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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 13, 2025

163 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $257.18/cwt +11.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,006/hd at 780 lb · 39 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $264.95/cwt +14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 513 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $258.11/cwt +10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 569 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 163 410 636
Feeder cattle 144 335 563
Slaughter cattle 18 69 68
Replacement cattle 1 6 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison due to no sales over Christmas break. Strong demand this week on all classes of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
513 513 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,590 +20.00
645 645 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,806 +12.72
666 666 7 279.00 $279.00 $1,858 +20.00
701 value added 701 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,893 —
766–786 value added 780 39 257.00–257.25 $257.18 $2,006 —
1010–1012 1011 5 170.00–186.00 $179.59 $1,816 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,651 —
655 655 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,618 —
710 710 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,633 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 256.00 $256.00 $1,267 —
590 590 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,416 -10.00
880 880 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,584 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–384 378 6 280.00–300.00 $296.92 $1,122 +6.31
420 420 1 230.00 $230.00 $966 -52.00
465 465 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,279 +2.19
503–539 513 15 252.00–270.00 $264.95 $1,359 +14.55
565–573 569 13 241.00–264.00 $258.11 $1,469 +21.89
626 value added 626 8 251.00 $251.00 $1,571 +1.00
645 645 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,484 —
692 value added 692 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,661 —
770 770 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,717 +23.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 250.00 $250.00 $975 —
428 428 2 251.00 $251.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,168 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,395 —
504 504 6 286.00 $286.00 $1,441 —
570–580 578 4 260.00 $260.00 $1,503 +9.66
610 610 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,494 +25.00
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 -15.00
715 715 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,502 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 280.00 $280.00 $924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1455 1271 80-85% 7 110.00–121.00 $115.63 $1,470 +16.96
1410 1410 80-85% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,833 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1640 1589 75-80% 4 115.00–122.00 $118.59 $1,884 +10.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $909 +8.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1700 1455 2 143.00–150.00 $147.09 $2,140 —
1485 1485 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,827 —
1615 1615 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,794 —

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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
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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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.