Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold firm on a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady on a limited supply.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $431.82/cwt on 41 head, down $7.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 24 comparable sales and sits +11.99 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$431.82

▼ 7.08 vs prior sale

41 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.94

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	431.82	2,381	41

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $347.73, median $419.83 across 24 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 sale41 hd

431.82

—

KY average26 barns · 501 hd

434.76

−2.94

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

+11.99

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	1,693	187.47	3,175	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	140.04	1,638	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	83.53	855	2thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	125.56/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,557	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	196.92/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	83.53/cwt	82.00–85.00	855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	149.70/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,681	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	205.50/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,997	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	247.45/cwt	237.00–270.00	2,215	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	226	596.99/cwt	535.00–620.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	408.53/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,374	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	364.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,255	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	479.34/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	533.67/cwt	517.00–542.00	1,574	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	471.80/cwt	470.00–482.00	1,826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	353.02/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,157	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,214	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,349	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,196	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	494.50/cwt	494.50–494.50	2,265	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,374	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,064	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	633.90/cwt	627.00–657.00	1,794	4

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 144Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 19Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 1

Compared to last week feeder steers sold firm on a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady on a limited supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	121.00–131.00	125.56
3	—	1,123	140.00–159.00	149.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	82.00–85.00	83.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	195.00–199.00	196.92
2	—	1,460	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,945	200.00–211.00	205.50

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	3	—	895	237.00–270.00	247.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	225.00	225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	497.00	497.00
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	493	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	535.00–620.00	596.99
2	250–300	250	557.00	557.00
6	350–400	384	450.00–500.00	479.34
1	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
20	550–600	581	400.00–410.00	408.53
6	600–650	618	360.00–370.00	364.88
1	850–900	860	248.00	248.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	627.00–657.00	633.90
4	350–400	374	552.00	552.00
20	450–500	458	494.50	494.50
21	500–550	523	454.00	454.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	428.00	428.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	542	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	517.00–542.00	533.67
9	350–400	387	470.00–482.00	471.80
11	400–450	432	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	563	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	611	330.00–365.00	353.02
8	650–700	691	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	557.00	557.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	392.00	392.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	452.00	452.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	429	516.00	516.00
2	500–550	530	452.00	452.00
1	650–700	660	409.00	409.00

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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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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