Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 24, 2024

240 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $239.00/cwt ≈ $1,797/hd at 752 lb · 65 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $320.77/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,400/hd at 437 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $257.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,442/hd at 561 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	240	97	397
Feeder cattle	212	75	275
Slaughter cattle	22	20	102
Replacement cattle	6	2	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold firm on a light comparison from last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	300.00	$300.00	$855	—
455	455	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,365	—
500 value added	500	1	331.00	$331.00	$1,655	—
648	648	2	264.00	$264.00	$1,711	—
875	875	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,942	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,537	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,610	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
268	268	2	300.00	$300.00	$804	—
320–330	327	3	280.00–300.00	$293.47	$960	—
356	356	5	290.00	$290.00	$1,032	—
430–439	435	8	281.00–286.00	$283.53	$1,233	+3.53
515–535	525	2	245.00–250.00	$247.55	$1,300	—
528 value added	528	10	285.00	$285.00	$1,505	+5.00
572–580	576	6	237.00–254.00	$245.44	$1,414	—
678	678	4	232.00	$232.00	$1,573	-4.00
752 value added	752	65	239.00	$239.00	$1,797	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	240.00	$240.00	$636	+15.00
395	395	1	238.00	$238.00	$940	-32.06
415	415	1	240.00	$240.00	$996	—
479	479	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,150	—
543	543	5	220.00	$220.00	$1,195	—
625	625	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,312	—
650–690	670	2	197.00–207.00	$201.85	$1,352	—
765	765	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,454	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 fancy	320	1	351.00	$351.00	$1,123	-4.00
379 fancy	379	6	356.00	$356.00	$1,349	—
430–434	433	5	293.00–300.00	$298.61	$1,293	-20.29
438 fancy	438	12	330.00	$330.00	$1,445	—
524	524	4	286.00	$286.00	$1,499	-2.00
561	561	13	257.00	$257.00	$1,442	+7.00
650	650	10	232.00	$232.00	$1,508	—
720	720	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,548	—
812	812	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,462	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479–488	481	10	220.00–259.00	$227.92	$1,096	-22.08
510–540	525	2	240.00–245.00	$242.43	$1,273	—
630	630	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,134	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	4	259.00	$259.00	$1,308	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	80-85%	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,051	—
1075–1135	1105	80-85%	3	115.00–117.00	$116.33	$1,285	—
1135–1415	1250	80-85%	8	130.00–154.00	$142.35	$1,779	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1465–1625	1547	75-80%	3	134.00–142.00	$138.86	$2,148	—
1620	1620	75-80%	1	124.00	$124.00	$2,009	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	85-90%	1	86.00	$86.00	$589	—
930	930	85-90%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,088	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,722	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1090	972	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,800.00	$1,515.57
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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.