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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

548 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $266.00/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,857/hd at 698 lb · 53 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $328.23/cwt -10.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 437 lb · 49 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $259.00/cwt ≈ $1,857/hd at 717 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 548 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–371 fancy 358 11 400.00–419.00 $411.83 $1,474 —
408 408 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,428 —
440 fancy 440 3 380.00 $380.00 $1,672 -12.00
461 fancy 461 6 376.00 $376.00 $1,733 +6.00
500 value added 500 11 364.00 $364.00 $1,820 +3.00
508–549 540 10 294.00–310.00 $299.23 $1,616 —
559–564 value added 561 16 325.00–330.00 $327.20 $1,836 -12.80
600 600 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,740 ±0.00
631 value added 631 12 307.00 $307.00 $1,937 ±0.00
712 712 6 280.00 $280.00 $1,994 —
787–795 787 40 258.00–263.00 $262.75 $2,068 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 324.00 $324.00 $842 —
324 fancy 324 7 374.00 $374.00 $1,212 -7.15
328 328 4 323.00 $323.00 $1,059 —
356–385 363 13 320.00–355.00 $346.43 $1,258 +6.06
382 fancy 382 13 351.00 $351.00 $1,341 -22.00
430–444 437 49 325.00–332.00 $328.23 $1,434 —
451–452 451 9 290.00–300.00 $293.34 $1,323 -20.66
504–519 515 19 280.00–300.00 $294.85 $1,518 -3.32
534 value added 534 11 308.00 $308.00 $1,645 —
555–593 572 21 276.00–291.00 $288.22 $1,649 +7.37
616–641 value added 621 22 276.00–285.00 $283.31 $1,759 —
635 635 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,727 +2.00
698 value added 698 53 266.00 $266.00 $1,857 —
717 value added 717 43 259.00 $259.00 $1,857 —
776 776 6 227.00 $227.00 $1,762 +14.00
842 842 3 214.00 $214.00 $1,802 —
900 900 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,809 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,157 —
460 460 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,242 -10.00
520–548 534 6 223.00–270.00 $253.91 $1,356 —
653 653 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,306 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 fancy 160 1 460.00 $460.00 $736 —
195 195 1 397.00 $397.00 $774 —
273 fancy 273 5 374.00 $374.00 $1,021 —
363 fancy 363 13 390.00 $390.00 $1,416 +3.27
385 385 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,351 —
425–440 433 2 325.00–330.00 $327.54 $1,418 -12.45
438 fancy 438 19 359.00 $359.00 $1,572 —
451 451 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,398 —
502–523 fancy 512 28 315.00–331.00 $325.22 $1,665 —
566 fancy 566 4 321.00 $321.00 $1,817 +10.00
732–740 734 4 220.00–241.00 $235.71 $1,730 —
845 845 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,774 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1305 1305 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,350 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1270 1150 80-85% 7 140.00–165.00 $148.08 $1,703 —
1080–1330 1195 80-85% 7 122.00–136.00 $130.47 $1,559 —
1170–1255 1219 80-85% 4 105.00–114.00 $109.95 $1,340 -5.26
1310 1310 80-85% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,127 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $781 +7.07
890–1025 977 85-90% 5 130.00–149.00 $140.97 $1,377 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,200 —
930–1200 1065 85-90% 2 97.00–102.00 $99.18 $1,056 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,694 —
1515 1515 75-80% 2 141.00–143.00 $142.00 $2,151 —
1485–1670 1578 75-80% 2 130.00–136.00 $133.18 $2,102 -9.14

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1595 1416 4 110.00–130.00 $122.34 $1,732 —
1555–1610 1583 2 140.00 $140.00 $2,216 —
1985–2295 2140 2 170.00 $170.00 $3,638 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1235 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,100

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00
1265–1285 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,950.00 $1,824.02

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–880 875 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,010.00 $2,004.97
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,575.00 $2,575.00

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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
1000–1100 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,200.00–3,200.00 $2,723.81 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —
1175–1200 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,100.00–2,800.00 $2,446.32 —

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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.