Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week do to limited supply last week. There was strong demand for feeder classes with a good quality offering this week. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.84/cwt on 53 head, up $1.84 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 26 comparable sales and sits −19.59 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$381.84

▲ 1.84 vs prior sale

53 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$71.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.45

vs KY average

−42.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	387.26	2,135	49
Medium and Large 2-3	544	315.42	1,716	4thin

One grade step is worth $71.84/cwt here — about $420 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 sale53 hd

381.84

—

KY average16 barns · 508 hd

391.29

−9.45

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−42.11

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−19.59

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	—	High	1,910	210.00	4,011	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	169.31	2,591	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	139.32	1,689	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	945	136.69	1,292	3thin

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)	1,260	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,430	$2,525	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,575	$3,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,135	$2,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	250–300	299	567.00/cwt	567.00–567.00	1,695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	1,953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	447	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,128	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,237	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	131.82/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,581	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	183.89/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,433	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	162.02/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,647	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	106.15/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,268	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	127.54/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,173	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	182.52/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	148.02/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,057	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,011	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,970	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	413.53/cwt	410.00–417.00	1,733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,953	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,188	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,192	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	298	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,323	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,088	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	388.81/cwt	388.00–393.00	2,345	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	661	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	460.65/cwt	459.50–462.00	2,137	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	931	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,536	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	430.42/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,289	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,093	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	529.00/cwt	529.00–529.00	1,756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,380	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	168	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	419.27/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,470	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	378.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,550	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	375.22/cwt	370.00–378.00	2,199	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	878	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,221	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	850–900	855	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	310.84/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,787	2

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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 123Year ago 116

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 15

No comparison this week do to limited supply last week. There was strong demand for feeder classes with a good quality offering this week. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	299	567.00	567.00
6	350–400	357	547.00	547.00
14	400–450	447	476.00	476.00
13	450–500	495	442.00	442.00
19	500–550	513	436.00	436.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	480.00	480.00
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	370	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	419	410.00–417.00	413.53
1	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	583	410.00	410.00
20	650–700	660	352.00	352.00
8	700–750	726	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	477	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	558	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	661	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	840	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	633	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	683	360.00	360.00
2	750–800	753	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	529.00	529.00
5	400–450	422	420.00–470.00	430.42
1	500–550	530	420.00	420.00
20	550–600	589	415.00–420.00	419.27
20	650–700	673	375.00–385.00	378.93
6	700–750	735	345.00	345.00
8	900–950	931	300.00	300.00
2	1050–1100	1,093	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	397.00	397.00
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	487	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	659	406.00	406.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	387.00	387.00
2	450–500	458	392.00	392.00
2	500–550	513	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	575	302.00–320.00	310.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	513	407.00	407.00
25	600–650	603	388.00–393.00	388.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	517.00	517.00
2	300–350	313	502.00	502.00
8	350–400	392	495.00	495.00
17	450–500	464	459.50–462.00	460.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	168	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	365	453.00	453.00
1	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	495	402.00	402.00
3	500–550	508	360.00	360.00
26	550–600	586	370.00–378.00	375.22
25	600–650	645	369.00	369.00
7	650–700	654	365.00	365.00
6	750–800	760	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	322.00	322.00
3	850–900	878	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,199	121.00–139.00	131.82
2	—	1,195	100.00–113.00	106.15
2	—	1,085	182.00–183.00	182.52
2	—	1,390	146.00–150.00	148.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	176.00–190.00	183.89
4	—	1,634	160.00–164.00	162.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	155.00	155.00
2	—	920	121.00–134.00	127.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	210.00	210.00

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	—	1,435	207.00	207.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	3,275.00	3,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,525.00	2,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	2,525.00	2,525.00

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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