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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 23, 2026

261 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $472.45/cwt +28.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,413/hd at 511 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $416.27/cwt +10.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,434/hd at 585 lb · 17 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $458.76/cwt +17.76 vs last sale · ≈ $2,000/hd at 436 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 261 344 329
Feeder cattle 233 293 274
Slaughter cattle 23 49 48
Replacement cattle 5 2 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers over sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 500.00–557.00 $530.22 $1,978 —
478 478 2 475.00 $475.00 $2,270 -25.00
523–528 value added 526 7 482.00–484.00 $483.15 $2,541 -16.85
535–548 544 3 435.00–440.00 $436.64 $2,375 +1.64
615 value added 615 5 410.00 $410.00 $2,522 ±0.00
648 648 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,462 —
712–748 735 13 351.00–360.00 $358.59 $2,636 -0.98
753 753 2 360.00 $360.00 $2,711 +25.00
1059 1059 4 280.00 $280.00 $2,965 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,490 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233 fancy 233 2 655.00 $655.00 $1,526 —
275 275 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,334 —
285–288 fancy 287 4 560.00–575.00 $563.72 $1,618 —
358 358 3 505.00 $505.00 $1,808 +5.00
371 fancy 371 8 520.00 $520.00 $1,929 +18.00
420–438 436 17 435.00–466.00 $458.76 $2,000 +17.76
475–499 493 13 415.00–435.00 $419.44 $2,068 —
523–549 538 7 397.00–400.00 $398.25 $2,143 —
550–584 575 16 378.00–395.00 $383.33 $2,204 +5.70
630 630 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,110 -32.00
668 668 9 330.00 $330.00 $2,204 -44.00
723 723 4 324.00 $324.00 $2,343 +4.00
761 761 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,283 +7.00
860 860 2 291.00 $291.00 $2,503 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,509 —
415 415 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,660 —
815 815 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,874 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,881 —
500 500 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,900 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 fancy 160 2 797.00 $797.00 $1,275 +170.00
300 300 5 592.00 $592.00 $1,776 —
356–378 362 7 500.00–572.00 $550.54 $1,993 —
423–435 429 4 450.00–470.00 $460.14 $1,974 +28.14
429 fancy 429 11 517.00 $517.00 $2,218 +6.00
508 fancy 508 17 482.00 $482.00 $2,449 +26.02
508–538 520 5 435.00–447.00 $439.97 $2,288 +39.97
583 583 2 391.00 $391.00 $2,280 -15.00
576–598 fancy 585 15 409.00–427.00 $419.64 $2,455 —
670 670 5 346.00 $346.00 $2,318 —
797 797 9 290.00 $290.00 $2,311 —
840 840 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,436 —
1000 1000 1 268.00 $268.00 $2,680 +8.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,642 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1205 1133 80-85% 3 170.00–185.00 $177.70 $2,013 +73.70
1110–1440 1244 80-85% 6 140.00–154.00 $144.86 $1,802 -22.58
1140–1455 1298 80-85% 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,441 —
1390–1415 1403 80-85% 2 127.00–139.00 $132.95 $1,865 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–910 855 85-90% 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,454 —
900 900 85-90% 1 103.00 $103.00 $927 —
1065 1065 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,129 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2055 2055 1 228.00 $228.00 $4,685 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
825–890 858 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 241.00–246.00 $243.41 $2,088
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,604

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,400.00 $3,400.00

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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.