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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 18, 2024

395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $252.39/cwt +6.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,335/hd at 529 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $236.50/cwt +15.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,365/hd at 577 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.00/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 434 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 395 298 567
Feeder cattle 327 255 461
Slaughter cattle 60 43 96
Replacement cattle 8 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 290.00 $290.00 $652 —
325 325 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,069 —
390 390 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,186 —
410–430 424 8 294.00–310.00 $300.05 $1,272 -9.95
510 510 17 280.50 $280.50 $1,431 +19.50
658 658 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,599 —
732 732 5 230.00 $230.00 $1,684 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,212 —
567–580 575 8 205.00–235.00 $223.65 $1,286 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 2 299.00 $299.00 $538 —
222 222 3 291.00 $291.00 $646 —
295 295 1 288.00 $288.00 $850 +8.00
320–324 323 7 264.00–282.00 $279.46 $903 —
374–376 375 15 278.00–289.00 $280.94 $1,054 +7.94
434 434 24 269.00 $269.00 $1,167 +3.00
508 508 17 249.00 $249.00 $1,265 +11.45
577 577 29 236.50 $236.50 $1,365 +15.06
755 755 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,472 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 229.00 $229.00 $515 —
330 330 1 205.00 $205.00 $676 -25.00
365 365 2 250.00 $250.00 $912 —
405–429 423 15 208.00–240.00 $228.86 $968 -11.14
505–525 508 6 200.00–220.00 $216.56 $1,100 +2.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
208–220 212 3 279.00–291.00 $283.15 $600 —
270 fancy 270 3 339.00 $339.00 $915 +9.00
359 fancy 359 12 329.00 $329.00 $1,181 -6.00
370 370 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,073 —
420 420 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,092 -31.00
430 fancy 430 16 300.00 $300.00 $1,290 —
518–545 529 31 245.00–258.00 $252.39 $1,335 +6.33
568–598 576 11 224.00–240.00 $235.47 $1,356 -4.53
643 643 12 227.00 $227.00 $1,460 +7.00
725 725 10 212.00 $212.00 $1,537 +22.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 240.00 $240.00 $936 —
453 453 2 212.00 $212.00 $960 —
505–521 516 6 220.00–230.00 $223.26 $1,152 +23.26
911–935 926 13 160.00–170.00 $163.78 $1,517 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,134 —
1135–1235 1170 80-85% 3 70.00–83.00 $77.02 $901 -51.77
985–1515 1266 80-85% 15 103.00–114.00 $108.25 $1,370 -4.65
1120–1530 1293 80-85% 8 91.00–101.00 $95.77 $1,238 -17.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1770 1584 75-80% 15 110.00–117.00 $112.34 $1,779 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,248 +55.86
785–1060 880 85-90% 3 97.00–105.00 $100.60 $885 +10.46
1065–1165 1115 85-90% 2 50.00–71.00 $60.97 $680 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475–1660 1547 3 115.00–123.00 $119.16 $1,843 —
1390–1930 1711 4 130.00–145.00 $136.43 $2,334 —
2030 2030 1 151.00 $151.00 $3,065 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1260 1260 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00 —

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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.