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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 3, 2025

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $268.76/cwt -8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,524/hd at 567 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $303.74/cwt +0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 436 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.29/cwt ≈ $1,430/hd at 503 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 321 717 833
Feeder cattle 250 655 682
Slaughter cattle 31 60 100
Replacement cattle 40 2 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes this week. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 382 3 340.00–342.00 $340.67 $1,301 -29.33
445 445 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,468 +30.00
455–483 479 13 310.00–320.00 $318.54 $1,526 +4.97
527 527 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,586 -19.00
585 585 4 286.00 $286.00 $1,673 +4.00
630 630 4 281.00 $281.00 $1,770 +4.65
654–668 661 8 265.00–280.00 $272.58 $1,802 +12.58
730–748 736 9 245.00–250.00 $246.69 $1,816 -10.89
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,246 -5.00
578 578 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,387 -20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,508 -10.00
680 680 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,700 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,900 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 fancy 391 12 319.00 $319.00 $1,247 -16.54
427 fancy 427 14 310.00 $310.00 $1,324 —
449 449 9 294.00 $294.00 $1,320 -9.09
503 503 21 268.00–286.00 $284.29 $1,430 —
573 573 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,473 -12.16
640–645 644 4 236.00–244.00 $242.01 $1,559 -7.70
677 677 3 238.00 $238.00 $1,611 -5.56
785–797 791 6 212.00 $212.00 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,399 -4.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 220.00 $220.00 $583 +6.00
370 370 1 229.00 $229.00 $847 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–915 875 2 160.00–165.00 $162.61 $1,423 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 fancy 280 1 337.00 $337.00 $944 -58.00
366 fancy 366 10 359.00 $359.00 $1,314 -18.63
425 425 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,305 —
434 fancy 434 10 334.00 $334.00 $1,450 -16.00
505 fancy 505 15 300.00 $300.00 $1,515 -21.00
563–567 567 28 250.00–271.00 $268.76 $1,524 -8.66
649 649 16 250.00 $250.00 $1,622 +3.00
777 777 3 213.00 $213.00 $1,655 -25.00
833 833 6 206.00 $206.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 357 3 260.00–284.00 $275.70 $984 —
478 478 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,219 +5.00
547 547 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,368 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1260 1188 80-85% 5 141.00–150.00 $144.31 $1,714 —
1255 1255 80-85% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,380 —
1100–1420 1299 80-85% 4 130.00–139.00 $134.90 $1,752 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1475 1458 75-80% 2 145.00 $145.00 $2,114 —
1490–1680 1557 75-80% 3 131.00–135.00 $133.72 $2,082 -6.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1020 903 85-90% 3 130.00–141.00 $136.86 $1,236 —
955 955 85-90% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,079 +9.97

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285–1405 1345 2 100.00–120.00 $109.55 $1,473 —
1550–1885 1668 4 140.00–152.00 $142.79 $2,382 —
1885–2090 1988 2 170.00–177.00 $173.68 $3,453 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,625.00 $1,625.00
1000 1000 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 2,600.00 $2,600.00
1000–1050 1009 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 31 2,400.00–3,300.00 $2,650.62
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 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.