Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher with strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.03/cwt on 28 head, up $18.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 26 comparable sales and sits −18.40 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$383.03

▲ 18.07 vs prior sale

28 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$86.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs KY average

−30.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	386.11	2,024	27
Medium and Large 2-3	535	300.00	1,605	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.11/cwt here — about $419 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $362.03, median $401.43 across 26 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 sale28 hd

383.03

—

KY average25 barns · 2,129 hd

376.97

+6.07

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−30.45

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−18.40

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	—	Low	1,938	175.62	3,403	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,663	148.00	2,461	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	147.33	1,796	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	114.31	1,156	9thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	387.52/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,984	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	344.96/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,204	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	308.76/cwt	302.00–313.00	2,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,328	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	400.44/cwt	400.00–401.00	2,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	417.96/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,132	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	303.28/cwt	294.00–313.00	2,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	322.98/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,678	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	360.41/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,179	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	263	556.00/cwt	556.00–556.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,075	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,061	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	1,924	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	149.59/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,459	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	150.49/cwt	142.00–156.00	1,800	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	88.23/cwt	81.00–93.00	897	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,339	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	111.74/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,341	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	134.15/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,520	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	166.89/cwt	161.00–180.00	2,130	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	111.64/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,142	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,399	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,477	1
Bulls	—	—	1,970	182.02/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,586	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,857	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	308.78/cwt	300.00–318.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,316	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	440.31/cwt	417.00–450.00	1,634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	404.68/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,752	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	783	328.21/cwt	325.00–329.00	2,570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,232	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,249	4

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 274Year ago 144

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 75Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 11Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	610	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	825	213.00	213.00
1	850–900	880	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	263	459.00	459.00
2	300–350	345	452.00	452.00
10	350–400	371	417.00–450.00	440.31
16	400–450	433	400.00–405.00	404.68
23	500–550	512	387.00–390.00	387.52
4	550–600	595	378.00	378.00
20	600–650	639	335.00–350.00	344.96
1	650–700	670	339.00	339.00
4	700–750	722	302.00–313.00	308.76
10	750–800	751	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	427.00	427.00
3	400–450	422	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	650	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	600	372.00	372.00
5	750–800	783	325.00–329.00	328.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	870	294.00–313.00	303.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	465.00	465.00
10	500–550	510	400.00–420.00	417.96
7	550–600	566	400.00–401.00	400.44
5	650–700	696	363.00	363.00
5	700–750	723	360.00–362.00	360.41
22	800–850	829	320.00–326.00	322.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	431.00	431.00
8	550–600	566	385.00	385.00
9	650–700	657	352.50	352.50
4	700–750	729	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	263	556.00	556.00
10	350–400	357	539.00	539.00
12	400–450	425	485.00	485.00
19	500–550	515	403.00	403.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	513	300.00–318.00	308.78
1	650–700	650	289.00	289.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	140.00–160.00	149.59
3	—	1,017	81.00–93.00	88.23
1	—	1,030	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,023	111.00–113.00	111.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	142.00–156.00	150.49
3	—	1,200	111.00–113.00	111.74
2	—	1,133	132.00–136.00	134.15
6	—	1,276	161.00–180.00	166.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,835	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,970	170.00–190.00	182.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	211.00	211.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,555	3,500.00	3,500.00

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

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle