Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report, Owensboro, KY

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

311 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $387.69/cwt +37.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 423 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $366.44/cwt +15.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,832/hd at 500 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $399.34/cwt +14.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,729/hd at 433 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	311	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,418	+40.00
380	380	3	430.00	$430.00	$1,634	—
455	455	6	420.00	$420.00	$1,911	+20.00
557	557	7	381.00	$381.00	$2,122	+11.00
615–618	618	6	365.00–370.00	$369.17	$2,281	+19.17

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,406	—
415	415	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,411	—
470	470	4	350.00	$350.00	$1,645	—
650	650	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,885	—
845	845	1	252.00	$252.00	$2,129	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,846	—
655	655	4	330.00	$330.00	$2,162	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–247	237	4	405.00–450.00	$414.75	$983	—
285–298	296	7	399.00–430.00	$425.74	$1,260	—
307	307	11	420.00	$420.00	$1,289	+20.00
369	369	9	409.00	$409.00	$1,509	—
407–429	423	37	370.00–398.00	$387.69	$1,640	+37.69
500–503	500	20	352.00–369.00	$366.44	$1,832	+15.44
555–570	561	13	330.00–367.00	$363.64	$2,040	+32.03
610 value added	610	5	359.00	$359.00	$2,190	—
619	619	5	340.00	$340.00	$2,105	—
711	711	4	310.00	$310.00	$2,204	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,106	—
398	398	2	289.00	$289.00	$1,150	-32.59
438	438	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,489	—
495	495	3	324.00	$324.00	$1,604	—
660	660	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,914	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,060	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 fancy	225	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,069	—
243	243	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,094	—
265 fancy	265	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,246	—
327–348	341	15	400.00–440.00	$429.69	$1,465	—
429–442	433	18	380.00–407.00	$399.34	$1,729	+14.34
497	497	18	376.00	$376.00	$1,869	+6.00
593	593	2	340.00	$340.00	$2,016	-6.00
607	607	7	330.00	$330.00	$2,003	-4.41
665	665	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,128	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
514	514	4	330.00	$330.00	$1,696	—
575	575	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,898	—
698	698	9	275.00	$275.00	$1,920	—
870	870	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,749	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,241	—
403–440	412	4	340.00–360.00	$354.66	$1,461	—
453	453	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,540	+42.81
560	560	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,568	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,175.00	$3,175.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1270	1181	80-85%	7	169.00–186.00	$175.25	$2,070	+3.04
1085–1435	1206	80-85%	6	121.00–145.00	$136.03	$1,641	+36.03
1190–1265	1228	80-85%	2	107.00–115.00	$110.88	$1,362	-46.79
1130–1350	1253	80-85%	7	147.00–160.00	$151.97	$1,904	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710–1085	973	85-90%	5	122.00–135.00	$129.68	$1,262	-24.32
955–1005	980	85-90%	2	159.00–165.00	$161.92	$1,587	+7.92
1005	1005	85-90%	1	88.00	$88.00	$884	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505–1585	1547	75-80%	3	175.00–182.00	$178.04	$2,754	—
1555–1795	1647	75-80%	3	152.00–166.00	$160.95	$2,651	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1725	1517	5	150.00–170.00	$157.52	$2,390	—
1635–2285	1907	5	180.00–190.00	$185.65	$3,540	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	220.00	$220.00
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	212.00	$212.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00
910–1150	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,450.00	$2,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—
1450	1450	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	3,400.00	$3,400.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,425.00	$3,425.00	-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.