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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 27, 2025

717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $375.51/cwt +65.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,738/hd at 463 lb · 74 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $269.16/cwt +20.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 580 lb · 43 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $333.79/cwt +10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,250/hd at 374 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 717 259 343
Feeder cattle 655 195 320
Slaughter cattle 60 48 23
Replacement cattle 2 16 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of sharply higher on weaned and preconditioned packages. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with instances of sharply higher. Good quality offering of feeders today. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand. Light test on slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 fancy 325 5 383.00 $383.00 $1,245 —
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,138 —
354 fancy 354 18 405.00 $405.00 $1,434 —
368 368 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,362 +35.00
445 445 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 —
459–472 fancy 461 68 340.00–390.00 $380.97 $1,756 —
473–493 483 6 310.00–317.00 $313.57 $1,515 +3.57
523 523 7 320.00 $320.00 $1,674 +40.00
544 value added 544 14 330.00 $330.00 $1,795 —
585 value added 585 12 310.00 $310.00 $1,814 —
587 587 5 282.00 $282.00 $1,655 +2.00
639–644 641 11 270.00–280.00 $276.35 $1,771 +6.35
673–698 691 38 260.00 $260.00 $1,797 —
711–730 719 25 250.00–262.00 $257.58 $1,852 -0.31
807 807 6 244.00 $244.00 $1,969 —
879 879 11 236.00 $236.00 $2,074 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,211 —
473 473 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,348 —
525 525 3 240.00–260.00 $246.67 $1,295 —
557 557 5 260.00 $260.00 $1,448 +88.00
670 670 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,675 —
840 840 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,865 —
970 970 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,959 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 9 251.00 $251.00 $1,667 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577 577 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,558 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
164 164 4 332.00 $332.00 $544 —
203 203 5 335.00 $335.00 $680 —
269 269 4 328.00 $328.00 $882 —
347 347 3 317.00 $317.00 $1,100 —
367 367 3 311.00 $311.00 $1,141 +1.37
375 fancy 375 39 334.00–339.00 $335.54 $1,258 +2.54
402–430 417 18 300.00–306.00 $303.09 $1,264 +9.13
499 499 21 280.00 $280.00 $1,397 -14.00
576–585 580 43 269.00–270.00 $269.16 $1,561 +20.20
605 value added 605 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,621 —
613–631 619 13 245.00–260.00 $249.71 $1,546 +14.71
668–680 678 31 230.00–245.00 $243.56 $1,651 +2.56
749 749 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,648 —
800 800 3 199.00 $199.00 $1,592 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 214.00 $214.00 $578 -66.00
410–432 427 4 270.00–274.00 $270.96 $1,157 -4.04
510–520 515 2 193.00–234.00 $213.70 $1,101 —
565–596 586 6 210.00–230.00 $216.43 $1,268 +36.43
600 600 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,290 —
745 745 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,542 —
770 770 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,371 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 4 244.00 $244.00 $1,405 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
197 197 8 400.00 $400.00 $788 —
205–230 218 2 347.00–352.00 $349.36 $762 —
283 fancy 283 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,118 +55.00
348 348 2 324.00 $324.00 $1,128 +24.00
359–380 fancy 364 17 355.00–385.00 $377.63 $1,375 +26.63
438 fancy 438 15 350.00 $350.00 $1,533 —
487–493 491 9 280.00–310.00 $289.92 $1,424 —
500 fancy 500 22 321.00 $321.00 $1,605 +31.00
543 543 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,548 —
573–575 575 29 265.00–280.00 $277.42 $1,595 +8.36
645 645 5 245.00–250.00 $247.00 $1,593 —
655 655 10 258.00 $258.00 $1,690 +21.39
771 771 9 238.00 $238.00 $1,835 +38.00
855–885 879 5 200.00–217.00 $203.31 $1,787 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–418 413 7 216.00–250.00 $245.29 $1,013 —
475 475 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,188 —
500 500 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 —
553–590 565 3 240.00–249.00 $245.87 $1,389 —
870 870 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,653 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1150 1125 80-85% 2 101.00–116.00 $108.33 $1,219 —
1025–1470 1226 80-85% 10 127.00–139.00 $132.93 $1,630 +16.58
1210–1365 1309 80-85% 9 140.00–164.00 $146.81 $1,922 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1730 1562 75-80% 10 137.00–143.00 $140.62 $2,196 —
1420–1790 1579 75-80% 7 144.00–152.00 $145.85 $2,303 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1125 959 85-90% 5 91.00–112.00 $103.03 $988 +21.34
805–1055 968 85-90% 4 125.00–150.00 $131.23 $1,270 +49.54
1025–1050 1038 85-90% 2 118.00–121.00 $119.52 $1,241 —
905–1345 1065 85-90% 3 77.00–80.00 $77.89 $830 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1945 1945 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,918 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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.