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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 9, 2026

166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $525.86/cwt -43.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,941/hd at 369 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $397.61/cwt -8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,048/hd at 515 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 166 440 462
Feeder cattle 144 373 400
Slaughter cattle 19 44 46
Replacement cattle 3 23 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a light supply. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 1 725.00 $725.00 $1,486 —
350 350 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,750 —
400–438 430 5 501.00–508.00 $502.30 $2,160 —
468 468 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,293 -20.00
505 505 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,374 —
598 598 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,512 -10.00
626 626 4 400.00 $400.00 $2,504 +15.00
797 797 3 342.00 $342.00 $2,726 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,255 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 456.00 $456.00 $1,870 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,118 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 4 670.00 $670.00 $1,374 -25.00
280–290 285 2 520.00–552.00 $535.72 $1,527 -66.84
325 fancy 325 4 540.00 $540.00 $1,755 -33.12
348 348 2 467.00 $467.00 $1,625 —
376 376 8 492.00 $492.00 $1,850 -8.58
414–422 418 9 422.00–454.50 $440.21 $1,840 -13.24
462 462 3 432.00 $432.00 $1,996 -8.00
512–519 515 17 381.00–404.00 $397.61 $2,048 +17.61
590 590 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,065 -13.00
720 720 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,160 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,367 -20.96
470 470 1 388.00 $388.00 $1,824 +8.00
595 595 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,785 -42.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 392.00 $392.00 $1,842 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 fancy 190 1 675.00 $675.00 $1,282 —
252 fancy 252 2 715.00 $715.00 $1,802 +33.23
300 fancy 300 1 609.00 $609.00 $1,827 —
325 325 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,625 —
358 fancy 358 15 555.00 $555.00 $1,987 -25.00
350–396 390 8 457.00–473.00 $471.21 $1,838 -53.79
418 fancy 418 5 515.00 $515.00 $2,153 —
450–496 489 7 450.00–455.00 $450.66 $2,204 -11.57
568–585 574 9 380.00–400.00 $397.79 $2,283 —
618 618 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,287 —
785 785 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,198 —
835 835 1 252.00 $252.00 $2,104 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605 605 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,815 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,265 -39.46
925–1010 968 85-90% 2 80.00–101.00 $90.96 $880 -51.47
1020–1075 1048 85-90% 2 105.00–115.00 $110.13 $1,154 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 80-85% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,167 —
1225 1225 80-85% 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,058 +17.70
1150–1355 1253 80-85% 2 139.00–147.00 $142.67 $1,788 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1885 1885 1 190.00 $190.00 $3,582 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,635

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1195 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,275.00–2,650.00 $2,473.73

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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.