.21
658–679 674 8 212.00–213.00 $212.24 $1,430 +9.24
715 715 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,358 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368 368 2 228.00 $228.00 $839 —
446 446 6 215.00 $215.00 $959 ±0.00
495 495 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,064 -1.00
517 517 3 208.00 $208.00 $1,075 —
563 563 6 223.00 $223.00 $1,255 +14.00
673 673 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,279 -2.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 215.00 $215.00 $720 —
425 425 2 197.00 $197.00 $837 —
513 513 2 190.00 $190.00 $975 -5.00
555 555 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,043 +18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
284 284 4 297.00 $297.00 $843 —
369 369 7 285.00 $285.00 $1,052 +34.00
444 444 17 260.00 $260.00 $1,154 -2.00
508 508 11 240.00 $240.00 $1,219 -3.00
577–578 578 22 228.00–230.00 $229.55 $1,327 +9.55
637 637 6 209.00 $209.00 $1,331 —
728 728 3 180.00 $180.00 $1,310 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 222.00 $222.00 $799 —
414–446 426 12 235.00–246.00 $242.64 $1,034 —
470 470 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,119 +1.00
525 525 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,192 —
625 625 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,231 +6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–568 565 5 189.00–217.00 $205.90 $1,163 +19.90

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1560 1247 75-80% 10 84.50–92.50 $88.61 $1,105 —
1260–1475 1393 75-80% 4 110.00–116.00 $111.87 $1,558 —
1295–1620 1441 75-80% 5 95.00–106.00 $99.68 $1,436 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1200 1083 80-85% 4 83.00–91.00 $87.82 $951 —
1095–1325 1170 80-85% 6 92.00–105.00 $96.92 $1,134 —
1220–1350 1278 80-85% 4 106.00–122.00 $114.44 $1,463 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–975 958 85-90% 2 71.00–81.00 $76.09 $729 —
950–1165 1034 85-90% 4 83.00–87.00 $85.49 $884 —
1125–1145 1135 85-90% 2 92.50–100.00 $96.22 $1,092 +13.27

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,678 —
1595–2240 1880 6 115.00–126.00 $118.67 $2,231 —

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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.