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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

344 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $474.41/cwt +32.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,361/hd at 498 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $467.00/cwt +15.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 459 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $413.25/cwt +12.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,124/hd at 514 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 344 426 0
Feeder cattle 293 395 0
Slaughter cattle 49 26 0
Replacement cattle 2 5 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,415 —
505 value added 505 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,525 —
515 515 1 435.00 $435.00 $2,240 +15.00
578–583 582 9 402.00–420.00 $405.97 $2,363 -13.30
644 value added 644 7 410.00 $410.00 $2,640 —
715–725 720 4 350.00–369.00 $359.57 $2,589 +14.57
768 768 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,573 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 480.00–502.00 $490.66 $1,595 —
328 fancy 328 4 537.00 $537.00 $1,761 +35.00
350 350 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,750 +47.00
373 fancy 373 17 502.00 $502.00 $1,872 +7.00
444 444 4 441.00 $441.00 $1,958 —
459 fancy 459 23 467.00 $467.00 $2,144 +6.35
501–548 value added 514 22 409.00–415.00 $413.25 $2,124 +6.25
556 value added 556 6 407.00 $407.00 $2,263 —
553–593 583 8 370.00–380.00 $377.63 $2,202 +2.41
612 value added 612 5 391.00 $391.00 $2,393 +2.19
645 645 12 367.00 $367.00 $2,367 -2.00
664 664 9 374.00 $374.00 $2,483 +9.00
728 728 6 320.00 $320.00 $2,330 —
776 776 4 293.00 $293.00 $2,274 -37.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,321 —
475 475 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,862 ±0.00
540 540 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,782 +10.00
635 635 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,968 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,062 —
890 890 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,225 -3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 fancy 185 1 627.00 $627.00 $1,160 —
285 fancy 285 2 650.00 $650.00 $1,852 +83.00
371 fancy 371 19 545.00 $545.00 $2,022 -2.00
410 410 1 432.00 $432.00 $1,771 +18.47
437 fancy 437 16 511.00 $511.00 $2,233 +35.00
460 460 1 458.00 $458.00 $2,107 —
499 fancy 499 28 475.00 $475.00 $2,370 +33.00
508–520 511 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,044 ±0.00
526–545 fancy 533 14 449.00–460.00 $455.98 $2,430 +19.98
586 586 4 406.00 $406.00 $2,379 -4.00
647 647 9 338.00 $338.00 $2,187 —
804 804 7 280.00 $280.00 $2,251 +30.00
855 855 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,394 —
945 945 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,362 —
1030 1030 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,678 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,714 +20.00
585 585 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,872 -30.00
880 880 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,025 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,170 —
1100–1410 1233 80-85% 8 121.00–138.00 $130.83 $1,613 —
1100–1390 1238 80-85% 6 160.00–182.00 $167.44 $2,073 —
1025–1435 1256 80-85% 12 140.00–153.00 $145.93 $1,833 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1025 988 85-90% 3 140.00–156.00 $148.54 $1,468 -6.46
870–1090 1001 85-90% 4 120.00–125.00 $123.13 $1,233 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1580 1554 75-80% 4 133.00–146.00 $138.96 $2,159 —
1450–1695 1573 75-80% 2 152.00–159.00 $155.23 $2,442 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,814 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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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
1450 1450 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 3,175.00 $3,175.00 —

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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.