Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to market closure for holidays. Note strong demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.66/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −49.17 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$370.66

32 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$63.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	384.44	2,081	25
Medium and Large 2-3	530	321.43	1,704	7thin

One grade step is worth $63.01/cwt here — about $377 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $347.73, median $419.83 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

370.66

—

KY average9 barns · 329 hd

376.37

−5.72

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−49.17

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,556	181.32	2,821	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,628	153.96	2,506	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	143.50	1,835	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	125.60	1,247	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	206.75	2,626	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,215	242.00	2,940	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,910	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	524	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,112	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	259.68/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	416.98/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	307.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,513	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,234	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	370.57/cwt	339.00–379.00	1,882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	429.10/cwt	423.00–430.00	1,433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	409.16/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,559	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	362.80/cwt	361.00–366.00	2,090	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	296.80/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,187	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,462	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	425.06/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	475.76/cwt	460.00–492.00	1,599	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	506	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	321.23/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	187.13/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,765	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	163.97/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,027	10
Bulls	—	—	1,360	176.40/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,399	4
Bulls	—	—	2,340	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,703	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	109.98/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,154	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	145.95/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,916	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	130.51/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,690	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	206.75/cwt	194.00–225.00	2,626	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,215	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,940	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	106.06/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,175	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	119.48/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,169	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	151.24/cwt	142.00–168.00	1,413	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	146.75/cwt	141.00–156.00	2,433	5

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Mon Jan 5, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 159Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 0

No trends due to market closure for holidays. Note strong demand for feeder classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	376	508.00	508.00
19	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
17	500–550	524	403.00	403.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	384.00	384.00
5	450–500	483	320.00–326.00	321.23
5	500–550	506	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	625	250.00–280.00	259.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	515.00	515.00
8	300–350	336	460.00–492.00	475.76
2	400–450	420	412.00	412.00
8	550–600	578	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	659	300.00–310.00	307.53
7	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	400.00–425.00	416.98
7	300–350	334	423.00–430.00	429.10
14	350–400	381	400.00–416.00	409.16
12	400–450	437	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	450	366.00	366.00
10	500–550	508	339.00–379.00	370.57
19	550–600	576	361.00–366.00	362.80
2	600–650	608	329.00	329.00
8	650–700	679	329.00	329.00
11	700–750	737	290.00–305.00	296.80
4	950–1000	950	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	403	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	515.00	515.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	489.00	489.00
6	400–450	438	420.00–430.00	425.06
8	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	640	359.00	359.00
6	650–700	682	361.00	361.00
5	700–750	732	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	412.00	412.00
8	650–700	663	379.00	379.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	368.00	368.00
2	550–600	553	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	943	180.00–195.00	187.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,236	160.00–173.00	163.97
16	—	1,313	140.00–152.00	145.95
13	—	1,295	121.00–136.00	130.51
2	—	1,108	104.00–108.00	106.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,049	106.00–111.00	109.98
4	—	978	115.00–125.00	119.48
6	—	934	142.00–168.00	151.24
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	190.00	190.00
5	—	1,658	141.00–156.00	146.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,360	170.00–180.00	176.40
1	—	2,340	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,270	194.00–225.00	206.75
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	242.00	242.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

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Replacement Cattle

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