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Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $454.00/cwt -20.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,930/hd at 425 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $427.00/cwt ≈ $2,105/hd at 493 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 110 128 66
Feeder cattle 92 109 56
Slaughter cattle 18 15 10
Replacement cattle — 4 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison on feeder steers due to limited supply. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. 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
380 380 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,900 —
500 500 1 427.00 $427.00 $2,135 —
578–585 582 4 415.00–430.00 $422.45 $2,459 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,510 —
318 318 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,495 -10.00
425 425 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 -75.00
492 492 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,722 -76.22
550–590 583 6 350.00–355.00 $354.21 $2,065 -36.79
647 647 3 320.00 $320.00 $2,070 —
725 725 3 304.00 $304.00 $2,204 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–438 432 3 335.00–340.00 $338.38 $1,462 -74.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,436 -72.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,250 -80.00
333 333 8 505.00 $505.00 $1,682 —
425 425 14 454.00 $454.00 $1,930 -20.00
493 493 14 427.00 $427.00 $2,105 —
515 515 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,828 -60.00
590 590 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,888 —
600 fancy 600 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,250 —
640 640 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,048 -35.00
730 730 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,190 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–498 472 6 380.00–400.00 $392.97 $1,855 -12.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,276 —
445 445 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,424 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1160 1109 80-85% 4 147.00–157.00 $153.52 $1,703 -2.48
1155–1260 1225 80-85% 3 163.00–171.00 $166.89 $2,044 —
1390 1390 80-85% 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,516 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,340 —
1765–2185 1879 75-80% 4 170.00–174.00 $171.89 $3,230 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $990 —
940 940 85-90% 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,542 —
1085 1085 85-90% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,410 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,060 -36.87
1800 1800 1 215.00 $215.00 $3,870 +8.13

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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.