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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 16, 2024

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $280.53/cwt +8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 591 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $247.20/cwt +10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 570 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $283.00/cwt +11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,455/hd at 514 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 613 439
Feeder cattle 335 505 354
Slaughter cattle 69 98 73
Replacement cattle 6 10 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00, heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Strong demand on feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,095 —
413 fancy 413 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,384 +10.00
447 447 5 310.00 $310.00 $1,386 —
458 458 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,328 ±0.00
520–526 value added 524 8 300.00–301.00 $300.63 $1,575 -0.37
526 526 7 290.00 $290.00 $1,525 +12.00
586–599 591 33 266.00–285.00 $280.53 $1,658 +8.64
640–641 641 11 255.00–270.00 $267.28 $1,713 +4.31
653 653 3 259.00 $259.00 $1,691 —
753 753 7 246.00 $246.00 $1,852 +16.00
810 810 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,863 -5.00
910 910 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,820 —
960 960 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,824 —
1085 1085 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,975 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,420 —
915 915 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 fancy 273 2 314.00 $314.00 $857 —
310–327 322 8 278.00–294.50 $291.37 $938 +6.89
358–367 366 15 268.00–294.00 $290.61 $1,064 +31.61
438 438 10 282.00 $282.00 $1,235 +8.22
476–492 481 17 255.00–279.00 $272.81 $1,312 +24.81
511–523 514 24 234.00–256.00 $250.40 $1,287 -5.02
563 value added 563 12 260.00 $260.00 $1,464 —
565–585 576 14 231.00–240.00 $236.22 $1,361 -0.90
603 value added 603 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,508 —
653 653 5 215.00 $215.00 $1,404 ±0.00
780 780 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,560 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,080 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 255.00 $255.00 $842 +2.93
585 585 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,287 +4.00
645 645 1 153.00 $153.00 $987 -62.00
660 660 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,082 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1180 1095 2 174.00–180.00 $177.23 $1,941 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 fancy 288 2 356.00 $356.00 $1,025 -19.00
295 295 1 312.00 $312.00 $920 —
315 315 1 304.00 $304.00 $958 -10.00
353 353 2 322.00 $322.00 $1,137 —
358 fancy 358 16 351.00 $351.00 $1,257 +1.00
405–412 410 4 290.00–300.00 $297.53 $1,220 +23.35
427 fancy 427 14 311.00 $311.00 $1,328 +6.00
514 fancy 514 24 283.00 $283.00 $1,455 -2.00
560–586 577 17 238.00–256.00 $250.34 $1,444 -9.01
640 640 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 -10.00
651 651 12 235.00 $235.00 $1,530 +9.53
720 720 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,512 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
423 423 2 230.00 $230.00 $973 —
470 470 1 231.00 $231.00 $1,086 —
532 532 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,197 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1185 1060 80-85% 9 121.00–147.00 $133.36 $1,414 —
1205 1205 80-85% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,000 +2.00
1090–1365 1260 80-85% 12 106.00–114.00 $110.34 $1,390 +9.37
1065–1480 1273 80-85% 12 91.00–105.00 $98.67 $1,256 -2.30
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1765 1590 75-80% 14 100.50–116.00 $108.36 $1,723 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,168 —
940–1080 992 85-90% 3 91.00–101.00 $95.47 $947 +10.21
1000–1040 1020 85-90% 2 80.00–83.00 $81.53 $832 +8.56
980–1095 1053 85-90% 6 65.00–76.00 $70.17 $739 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1570 1340 2 118.00–120.00 $119.17 $1,597 —
1530–2245 1888 2 130.00 $130.00 $2,454 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1250–1310 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,125.00 $2,074.12
1405–1490 1448 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,875.00–2,100.00 $1,984.20

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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.