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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report, Owensboro, KY

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

491 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $309.54/cwt +34.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,260/hd at 730 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $340.14/cwt +0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,765/hd at 519 lb · 38 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $378.61/cwt -7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,673/hd at 442 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 491 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 fancy 315 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,575 —
375 375 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,500 —
415 415 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,598 —
470 470 3 370.00 $370.00 $1,739 —
500–530 513 10 352.00–370.00 $361.42 $1,854 —
563–579 569 17 340.00–350.00 $343.59 $1,955 +3.59
655–680 669 11 315.00–327.00 $322.88 $2,160 +10.31
808 808 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 2 240.00 $240.00 $2,160 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,988 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
269 269 7 432.00 $432.00 $1,162 —
323 323 9 411.00 $411.00 $1,328 +56.00
363–371 367 11 385.00–390.00 $387.25 $1,421 -4.75
388 fancy 388 17 405.50 $405.50 $1,573 -16.50
442–443 442 36 378.00–380.00 $378.61 $1,673 -7.36
481 481 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,732 —
512–521 519 38 316.00–345.50 $340.14 $1,765 +0.11
565 565 24 329.00 $329.00 $1,859 +8.06
611–634 value added 620 13 320.00–330.00 $323.93 $2,008 —
645 645 4 288.00 $288.00 $1,858 -20.00
654 654 5 290.00 $290.00 $1,897 —
715 715 3 300.00 $300.00 $2,145 +25.00
731 value added 731 62 310.00 $310.00 $2,266 —
796 796 7 265.00 $265.00 $2,109 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–322 320 5 295.00–312.00 $301.75 $966 —
350–390 381 12 311.00–335.00 $329.32 $1,255 —
420–440 432 3 250.00–305.00 $281.45 $1,216 -26.55
508–545 517 4 270.00–287.00 $274.48 $1,419 —
632 632 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,706 —
865 865 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,903 —
935 935 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,683 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
298 fancy 298 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,445 —
360 fancy 360 19 430.00 $430.00 $1,548 —
418 418 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,463 -65.00
424 fancy 424 22 390.00 $390.00 $1,654 —
501 501 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,553 -42.91
515 fancy 515 26 362.00 $362.00 $1,864 —
574 574 13 320.00 $320.00 $1,837 +2.34
632 632 10 295.00 $295.00 $1,864 —
700–707 704 9 270.00–285.00 $278.37 $1,960 +13.37
914 914 8 205.00 $205.00 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 —
355–380 368 2 327.00–360.00 $342.94 $1,262 —
405–420 416 7 320.00–337.00 $324.73 $1,351 —
483 483 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,449 —
570–598 591 8 280.00 $280.00 $1,655 +40.00
690 690 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,552 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 80-85% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,338 -18.10
1090–1370 1246 80-85% 4 121.00–132.00 $125.03 $1,558 —
1235–1300 1268 80-85% 2 160.00–161.00 $160.49 $2,035 -6.54
1255–1425 1331 80-85% 5 144.00–153.00 $148.01 $1,970 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1480 1453 75-80% 2 164.00–175.00 $169.40 $2,461 —
1490 1490 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,012 —
1500–1850 1638 75-80% 4 141.00–154.00 $146.73 $2,403 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $915 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1890 1550 2 183.00–190.00 $187.27 $2,903 —
1520–1595 1558 2 140.00–150.00 $145.12 $2,261 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 2,925.00 $2,925.00

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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.