Kentuckiana Livestock Market Report, Owensboro, KY

Owensboro, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 12, 2026

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $368.70/cwt ≈ $1,563/hd at 424 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $368.90/cwt -6.10 vs last sale · ≈ $2,121/hd at 575 lb · 13 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $341.00/cwt -16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 586 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	212	151	373
Feeder cattle	177	128	297
Slaughter cattle	24	21	66
Replacement cattle	11	2	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

→ Feeder heifers: Feeder steers and heifers steady
→ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and heifers steady
→ Slaughter bulls: No test on slaughter bulls
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 fancy	325	1	472.50	$472.50	$1,536	—
425	425	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,828	-2.00
459–480	466	6	370.00–410.00	$396.27	$1,847	+9.27
510	510	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,862	—
550–577	575	13	355.00–370.00	$368.90	$2,121	-6.10
640	640	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,144	—
743	743	4	335.00	$335.00	$2,489	+10.00
758	758	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,464	—
908	908	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,633	—
1080	1080	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,592	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,286	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,541	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,081	—
260	260	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,196	—
270 fancy	270	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,364	—
383	383	2	403.00	$403.00	$1,543	—
415	415	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,452	-26.00
435 fancy	435	5	396.00	$396.00	$1,723	—
510–530	522	6	320.00–355.00	$345.83	$1,805	+8.80
569	569	11	320.00	$320.00	$1,821	—
625	625	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,875	—
650–657	656	11	280.00–285.00	$284.55	$1,867	-25.45
745	745	3	291.00	$291.00	$2,168	—
750	750	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,988	—
945	945	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,362	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,346	—
465–485	475	2	328.00–340.00	$333.87	$1,586	—
505	505	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,591	—
565–583	577	3	270.00–300.00	$290.21	$1,675	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
454	454	6	306.00	$306.00	$1,389	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	230.00	$230.00	$3,232	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–247 fancy	240	5	590.00–600.00	$592.91	$1,423	—
265	265	1	465.00	$465.00	$1,232	-60.00
297 fancy	297	7	508.00	$508.00	$1,509	—
310–340 fancy	333	4	480.00–491.00	$482.56	$1,607	—
430	430	6	402.00	$402.00	$1,729	+29.03
508	508	10	360.00	$360.00	$1,829	±0.00
586	586	11	341.00	$341.00	$1,998	—
605–615	610	2	280.00–285.00	$282.52	$1,723	-47.48
655–657	657	4	315.00–316.00	$315.25	$2,071	-7.62
734	734	5	290.00	$290.00	$2,129	±0.00
830	830	4	230.00–250.00	$245.00	$2,034	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–398	383	5	345.00–385.00	$361.62	$1,385	—
403–431	424	13	345.00–382.00	$368.70	$1,563	—
503	503	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,610	—
585	585	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,814	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260	1260	80-85%	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,109	—
1250–1310	1280	80-85%	2	117.00–120.00	$118.54	$1,517	—
1170–1470	1331	80-85%	4	125.00–134.00	$130.78	$1,741	—
1310–1430	1344	80-85%	4	135.00–150.00	$141.73	$1,905	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	85-90%	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,219	—
985–1095	1040	85-90%	2	115.00–120.00	$117.37	$1,221	-6.63
1160	1160	85-90%	1	103.00	$103.00	$1,195	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480	1480	75-80%	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,954	-6.80
1620–1755	1688	75-80%	2	136.00–142.00	$138.88	$2,344	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1935	1678	2	152.00–160.00	$155.39	$2,607	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–1065	973	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,150.00–2,250.00	$2,204.76
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00
1070–1115	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,225.00	$2,008.12
1010–1370	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,900.00–3,075.00	$2,342.66

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00

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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.