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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $381.00/cwt ≈ $2,804/hd at 736 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $422.36/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,169/hd at 513 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $416.09/cwt +36.09 vs last sale · ≈ $2,782/hd at 669 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 282 722
Feeder cattle 297 229 662
Slaughter cattle 33 44 53
Replacement cattle 2 9 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 480.00–512.00 $496.46 $2,150 -49.54
470–485 475 3 500.00–506.00 $503.96 $2,394 +14.29
501–538 523 10 485.00–505.00 $492.66 $2,577 -7.45
569 569 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,617 —
643 643 4 416.00 $416.00 $2,675 -0.54
643 value added 643 4 428.00 $428.00 $2,752 —
667 value added 667 20 420.00 $420.00 $2,801 —
680 680 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,652 +10.00
736 value added 736 37 381.00 $381.00 $2,804 —
837 837 5 333.00 $333.00 $2,787 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 430.00–440.00 $434.82 $1,826 —
471 471 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,978 —
710 710 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,272 —
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 —
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1560 1370 2 200.00–204.00 $201.72 $2,764 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 428.00 $428.00 $2,461 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 585.00 $585.00 $1,609 —
348 348 4 552.00 $552.00 $1,921 —
385 385 11 517.00 $517.00 $1,990 -9.54
400–420 404 9 425.00–452.00 $445.77 $1,801 -16.00
451–475 456 5 422.00–450.00 $444.16 $2,025 —
507 value added 507 19 430.00 $430.00 $2,180 —
528–545 538 5 389.00–400.00 $393.32 $2,116 -22.50
559 value added 559 8 427.00 $427.00 $2,387 —
581 581 5 414.00 $414.00 $2,405 +23.58
658–663 value added 662 20 386.00–388.00 $386.40 $2,558 —
748 748 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,543 —
805 value added 805 7 320.00 $320.00 $2,576 —
875 875 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,450 —
960 960 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 6 467.00 $467.00 $1,644 —
413 413 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,735 —
490 490 1 409.00 $409.00 $2,004 —
525 525 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,995 —
710 710 1 298.00 $298.00 $2,116 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 -75.00
415 415 2 365.00–400.00 $382.50 $1,587 —
495 495 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,584 —
575 575 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,668 —
640 640 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,792 —
675 675 1 304.00 $304.00 $2,052 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,472 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 665.00 $665.00 $1,895 +100.00
367–375 370 10 500.00–572.00 $542.83 $2,008 -42.17
434–443 437 11 450.00–520.00 $494.21 $2,160 -35.79
497 497 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,435 —
555–588 580 4 410.00–433.00 $427.50 $2,480 -28.50
673 fancy 673 3 390.00 $390.00 $2,625 -3.00
680 680 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,380 -4.19
750 750 2 350.00 $350.00 $2,625 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
437–445 438 7 350.00–410.00 $358.71 $1,571 —
488 488 2 420.00 $420.00 $2,050 +30.00
505 505 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,020 ±0.00
560 560 2 400.00 $400.00 $2,240 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 80-85% 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,780 -34.96
1155–1595 1294 80-85% 6 152.00–169.00 $159.84 $2,068 —
1315 1315 80-85% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,631 -35.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1525 1478 75-80% 2 190.00–200.00 $194.84 $2,880 —
1585 1585 75-80% 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,425 —
1490–1760 1625 75-80% 2 160.00–172.00 $166.50 $2,706 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
1005–1010 1008 85-90% 2 131.00–143.00 $136.99 $1,381 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,499 —
1590–1775 1703 3 200.00–210.00 $203.47 $3,465 —
1305–2195 1750 2 218.00–220.00 $219.25 $3,837 —

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 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.