Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.03/cwt on 35 head, down $21.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −39.40 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$362.03

▼ 21.01 vs prior sale

35 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$54.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.68

vs KY average

−48.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	372.64	1,992	28
Medium and Large 2	548	320.00	1,754	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	530	318.50	1,688	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.14/cwt here — about $304 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale35 hd

362.03

—

KY average26 barns · 1,554 hd

377.71

−15.68

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−48.84

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−39.40

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	—	Average	1,909	180.12	3,439	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	155.33	2,371	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	135.97	1,703	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	118.84	1,151	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,020	215.00	2,193	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	230.00	2,668	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	500–550	514	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,068	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	490.94/cwt	471.00–498.00	1,831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	404.95/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	442.84/cwt	436.00–450.00	1,926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	351.60/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	333.86/cwt	330.00–348.00	2,180	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	124.79/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,186	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	162.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,455	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	148.64/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,286	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	129.74/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,688	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,668	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,640	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,210	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	147.60/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,755	4
Bulls	—	—	1,990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,383	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	106.83/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,317	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	155.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,548	2
Bulls	—	—	2,062	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,129	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	387.52/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,901	17

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 254Year ago 195

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 46Year ago 48

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	440	470.00	470.00
5	500–550	514	422.00	422.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	471.00–498.00	490.94
12	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	470.00	470.00
1	250–300	255	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	388	455.00	455.00
5	400–450	448	420.00	420.00
9	450–500	486	380.00	380.00
17	500–550	507	375.00	375.00
11	550–600	577	369.00	369.00
19	650–700	653	330.00–348.00	333.86
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
2	1050–1100	1,060	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	510	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	550	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	248.00	248.00
1	800–850	825	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	385.00–390.00	387.52
5	500–550	548	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	565	301.00	301.00
1	650–700	650	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	740	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	527.00	527.00
2	300–350	345	521.00	521.00
2	400–450	435	436.00–450.00	442.84
3	450–500	462	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	525	400.00–410.00	404.95
1	550–600	595	385.00	385.00
7	650–700	657	350.00–361.00	351.60
1	800–850	820	321.00	321.00
1	850–900	890	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	432.00	432.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,100	240.00	240.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	101.00	101.00
3	—	950	121.00–130.00	124.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	160.00–164.00	162.02
2	—	1,538	146.00–151.00	148.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	120.00–139.00	129.74
2	—	1,285	172.00	172.00
4	—	1,189	141.00–154.00	147.60
3	—	1,233	101.00–110.00	106.83
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	230.00	230.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,640	150.00–160.00	155.37
3	—	2,062	200.00	200.00

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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