Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.28/cwt on 37 head, up $20.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 26 comparable sales and sits +0.85 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$402.28

▲ 20.45 vs prior sale

37 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$74.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.63

vs KY average

−26.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	404.29	2,168	36
Medium and Large 2-3	540	330.00	1,782	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.29/cwt here — about $386 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 sale37 hd

402.28

—

KY average25 barns · 1,427 hd

409.92

−7.63

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−26.89

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

+0.85

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	1,655	170.00	2,814	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	144.68	1,795	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,560	144.38	2,253	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	134.02	1,334	7thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$3,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1-2	800–850	804	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,187	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,144	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	776	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,274	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,263	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,379	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	145.93/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,833	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	138.96/cwt	133.00–146.00	2,159	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	155.23/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,442	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	130.83/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,613	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	123.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,233	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	148.54/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,468	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	167.44/cwt	160.00–182.00	2,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	413.25/cwt	409.00–415.00	2,124	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	1,761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,872	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	490.66/cwt	480.00–502.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,393	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	377.63/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,202	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,367	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,483	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,640	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	359.57/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,589	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	405.97/cwt	402.00–420.00	2,363	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,233	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	185	627.00/cwt	627.00–627.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	499	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,370	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	533	455.98/cwt	449.00–460.00	2,430	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,022	19

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 293Last week 395Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with spots sharply higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	432.00	432.00
1	450–500	460	458.00	458.00
4	500–550	511	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	586	406.00	406.00
9	600–650	647	338.00	338.00
7	800–850	804	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	855	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
2	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	627.00	627.00
2	250–300	285	650.00	650.00
19	350–400	371	545.00	545.00
16	400–450	437	511.00	511.00
28	450–500	499	475.00	475.00
14	500–550	533	449.00–460.00	455.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	537.00	537.00
17	350–400	373	502.00	502.00
23	450–500	459	467.00	467.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	776	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	890	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	514	409.00–415.00	413.25
6	550–600	556	407.00	407.00
5	600–650	612	391.00	391.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	480.00–502.00	490.66
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	444	441.00	441.00
8	550–600	583	370.00–380.00	377.63
12	600–650	645	367.00	367.00
9	650–700	664	374.00	374.00
6	700–750	728	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	475	392.00	392.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	635	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	515	435.00	435.00
9	550–600	582	402.00–420.00	405.97
4	700–750	720	350.00–369.00	359.57
10	750–800	768	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	500.00	500.00
7	600–650	644	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,175.00	3,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,256	140.00–153.00	145.93
8	—	1,233	121.00–138.00	130.83
1	—	1,125	104.00	104.00
6	—	1,238	160.00–182.00	167.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,554	133.00–146.00	138.96
2	—	1,573	152.00–159.00	155.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	120.00–125.00	123.13
3	—	988	140.00–156.00	148.54

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle