Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 29, 2024

226 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $277.00/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 439 lb · 13 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $260.00/cwt -4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 499 lb · 13 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $243.00/cwt +16.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,528/hd at 629 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	226	372	274
Feeder cattle	178	311	217
Slaughter cattle	42	51	34
Replacement cattle	6	10	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold firm with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	315.00–320.00	$317.47	$1,222	—
450 fancy	450	1	323.00	$323.00	$1,454	—
511–513	512	11	285.00–300.00	$289.10	$1,480	—
568–593	583	5	259.00–260.00	$259.61	$1,514	-17.83
625	625	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	—
733	733	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,649	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,189	—
752	752	6	215.00	$215.00	$1,617	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850	850	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,581	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	279.00	$279.00	$1,228	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510	1510	1	157.00	$157.00	$2,371	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	2	280.00	$280.00	$764	—
358	358	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,074	—
439	439	13	277.00	$277.00	$1,216	+3.08
499	499	13	260.00	$260.00	$1,297	-4.63
525	525	1	248.00	$248.00	$1,302	+9.52
581	581	7	244.00	$244.00	$1,418	—
620	620	3	234.00	$234.00	$1,451	+7.75
632 value added	632	9	246.00	$246.00	$1,555	—
670	670	4	220.00	$220.00	$1,474	-4.00
749 value added	749	11	217.00	$217.00	$1,625	—
823	823	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,811	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	244.00	$244.00	$793	-6.00
844	844	6	159.00	$159.00	$1,342	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–567	564	6	220.00	$220.00	$1,241	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	247.00	$247.00	$1,156	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1225	1043	3	132.00–161.00	$148.84	$1,552	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	220.00	$220.00	$913	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260 fancy	260	1	339.00	$339.00	$881	-21.00
310 fancy	310	1	363.00	$363.00	$1,125	+4.00
452 fancy	452	6	319.00	$319.00	$1,442	—
465	465	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,372	—
505	505	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,364	—
508 fancy	508	9	290.00	$290.00	$1,473	+8.00
550–582	571	9	261.00–264.00	$261.96	$1,496	—
648 fancy	648	4	251.00	$251.00	$1,626	—
950	950	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	426	5	240.00–270.00	$246.06	$1,048	-23.94
475–495	488	3	240.00–246.00	$241.95	$1,181	-11.69

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
583	583	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,399	+3.37

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1390	1178	80-85%	8	117.00–129.00	$123.44	$1,454	-11.22
1080–1350	1203	80-85%	3	130.00–132.00	$131.40	$1,581	+12.04
1125–1390	1215	80-85%	3	101.00–103.00	$101.62	$1,235	-17.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–895	845	85-90%	2	94.00–96.00	$95.06	$803	—
845–995	920	85-90%	2	116.00–124.00	$119.67	$1,101	-18.48
900–1030	959	85-90%	4	81.00–87.00	$84.35	$809	—
995	995	85-90%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,085	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1550	1520	75-80%	2	134.00–140.00	$137.06	$2,083	—
1540	1540	75-80%	2	111.00–115.00	$113.00	$1,740	—
1695	1695	75-80%	1	123.00	$123.00	$2,085	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1845	1571	5	145.00–150.00	$148.83	$2,338	—
1745	1745	1	120.00	$120.00	$2,094	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,975.00	$1,975.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.