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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 13, 2026

193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $449.00/cwt +33.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,263/hd at 504 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $443.33/cwt ≈ $2,275/hd at 513 lb · 15 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $482.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,130/hd at 442 lb · 12 head
Owensboro 5-weight heifers sold at $442/cwt—among the strongest in the state, $22/cwt above the KY average ($420), though $7/cwt under Lexington, KY ($449). Light receipts at 193 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 193 141 222
Feeder cattle 193 104 222
Slaughter cattle 31
Replacement cattle 6

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Good demand for all feeder classes.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 fancy 320 2 550.00–580.00 $564.30 $1,806
371–375 372 4 480.00–515.00 $506.18 $1,883
395 fancy 395 1 525.00 $525.00 $2,074
407–421 415 9 455.00–460.00 $457.82 $1,900
500 value added 500 2 467.00 $467.00 $2,335
509 509 10 420.00 $420.00 $2,138
550–580 570 3 396.00–398.00 $396.64 $2,261
616 616 3 401.00 $401.00 $2,470 -6.00
650–682 671 4 344.00–370.00 $351.79 $2,361
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,074
695 695 1 333.00 $333.00 $2,314

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
327 327 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,570 -44.90
415 415 1 441.00 $441.00 $1,830
504 value added 504 22 449.00 $449.00 $2,263
550–573 567 4 390.00–405.00 $401.36 $2,276 -3.97
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
868 868 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,517

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 fancy 295 1 595.00 $595.00 $1,755
348 fancy 348 4 555.00 $555.00 $1,931
382 382 2 505.00 $505.00 $1,929 +5.00
442 442 12 482.00 $482.00 $2,130 +30.00
510 fancy 510 7 470.00 $470.00 $2,397
516 516 8 420.00 $420.00 $2,167
560–561 561 8 370.00–390.00 $385.01 $2,160
646 646 11 360.00 $360.00 $2,326 +16.24
710 710 1 346.00 $346.00 $2,457 +36.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,721
481 481 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,924
580 580 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,914

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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.