Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes with serval offerings of thinner light weight feeders. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $376.28/cwt on 29 head, down $5.05 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −25.15 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$376.28

▼ 5.05 vs prior sale

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$490

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

$74.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.96

vs KY average

−48.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	387.52	2,120	24
Medium and Large 2	515	360.00	1,854	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	521	312.91	1,630	4thin

One grade step is worth $74.62/cwt here — about $490 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 sale29 hd

376.28

—

KY average25 barns · 1,211 hd

412.24

−35.96

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

−48.91

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−25.15

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	1,791	180.14	3,227	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	160.94	2,561	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,222	154.13	1,884	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	881	121.23	1,069	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,990	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	650–700	657	347.49/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,283	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	647.00/cwt	647.00–647.00	1,165	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	556.47/cwt	525.00–587.00	1,719	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	227	666.19/cwt	620.00–675.00	1,512	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	499.89/cwt	492.00–502.00	1,875	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	314.96/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	389.95/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	508.90/cwt	478.00–515.00	2,310	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	422.06/cwt	315.00–440.00	1,616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	464.02/cwt	427.00–480.00	1,912	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	608	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	537.68/cwt	509.00–553.00	2,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,619	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	568.94/cwt	520.00–601.00	2,145	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	596.33/cwt	590.00–617.00	1,622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	708.00/cwt	708.00–708.00	1,947	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	359	587.00/cwt	587.00–587.00	2,107	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	737.09/cwt	720.00–755.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	532.00/cwt	532.00–532.00	2,160	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	150.25/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,295	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	169.07/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,568	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	148.75/cwt	141.00–158.00	2,527	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	113.10/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,425	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	135.92/cwt	124.00–149.00	1,700	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	162.80/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,875	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	104.29/cwt	100.00–111.00	968	3
Bulls	—	—	2,013	203.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	4,106	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	156.40/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,409	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	177.73/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,314	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,989.50/head	2,975.00–3,000.00	2,990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	213.87/cwt	198.00–232.00	2,184	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	444.06/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,243	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	354.05/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	570.76/cwt	557.00–577.00	1,861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	502.12/cwt	471.00–512.00	2,149	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	747	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,506	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,079	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	345.23/cwt	325.00–371.00	2,213	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	317.21/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	403.61/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,091	14

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 177Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 21Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	180	647.00	647.00
1	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
16	300–350	309	525.00–587.00	556.47
28	350–400	375	492.00–502.00	499.89
7	400–450	412	427.00–480.00	464.02
20	450–500	460	452.00	452.00
14	500–550	518	380.00–410.00	403.61
10	550–600	588	365.00	365.00
12	650–700	657	320.00–350.00	347.49
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	850	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	200–250	227	620.00–675.00	666.19
8	250–300	277	640.00	640.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	625	310.00–320.00	314.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	383	315.00–440.00	422.06
2	450–500	493	380.00–400.00	389.95
3	500–550	508	300.00–350.00	317.21
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	700–750	747	335.50	335.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	377	520.00–601.00	568.94
6	400–450	419	509.00–553.00	537.68
20	450–500	454	478.00–515.00	508.90
3	550–600	587	425.00	425.00
9	600–650	602	435.00	435.00
2	700–750	735	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	580.00	580.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	432.00	432.00
1	550–600	570	410.00	410.00
2	650–700	695	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	272	590.00–617.00	596.33
6	300–350	326	557.00–577.00	570.76
1	350–400	365	465.00	465.00
22	400–450	428	471.00–512.00	502.12
2	450–500	488	447.00	447.00
9	500–550	505	400.00–450.00	444.06
12	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
9	600–650	641	325.00–371.00	345.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	720.00–755.00	737.09
28	250–300	275	708.00	708.00
14	350–400	359	587.00	587.00
8	400–450	406	532.00	532.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	350.00–358.00	354.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	85.00	85.00
3	—	862	149.00–151.00	150.25
3	—	928	100.00–111.00	104.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	160.00–180.00	169.07
4	—	1,699	141.00–158.00	148.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	111.00–115.00	113.10
4	—	1,251	124.00–149.00	135.92
9	—	1,152	150.00–169.00	162.80
5	—	1,302	170.00–186.00	177.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,013	200.00–210.00	203.96
1	—	1,850	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,540	150.00–165.00	156.40

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,325.00	2,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,268	2,975.00–3,000.00	2,989.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,050.00	3,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,021	198.00–232.00	213.87

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