Cattle Market Pulse

Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 18, 2023

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.34/cwt -4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 534 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $230.98/cwt -9.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 581 lb · 29 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $243.08/cwt +2.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,767/hd at 727 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 584 438
Feeder cattle 300 440 377
Slaughter cattle 38 121 61
Replacement cattle — 23 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Steer and heifers were mostly steady. Moderate supply of calves with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. 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
398 398 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,055 —
458–473 464 5 260.00–270.00 $264.08 $1,225 +5.08
542 542 9 265.00 $265.00 $1,436 —
584 584 9 255.00 $255.00 $1,489 —
713–735 727 19 242.00–245.00 $243.08 $1,767 +2.42
770 770 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,833 -5.00
831 831 8 238.00 $238.00 $1,978 —
890 890 3 235.00 $235.00 $2,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 265.00 $265.00 $922 —
593 593 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,394 —
600–609 607 9 225.00–245.00 $229.39 $1,392 —
655 655 4 220.00–225.00 $222.50 $1,457 —
700 700 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,575 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 7 245.00 $245.00 $919 +6.00
450–477 455 15 236.00–243.00 $241.53 $1,099 —
524 524 15 239.00 $239.00 $1,252 -9.00
544 value added 544 14 248.00 $248.00 $1,349 —
575–596 581 29 225.00–234.00 $230.98 $1,342 -9.02
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 —
653–690 665 6 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 +5.57
738 738 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,476 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 458 3 228.00–230.00 $228.69 $1,047 +5.69
503 503 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,107 -10.00
663 663 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,359 —

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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 1 267.00 $267.00 $788 —
371 371 8 267.00 $267.00 $991 -14.00
448 448 14 250.00–267.00 $264.57 $1,185 +7.88
513 513 9 251.00 $251.00 $1,288 —
589 589 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,355 ±0.00
623–644 640 10 220.00–226.00 $224.83 $1,439 +0.83
738 738 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,461 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 239.00 $239.00 $1,004 +19.00
460 460 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,012 —
520 520 10 225.00 $225.00 $1,170 +5.25
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 220.00 $220.00 $825 —
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,235 —
1240–1835 1578 75-80% 8 97.00–110.00 $101.42 $1,600 —
1400–1900 1578 75-80% 5 85.00–95.00 $89.38 $1,410 —
1825 1825 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $2,044 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 80-85% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,288 —
1105–1260 1188 80-85% 4 95.00–100.00 $97.02 $1,153 -19.21
1050–1375 1204 80-85% 6 83.00–92.00 $88.34 $1,064 -12.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $734 —
915–1275 1138 85-90% 3 78.00–82.00 $80.30 $914 -16.13
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 65-75% 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,245 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,188 —

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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.