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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

276 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.37/cwt +21.37 vs last sale · ≈ $2,212/hd at 631 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $387.52/cwt +16.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,984/hd at 512 lb · 23 head
light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $322.98/cwt ≈ $2,678/hd at 829 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 276 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,906 +39.94
509–520 510 10 400.00–420.00 $417.96 $2,132 —
551–585 566 7 400.00–401.00 $400.44 $2,266 +20.44
696 696 5 363.00 $363.00 $2,526 +2.00
718–745 723 5 360.00–362.00 $360.41 $2,606 +19.41
823–835 829 22 320.00–326.00 $322.98 $2,678 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,900 —
820 820 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,460 —
850–890 870 2 294.00–313.00 $303.28 $2,639 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 500.00 $500.00 $950 —
263 263 2 459.00 $459.00 $1,207 +42.02
345 345 2 452.00 $452.00 $1,559 +22.90
363–374 371 10 417.00–450.00 $440.31 $1,634 +31.15
432–440 433 16 400.00–405.00 $404.68 $1,752 +19.68
509–513 512 23 387.00–390.00 $387.52 $1,984 +16.95
595 595 4 378.00 $378.00 $2,249 +15.20
600 value added 600 5 372.00 $372.00 $2,232 —
600–649 639 20 335.00–350.00 $344.96 $2,204 +15.96
670 670 1 339.00 $339.00 $2,271 +10.00
708–745 722 4 302.00–313.00 $308.76 $2,229 +11.96
751 751 10 310.00 $310.00 $2,328 —
770–786 value added 783 5 325.00–329.00 $328.21 $2,570 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 427.00 $427.00 $1,281 —
422 422 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,646 —
495 495 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,732 —
650 650 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,976 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,144 +25.00
535 535 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,605 —
610 610 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,952 +60.00
825 825 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,757 —
880 880 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,804 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 fancy 263 3 556.00 $556.00 $1,462 —
350 350 1 431.00 $431.00 $1,508 —
357 fancy 357 10 539.00 $539.00 $1,924 +31.00
425 fancy 425 12 485.00 $485.00 $2,061 +45.00
515 fancy 515 19 403.00 $403.00 $2,075 ±0.00
566 566 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,179 +40.00
657 657 9 352.50 $352.50 $2,316 +44.97
723–745 729 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,187 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,306 —
500–525 513 2 300.00–318.00 $308.78 $1,584 -21.22
650 650 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,740 —
575 575 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,012 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1215 1133 80-85% 2 132.00–136.00 $134.15 $1,520 +28.09
1080–1440 1196 80-85% 5 142.00–156.00 $150.49 $1,800 —
1110–1330 1200 80-85% 3 111.00–113.00 $111.74 $1,341 —
1110–1430 1276 80-85% 6 161.00–180.00 $166.89 $2,130 +36.38
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1015 975 85-90% 2 140.00–160.00 $149.59 $1,459 +30.11
950–1055 1017 85-90% 3 81.00–93.00 $88.23 $897 -21.75
985–1085 1023 85-90% 3 111.00–113.00 $111.64 $1,142 +1.66
1030 1030 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,339 +20.02
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,399 -29.00
1835 1835 75-80% 1 135.00 $135.00 $2,477 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,715 —
1525–2160 1970 4 170.00–190.00 $182.02 $3,586 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,857

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1555 1555 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00

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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.