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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report, Owensboro, KY

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 6, 2026

423 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $420.89/cwt ≈ $2,253/hd at 535 lb · 38 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $474.38/cwt +5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,018/hd at 425 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $500.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,585/hd at 517 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 423 237 0
Feeder cattle 411 187 0
Slaughter cattle 10 32 0
Replacement cattle 2 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was several weaned preconditioned packages with favorable body condition in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 8 627.00 $627.00 $2,088 +36.21
358 358 2 583.00 $583.00 $2,087 +23.00
428 value added 428 21 551.00 $551.00 $2,358 —
433 433 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,948 -110.00
517 value added 517 30 500.00 $500.00 $2,585 ±0.00
569 value added 569 17 472.00 $472.00 $2,686 —
573–580 578 8 435.00–450.00 $438.72 $2,536 +13.32
645 645 1 403.00 $403.00 $2,599 —
650–662 value added 661 19 408.00–428.00 $410.40 $2,713 —
707 value added 707 3 394.00 $394.00 $2,786 —
722–725 723 12 371.00 $371.00 $2,682 —
858 value added 858 14 320.00 $320.00 $2,746 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,869 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 264 5 600.00–615.00 $608.86 $1,607 +28.86
328 328 3 570.00 $570.00 $1,870 —
355–376 366 13 530.00–540.00 $534.47 $1,956 +22.47
420 value added 420 26 480.00 $480.00 $2,016 —
449 449 6 450.00 $450.00 $2,020 -19.17
461 461 6 440.00 $440.00 $2,028 +19.42
476 value added 476 8 455.00 $455.00 $2,166 —
535 value added 535 27 429.00 $429.00 $2,295 —
536 536 11 401.00 $401.00 $2,149 —
583 value added 583 9 424.00 $424.00 $2,472 —
597 597 9 404.00 $404.00 $2,412 —
608 608 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,067 —
657–692 value added 663 17 352.50–358.00 $353.51 $2,344 —
702–724 value added 711 27 330.00–337.00 $334.10 $2,375 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 340 5 440.00–445.00 $444.09 $1,510 —
375 375 4 485.00 $485.00 $1,819 —
403–420 412 4 425.00 $425.00 $1,751 —
483 483 2 410.00 $410.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,509 —
455 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 fancy 230 1 720.00 $720.00 $1,656 -17.00
250 fancy 250 1 765.00 $765.00 $1,912 —
290–295 291 7 635.00–650.00 $637.17 $1,854 +17.17
328 328 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,968 +15.00
363 363 5 575.00 $575.00 $2,087 +40.00
431 fancy 431 13 521.00 $521.00 $2,246 —
508 fancy 508 8 496.00 $496.00 $2,520 —
568 568 6 425.00 $425.00 $2,414 +45.52
650 650 1 389.00 $389.00 $2,528 +19.00
1035 1035 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,432 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,792 —
388 388 4 470.00 $470.00 $1,824 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,806 +24.65
1020 1020 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,040 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,057 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,469 —
1730–1800 1765 75-80% 2 175.00–185.00 $179.90 $3,175 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1105 1088 85-90% 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,741 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 80-85% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,126 +34.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 1 222.00 $222.00 $2,964 +52.00
1515–1645 1585 3 200.00–215.00 $207.26 $3,285 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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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
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,050.00 $3,050.00 —

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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.