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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 25, 2023

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.23/cwt -21.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,176/hd at 529 lb · 33 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.15/cwt +11.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,553/hd at 687 lb · 32 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.04/cwt -5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,699/hd at 714 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 338 274
Feeder cattle 363 300 240
Slaughter cattle 50 38 25
Replacement cattle 2 — 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold sharply lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–385 363 5 270.00 $270.00 $980 +5.00
420 420 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,050 —
457 457 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,142 -14.08
500 500 7 255.00 $255.00 $1,275 —
579–581 579 25 246.50–253.00 $248.06 $1,436 -6.94
615 615 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,396 —
667–680 669 21 220.00–238.50 $234.77 $1,571 —
711 value added 711 22 241.00 $241.00 $1,714 —
725 725 5 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 -18.08
830 830 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,743 -28.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 230.00 $230.00 $874 —
532 532 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
319 319 4 237.00 $237.00 $756 —
369 369 6 232.00 $232.00 $856 -13.00
401–406 404 9 235.00–241.00 $238.35 $963 —
514–534 529 33 210.00–226.00 $222.23 $1,176 -16.77
558–585 578 14 210.00–212.00 $210.28 $1,215 -20.70
647 647 3 210.00 $210.00 $1,359 —
654–677 664 7 200.00–222.00 $212.38 $1,410 -2.62
693 value added 693 25 230.00 $230.00 $1,594 —
720 720 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 217.00 $217.00 $651 —
415–447 444 12 220.00–225.00 $224.61 $997 —
465–495 480 2 203.00–209.00 $205.91 $988 -22.78
540 540 3 206.00 $206.00 $1,112 —
585 585 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,100 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–840 793 2 150.00–173.00 $160.81 $1,275 —
920–965 943 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,094 —
1000–1375 1225 3 125.00–148.00 $135.15 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
283 283 2 194.00 $194.00 $549 —
362–380 367 4 200.00–201.00 $200.26 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 237.00 $237.00 $533 —
268–275 272 8 260.00 $260.00 $707 -7.00
340 340 2 242.00 $242.00 $823 —
353–385 362 7 240.00–250.00 $246.96 $894 -20.04
408–428 426 16 230.00–245.00 $243.20 $1,036 -21.37
512 512 16 244.00 $244.00 $1,249 -7.00
588 588 16 232.00 $232.00 $1,364 +2.00
664 664 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,394 —
733 733 6 198.00 $198.00 $1,451 ±0.00
855 855 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 2 211.00 $211.00 $591 —
310 310 1 212.00 $212.00 $657 —
417 417 7 220.00 $220.00 $917 -19.00
508–517 515 9 200.00–220.00 $215.62 $1,110 -9.38
588–590 589 4 190.00–200.00 $194.99 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 180.00 $180.00 $819 —
648 648 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,134 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1360 1183 80-85% 8 85.00–91.00 $88.36 $1,045 -8.66
1075–1340 1208 80-85% 2 108.00–113.00 $110.77 $1,338 +22.43
1070–1305 1215 80-85% 6 76.00–82.50 $79.27 $963 -9.07
1260 1260 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $895 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1055 996 85-90% 5 79.00–82.00 $80.61 $803 —
855–1170 1046 85-90% 4 71.00–74.00 $71.79 $751 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 75-80% 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,421 —
1545–1550 1548 75-80% 2 81.00–90.00 $85.51 $1,324 +4.51
1585 1585 75-80% 1 78.50 $78.50 $1,244 -22.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1610 1485 3 90.00–115.00 $104.37 $1,550 —
1715 1715 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,298 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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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.