Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold firm on limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes with CME futures off sharply to end the week last 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 $390.16/cwt on 43 head, up $2.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 26 comparable sales and sits −11.27 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$390.16

▲ 2.62 vs prior sale

43 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$65.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.92

vs KY average

−30.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	507	404.94	2,053	33
Medium and Large 2	575	350.00	2,013	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	339.25	1,928	8thin

One grade step is worth $65.69/cwt here — about $125 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 sale43 hd

390.16

—

KY average25 barns · 1,700 hd

405.09

−14.92

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−30.80

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−11.27

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	1,503	166.14	2,496	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	175.11	2,658	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	154.47	1,894	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	144.27	1,354	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	880	237.00	2,086	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	933	180.00	1,679	2thin

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)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,945	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,190	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,095	$2,206	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$3,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$2,650	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$4,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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 2-3	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,816	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	657.50/cwt	657.50–657.50	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,087	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	364	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,966	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,930	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	407.60/cwt	406.00–410.00	1,712	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	573.12/cwt	542.00–577.00	1,840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	453.45/cwt	427.00–462.00	1,950	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	375.96/cwt	345.00–397.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	602.56/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	627.00/cwt	627.00–627.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	356.77/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	580	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	681.77/cwt	680.00–702.00	1,929	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,329	7
Steers	Select and Choice	—	933	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	880	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,086	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	113.15/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,015	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	142.43/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,406	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	175.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	165.16/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,002	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	150.30/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,831	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	178.46/cwt	167.00–186.00	1,606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,231	150.88/cwt	140.00–168.00	1,857	5
Bulls	—	—	1,774	181.40/cwt	170.00–195.00	3,218	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,944.60/head	2,225.00–3,500.00	2,945	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	201.38/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,651	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,206.05/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,206	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,385	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,417	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	462.23/cwt	455.00–469.00	2,223	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	638.04/cwt	635.00–650.00	1,735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,076	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	345.16/cwt	324.00–360.00	2,306	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	469.05/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,064	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	500.58/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1

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 Mar 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 233Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 23Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	440	412.00	412.00
2	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	272	635.00–650.00	638.04
4	350–400	365	525.00	525.00
37	400–450	440	450.00–475.00	469.05
36	450–500	481	455.00–469.00	462.23
2	500–550	545	435.00	435.00
15	650–700	668	324.00–360.00	345.16
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	462.00	462.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	283	680.00–702.00	681.77
17	350–400	358	580.00	580.00
7	500–550	513	454.00	454.00
11	550–600	580	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	605	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	460.00	460.00
13	400–450	420	406.00–410.00	407.60
2	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	345.00–397.00	375.96
6	400–450	431	300.00–380.00	356.77
7	450–500	478	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	576	342.00	342.00
9	600–650	608	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	657.50	657.50
12	250–300	263	600.00–615.00	602.56
8	350–400	390	500.00–505.00	500.58
20	400–450	430	427.00–462.00	453.45
4	450–500	496	440.00	440.00
8	500–550	508	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	595	363.00	363.00
2	600–650	645	339.00	339.00
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	503	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	695.00	695.00
9	300–350	321	542.00–577.00	573.12
18	350–400	364	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	627.00	627.00
4	450–500	453	510.00	510.00
3	550–600	580	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	645	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	455.00	455.00
4	550–600	561	416.00	416.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	237.00	237.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	897	107.00–123.00	113.15
5	—	987	125.00–149.00	142.43
3	—	900	167.00–186.00	178.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	170.00–180.00	175.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,212	160.00–180.00	165.16
8	—	1,218	143.00–158.00	150.30
1	—	1,390	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,231	140.00–168.00	150.88
5	—	1,774	170.00–195.00	181.40

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,390	2,225.00–3,500.00	2,944.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,095	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,206.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,625.00	2,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	820	200.00–202.00	201.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	225.00	225.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	270.00	270.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	2,425.00	2,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,575.00	2,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	4,050.00	4,050.00

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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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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