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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 22, 2026

168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $397.42/cwt +47.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,489/hd at 626 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $442.50/cwt +4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,293/hd at 518 lb · 16 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $355.00/cwt +15.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,794/hd at 787 lb · 14 head
Owensboro 6-weight heifers sold at $397/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$9/cwt above the KY average ($388) and $27/cwt under Lexington, KY ($424). What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 168 448 160
Feeder cattle 146 407 115
Slaughter cattle 20 30 25
Replacement cattle 2 11 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower, with good demand for feeder classes. 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
445 445 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,136 ±0.00
547 547 10 470.00 $470.00 $2,571 -6.59
610 610 1 401.00 $401.00 $2,446 -19.00
657 657 7 414.00 $414.00 $2,720 +31.13
705 705 1 359.00 $359.00 $2,531 -11.00
787 787 14 355.00 $355.00 $2,794 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,451 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,464 -10.00
328 328 6 522.00 $522.00 $1,712 —
388 388 4 490.00 $490.00 $1,901 -14.75
437 437 5 441.00 $441.00 $1,927 -31.98
492 492 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,066 —
502 502 3 410.00 $410.00 $2,058 -28.00
522 value added 522 13 450.00 $450.00 $2,349 —
600–633 622 3 350.00–356.00 $351.93 $2,189 +2.50
627 value added 627 18 405.00 $405.00 $2,539 —
738 738 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,509 —
800 800 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,376 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 352.00 $352.00 $1,531 -78.00
570 570 3 347.00–350.00 $348.00 $1,984 —
820 820 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,886 —
885 885 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,850 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,806 -24.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/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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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361 361 6 565.00 $565.00 $2,040 +95.21
415–440 435 11 467.00–470.00 $467.52 $2,034 -8.26
508 508 3 420.00 $420.00 $2,134 +13.92
591 591 5 375.00 $375.00 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,882 -25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 413.00 $413.00 $1,631 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–980 892 85-90% 3 103.00–113.00 $109.34 $975 —
785–1080 935 85-90% 3 149.00–153.00 $151.10 $1,413 +61.10
985 985 85-90% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,674 -1.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1760 1582 75-80% 3 174.00–177.00 $175.42 $2,775 —
1560–1630 1588 75-80% 3 180.00–185.00 $182.04 $2,891 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,709 —
1300 1300 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,002 —
1290–1345 1318 80-85% 2 161.00–162.00 $161.51 $2,129 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555 1555 1 240.00 $240.00 $3,732 +70.00
1190–2185 1688 2 200.00–202.00 $201.29 $3,398 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,870

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 2,170.00 $2,170.00 —

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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.