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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 22, 2024

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.69/cwt -10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,307/hd at 645 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $219.87/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,143/hd at 520 lb · 31 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $215.00/cwt +1.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 704 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 636 231
Feeder cattle 247 563 196
Slaughter cattle 56 68 22
Replacement cattle 3 5 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to market being closed last week: However there was good demand for feeder classes with strong demand for preconditioned feeder classes. Strong demand on 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
385 385 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,020 +12.88
455–490 483 5 230.00–240.00 $238.12 $1,150 -4.22
583 583 3 234.00 $234.00 $1,364 -2.74
605 value added 605 12 235.00 $235.00 $1,422 —
650–686 661 13 220.00–225.00 $223.40 $1,477 +3.40
704 704 21 215.00 $215.00 $1,514 +10.00
816 816 10 205.00 $205.00 $1,673 —
1005 1005 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,427 —
1075 1075 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,537 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,993 +51.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 228.00–235.00 $231.60 $776 -4.40
376 376 8 240.00 $240.00 $902 +3.00
454 fancy 454 8 239.00 $239.00 $1,085 —
511 value added 511 13 228.00 $228.00 $1,165 —
511–545 526 18 200.00–220.00 $213.99 $1,126 -6.12
552–584 573 13 206.00–218.00 $214.15 $1,227 -3.58
639–645 640 5 184.00–185.00 $184.80 $1,183 -28.57
646 value added 646 27 206.00 $206.00 $1,331 —
660 value added 660 2 204.50 $204.50 $1,350 —
673–674 674 9 184.00–196.00 $190.67 $1,285 +7.33
710 710 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,349 —
711 value added 711 6 201.00 $201.00 $1,429 —
870 870 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,305 —
955 955 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,299 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 200.00 $200.00 $734 —
425 425 1 211.00 $211.00 $897 —
465 465 1 204.00 $204.00 $949 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 187.00–192.00 $189.55 $502 —
485–490 488 2 175.00–190.00 $182.54 $891 -2.46
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,036 —

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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 1 255.00 $255.00 $676 -28.00
335 335 1 271.00 $271.00 $908 —
404 fancy 404 5 271.00 $271.00 $1,095 —
502 fancy 502 7 247.00 $247.00 $1,240 —
520 520 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 -23.66
568 fancy 568 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,306 —
580 580 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,160 -23.52
652–670 661 12 190.00–195.00 $192.47 $1,272 +2.31
735 735 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,139 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 220.00 $220.00 $854 —
415–445 438 4 216.00–220.00 $219.05 $959 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1405 1224 80-85% 9 95.00–110.00 $101.97 $1,248 +17.39
1050–1415 1234 80-85% 16 80.00–93.00 $86.67 $1,070 +2.09
1225–1395 1310 80-85% 2 72.00–77.00 $74.34 $974 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1895 1594 75-80% 11 94.00–121.00 $103.80 $1,655 —
1520–1790 1620 75-80% 6 84.00–93.00 $88.86 $1,440 +3.57
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $419 —
925 925 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $740 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,434 +9.35
1470–1975 1728 5 100.00–115.00 $107.87 $1,864 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1090 1015 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 960.00–1,550.00 $1,276.80
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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.