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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 16, 2023

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $218.00/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 517 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $255.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,116/hd at 438 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $225.86/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,299/hd at 575 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 538 383
Feeder cattle 422 472 338
Slaughter cattle 74 64 39
Replacement cattle 13 2 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
375 fancy 375 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,088 —
462 462 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,224 ±0.00
508 value added 508 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,306 —
510–523 518 11 235.00–250.00 $246.82 $1,279 +13.82
575 575 29 215.00–230.00 $225.86 $1,299 +0.86
651 651 8 215.00 $215.00 $1,400 —
681 value added 681 11 241.00 $241.00 $1,641 —
711 711 6 211.00 $211.00 $1,500 -0.97
748 value added 748 5 235.00 $235.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453 453 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,010 —
519 519 7 210.00 $210.00 $1,090 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,714 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
244 244 5 260.00 $260.00 $634 —
315 315 3 255.00 $255.00 $803 —
362–365 364 8 230.00–236.00 $233.76 $851 -8.24
376 fancy 376 13 261.00 $261.00 $981 —
415 415 3 220.00 $220.00 $913 -18.00
450 450 20 240.00 $240.00 $1,080 —
517 517 32 218.00 $218.00 $1,127 -1.12
573 value added 573 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,318 —
586 586 9 200.00 $200.00 $1,172 —
653–665 659 13 180.00–185.00 $182.71 $1,204 +2.71
708 value added 708 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,487 —
743 743 4 175.00 $175.00 $1,300 -20.00
879 879 4 184.00 $184.00 $1,617 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 3 196.00 $196.00 $843 -2.03
450–497 489 21 195.00–200.00 $197.44 $965 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 220.00 $220.00 $682 -0.76
503 503 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,006 +15.00
554–565 556 7 190.00 $190.00 $1,056 —
889 889 4 140.00 $140.00 $1,245 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1088 1046 4 110.00–135.00 $115.50 $1,208 —
1280 1280 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,022 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 253.00 $253.00 $531 —
299 299 4 274.00 $274.00 $819 +26.00
386 fancy 386 11 302.00 $302.00 $1,166 —
436 436 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,003 -15.00
438 fancy 438 25 260.00 $260.00 $1,139 —
502 502 23 237.00 $237.00 $1,190 +5.00
584 584 11 221.00 $221.00 $1,291 +21.00
646 646 4 206.00 $206.00 $1,331 +16.00
738 738 2 186.00 $186.00 $1,373 +12.00
896 896 6 142.00 $142.00 $1,272 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 235.00 $235.00 $634 —
385 385 3 238.00 $238.00 $916 -2.00
508–510 509 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,018 +10.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 219.00 $219.00 $679 —
385–395 390 2 200.00–220.00 $210.13 $820 +30.13
430 430 1 200.00 $200.00 $860 —
470 470 1 191.00 $191.00 $898 +1.00
555–585 570 2 160.00–176.00 $168.21 $959 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1050 1043 80-85% 2 75.00 $75.00 $782 —
1075 1075 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $677 —
1015–1345 1184 80-85% 4 95.00–109.00 $100.15 $1,186 +26.02
1100–1420 1277 80-85% 16 80.00–94.00 $87.99 $1,124 +26.99
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570 1570 75-80% 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,617 +3.87
1475–1770 1588 75-80% 10 80.00–92.00 $86.17 $1,368 -12.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965 965 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $772 +14.85
625–1305 984 85-90% 4 61.00–62.00 $61.33 $603 -3.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1920 1488 6 85.00–105.00 $94.93 $1,413 -14.70
1565–2075 1743 8 110.00–121.00 $116.20 $2,025 —
1575–1885 1753 9 125.00–140.00 $129.56 $2,271 —

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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
1100–1225 1178 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,525.00–1,675.00 $1,579.46 —
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1250–1475 1352 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,425.00–1,900.00 $1,734.41 —
1390–1475 1433 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,650.00 $1,444.07 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.