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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 11, 2024

313 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $278.83/cwt +14.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,218/hd at 437 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.84/cwt +12.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,522/hd at 619 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $315.75/cwt +20.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 438 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 313 826 659
Feeder cattle 271 764 584
Slaughter cattle 34 56 58
Replacement cattle 8 6 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 fancy 235 1 360.00 $360.00 $846 +13.00
483 fancy 483 5 309.00 $309.00 $1,492 -1.00
504 value added 504 5 299.00 $299.00 $1,507 —
568–595 581 8 250.00–260.00 $256.17 $1,488 +6.17
645 645 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,638 +11.35
665 665 7 259.00 $259.00 $1,722 +9.00
800 800 2 221.00 $221.00 $1,768 -3.11
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,250 +33.00
765 765 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,132 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 fancy 255 1 318.00 $318.00 $811 +8.00
308 308 4 300.00 $300.00 $924 —
374 374 4 295.00 $295.00 $1,103 +5.08
377 fancy 377 7 314.00 $314.00 $1,184 —
435 435 5 254.00 $254.00 $1,105 -10.82
437 fancy 437 24 284.00 $284.00 $1,241 —
458 458 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,191 +18.18
503–535 512 7 236.00–250.00 $242.21 $1,240 -13.79
500–533 value added 523 16 260.00–270.50 $262.63 $1,374 +2.63
566–590 569 8 238.00–245.00 $244.09 $1,389 +8.40
582 value added 582 12 256.00 $256.00 $1,490 -0.53
615–639 value added 619 25 240.00–247.00 $245.84 $1,522 +6.84
655–689 672 18 228.00–229.00 $228.49 $1,535 +12.82
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 269.00 $269.00 $847 —
515 515 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,004 —
795 795 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,352 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,166 —
630 630 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1040 1015 2 136.00–145.00 $140.61 $1,427 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 1 397.00 $397.00 $794 —
300–315 fancy 304 4 330.00–354.00 $347.78 $1,057 —
310 310 1 310.00 $310.00 $961 —
356–378 fancy 363 10 318.00–353.00 $342.05 $1,242 +22.05
378 378 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,096 +10.00
410 410 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,148 +1.00
440 fancy 440 22 319.00 $319.00 $1,404 +21.32
509–512 fancy 511 16 279.00–290.00 $284.48 $1,454 +9.48
515 515 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,324 —
579 fancy 579 6 265.00 $265.00 $1,534 +0.31
583 583 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,458 —
648 648 4 228.00 $228.00 $1,477 -6.00
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
454 454 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 230.00 $230.00 $954 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1420 1192 80-85% 7 110.00–130.00 $119.69 $1,427 +43.07
1130–1255 1193 80-85% 2 68.00–71.00 $69.58 $830 -7.04
1025–1405 1226 80-85% 8 91.00–103.00 $98.29 $1,205 -15.91
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1540 1508 75-80% 2 91.00–104.00 $97.64 $1,472 —
1445–1705 1573 75-80% 3 114.00–130.00 $120.78 $1,900 —
1805 1805 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,462 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $616 —
965–975 970 85-90% 2 101.00–103.00 $102.01 $989 +5.94
920–1155 1038 85-90% 2 93.00–94.00 $93.56 $971 +25.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–2340 2002 3 110.00–114.00 $111.45 $2,231 —
2290 2290 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,862 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1100 1081 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,495.00–1,700.00 $1,602.39
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,210.00 $1,210.00

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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
950 950 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,775.00 $1,775.00 —

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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.