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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

225 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $201.83/cwt -8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,344/hd at 666 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $224.67/cwt ≈ $1,355/hd at 603 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $216.45/cwt -5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,123/hd at 519 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 225 415 321
Feeder cattle 199 363 287
Slaughter cattle 25 50 26
Replacement cattle 1 2 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm with a light offering. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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
341 fancy 341 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,006 —
365 365 1 278.00 $278.00 $1,015 +8.00
405 405 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,114 +25.00
465 465 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,251 +19.00
511 511 4 257.00 $257.00 $1,313 +2.00
605 605 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,452 +13.00
678–680 678 5 220.00 $220.00 $1,492 -14.77
735 735 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,617 -5.00
950 950 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,606 —
1067 1067 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,665 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 211.00 $211.00 $496 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
274 274 4 246.00 $246.00 $674 —
315 315 2 239.00 $239.00 $753 +2.00
383–398 391 4 221.00–225.00 $223.04 $872 -8.96
415 fancy 415 7 249.00 $249.00 $1,033 —
454 454 4 220.00 $220.00 $999 —
501–533 519 14 210.00–221.00 $216.45 $1,123 -5.78
569 569 10 205.00 $205.00 $1,166 -5.28
650–667 658 9 180.00–190.00 $184.51 $1,214 -27.87
760 760 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 —
852 852 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,406 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 210.00 $210.00 $578 —
355–372 367 7 206.00–239.00 $215.12 $789 —
518 518 3 189.00 $189.00 $979 -17.00
560–583 575 3 188.00–190.00 $189.35 $1,089 +1.35
730 730 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,168 —
875 875 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,312 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 200.00 $200.00 $400 —
425–440 437 5 180.00–181.00 $180.19 $787 —
515 515 1 180.00 $180.00 $927 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 282.00 $282.00 $747 +22.00
335 335 1 260.00 $260.00 $871 +18.00
372 372 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,064 +39.04
408 408 3 233.00 $233.00 $951 -10.20
450 450 9 247.00 $247.00 $1,112 —
509 509 12 241.00 $241.00 $1,227 -3.00
600 fancy 600 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 —
625 625 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,188 —
665–675 666 16 180.00–205.00 $201.83 $1,344 -8.17
776 776 5 170.00 $170.00 $1,319 —
840 840 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,336 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–498 476 4 197.00–220.00 $207.96 $990 —
520 520 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,014 -20.62
610 610 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,098 —
1050 1050 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 200.00 $200.00 $476 —
280 280 1 191.00 $191.00 $535 —
352 352 3 220.00 $220.00 $774 —
400 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 —
475 475 1 185.00 $185.00 $879 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1250 1136 80-85% 4 86.00–93.00 $90.32 $1,026 —
1170–1440 1259 80-85% 4 78.00–83.50 $81.19 $1,022 +10.19
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1015 945 85-90% 2 61.00–63.00 $62.07 $587 —
970–1060 1012 85-90% 3 66.00–74.00 $69.61 $704 -2.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,387 —
1460–1480 1470 75-80% 2 101.00–112.50 $106.71 $1,569 +10.71

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1825 1652 3 95.00–112.00 $104.53 $1,727 —

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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
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.