Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a light supply. 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 $389.97/cwt on 19 head, down $0.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 26 comparable sales and sits −11.47 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$389.97

▼ 0.20 vs prior sale

19 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$94.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.02

vs KY average

−23.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	394.97	2,051	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	300.00	1,785	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.96/cwt here — about $266 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 sale19 hd

389.97

—

KY average25 barns · 1,222 hd

402.98

−13.02

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−23.81

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−11.47

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	1,885	190.00	3,582	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	138.58	1,693	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	108.24	1,070	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,474	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	535.72/cwt	520.00–552.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	502.30/cwt	501.00–508.00	2,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	450.66/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,153	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	252	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	609.00/cwt	609.00–609.00	1,827	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	110.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,154	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	90.96/cwt	80.00–101.00	880	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,265	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	142.67/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,788	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,167	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,058	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,582	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,473.73/head	2,275.00–2,650.00	2,474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	397.79/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,283	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	471.21/cwt	457.00–473.00	1,838	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	190	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,287	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,987	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	397.61/cwt	381.00–404.00	2,048	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,374	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	440.21/cwt	422.00–454.50	1,840	9

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 373Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 44Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 23Year ago 16

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a light supply. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	520.00–552.00	535.72
2	300–350	348	467.00	467.00
8	350–400	376	492.00	492.00
9	400–450	418	422.00–454.50	440.21
3	450–500	462	432.00	432.00
17	500–550	515	381.00–404.00	397.61
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	392.00	392.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	470	388.00	388.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	205	670.00	670.00
4	300–350	325	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	456.00	456.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	430	501.00–508.00	502.30
2	450–500	468	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	598	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	626	400.00	400.00
3	750–800	797	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	725.00	725.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
8	350–400	390	457.00–473.00	471.21
7	450–500	489	450.00–455.00	450.66
9	550–600	574	380.00–400.00	397.79
3	600–650	618	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	835	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	675.00	675.00
2	250–300	252	715.00	715.00
1	300–350	300	609.00	609.00
15	350–400	358	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	418	515.00	515.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	105.00–115.00	110.13
2	—	968	80.00–101.00	90.96
1	—	910	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	139.00–147.00	142.67
1	—	1,155	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,225	168.00	168.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	190.00	190.00

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	—	865	189.00	189.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,275.00–2,650.00	2,473.73

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