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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $327.19/cwt +6.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,730/hd at 529 lb · 52 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $328.36/cwt ≈ $1,917/hd at 584 lb · 42 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $280.83/cwt ≈ $2,159/hd at 769 lb · 42 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 651 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 fancy 220 2 502.00 $502.00 $1,104 —
275 275 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,182 —
393 fancy 393 3 441.00 $441.00 $1,733 —
395 395 1 412.00 $412.00 $1,627 —
425 425 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 —
482 fancy 482 17 401.00 $401.00 $1,933 —
486–490 487 22 354.00–384.00 $379.62 $1,849 —
515 515 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,648 —
527–541 value added 538 13 361.00 $361.00 $1,942 —
555–563 562 15 320.00 $320.00 $1,798 —
596 value added 596 27 333.00 $333.00 $1,985 —
685–694 value added 689 17 309.00–313.00 $310.66 $2,140 —
764 value added 764 35 286.00 $286.00 $2,185 —
793 793 7 255.00 $255.00 $2,022 —
853 value added 853 18 264.00 $264.00 $2,252 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 351.00 $351.00 $1,018 —
470 470 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,528 —
766 766 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,838 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,589 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,059 +66.00
305–339 fancy 327 11 390.00–404.00 $399.25 $1,306 —
329–335 330 9 350.00–370.00 $367.74 $1,214 +14.97
373–395 376 21 368.00–384.00 $381.60 $1,435 —
400–445 428 29 355.00–364.00 $358.11 $1,533 +18.11
457–486 473 11 340.00–345.00 $342.20 $1,619 +18.81
511 value added 511 22 337.00 $337.00 $1,722 —
542 542 30 320.00 $320.00 $1,734 —
589–599 595 24 305.00–310.00 $306.16 $1,822 -1.84
631 value added 631 4 299.00 $299.00 $1,887 —
671–676 674 9 250.00 $250.00 $1,685 -26.37
709 709 18 240.00 $240.00 $1,702 —
737 value added 737 9 271.00 $271.00 $1,997 —
762–770 766 17 241.00–246.00 $243.37 $1,864 +13.37
935–940 938 2 190.00–191.00 $190.50 $1,787 -9.50
1020 1020 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,040 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 334.00 $334.00 $935 —
430–445 438 9 286.00–310.00 $299.54 $1,312 —
574 574 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,607 —
615 615 5 231.00 $231.00 $1,421 —
663 663 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,591 —
725 725 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 —
757–770 759 7 220.00 $220.00 $1,670 +10.00
940 940 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,683 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 4 279.00 $279.00 $1,507 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,604 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,890 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 377.00 $377.00 $999 -8.00
295 fancy 295 6 435.00 $435.00 $1,283 —
339 fancy 339 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,356 -26.00
348 348 2 368.00 $368.00 $1,281 —
353 fancy 353 9 449.00 $449.00 $1,585 +49.00
422 422 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,604 —
436 fancy 436 12 402.00 $402.00 $1,753 —
468 468 5 340.00 $340.00 $1,591 -34.27
505–521 fancy 516 24 320.00–341.00 $335.01 $1,729 -4.99
511–543 526 17 280.00–310.00 $294.29 $1,548 —
579 fancy 579 19 320.00 $320.00 $1,853 —
632 632 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,706 -10.00
669 fancy 669 8 281.00 $281.00 $1,880 —
676 676 11 260.00 $260.00 $1,758 —
735 735 4 241.00 $241.00 $1,771 -4.00
860 860 4 205.00 $205.00 $1,763 +3.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,031 —
345 345 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,004 —
433 433 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,429 +13.00
470 470 1 288.00 $288.00 $1,354 —
520 520 2 254.00 $254.00 $1,321 —
555 555 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,498 —
637 637 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,529 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1200 1158 80-85% 2 104.00–105.00 $104.52 $1,210 -53.68
1045–1440 1227 80-85% 12 130.00–149.00 $142.39 $1,747 +37.39
1225–1230 1228 80-85% 2 111.00–126.00 $118.48 $1,455 +13.48
1070–1345 1235 80-85% 3 160.00–167.50 $164.43 $2,031 +59.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–1040 935 85-90% 10 140.00–161.00 $144.40 $1,350 —
885–1055 970 85-90% 2 91.00–93.00 $92.09 $893 -21.42
875–1040 983 85-90% 4 129.00–133.00 $130.81 $1,286 +17.30
1050 1050 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,092 -2.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1575 1498 75-80% 4 136.00–146.00 $142.10 $2,129 —
1560–1910 1694 75-80% 4 151.00–161.00 $155.19 $2,629 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,710 —
1620–1740 1680 2 150.00–155.00 $152.41 $2,560 —
1800 1800 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,240 +24.74

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–820 783 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 170.00–173.00 $171.43 $1,342

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1085–1345 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 140.00 $140.00 $896 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,355.00 $2,355.00 —

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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.