Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was several weaned preconditioned packages with favorable body condition in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $418.68/cwt on 56 head, up $42.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 26 comparable sales and sits +17.25 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$418.68

▲ 42.40 vs prior sale

56 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.47

vs KY average

−9.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	418.68	2,315	56

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

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 sale56 hd

418.68

—

KY average25 barns · 1,324 hd

422.15

−3.47

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−9.68

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

+17.25

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	1,523	210.95	3,212	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	175.00	2,126	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,682	174.27	2,931	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	160.00	1,741	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	627.00/cwt	627.00–627.00	2,088	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	353.51/cwt	352.50–358.00	2,344	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	334.10/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,375	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	438.72/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,536	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,585	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	583.00/cwt	583.00–583.00	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,746	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	428	551.00/cwt	551.00–551.00	2,358	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	410.40/cwt	408.00–428.00	2,713	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,686	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,599	1
Bulls	Large 2	900–950	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,246	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	2,520	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,656	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,175	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,126	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	207.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,285	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,469	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,964	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	534.47/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,956	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,412	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	291	637.17/cwt	635.00–650.00	1,854	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,414	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	476	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,166	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,295	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	608.86/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,149	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	444.09/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,819	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 Apr 6, 2026

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Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	627.00	627.00
2	350–400	358	583.00	583.00
2	400–450	433	450.00	450.00
8	550–600	578	435.00–450.00	438.72
1	600–650	645	403.00	403.00
12	700–750	723	371.00	371.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	428	551.00	551.00
30	500–550	517	500.00	500.00
17	550–600	569	472.00	472.00
19	650–700	661	408.00–428.00	410.40
3	700–750	707	394.00	394.00
14	850–900	858	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
8	450–500	476	455.00	455.00
27	500–550	535	429.00	429.00
9	550–600	583	424.00	424.00
17	650–700	663	352.50–358.00	353.51
27	700–750	711	330.00–337.00	334.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	600.00–615.00	608.86
3	300–350	328	570.00	570.00
13	350–400	366	530.00–540.00	534.47
6	400–450	449	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	461	440.00	440.00
11	500–550	536	401.00	401.00
9	550–600	597	404.00	404.00
2	600–650	608	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	440.00–445.00	444.09
4	350–400	375	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	412	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	483	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	291	635.00–650.00	637.17
2	300–350	328	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	363	575.00	575.00
6	550–600	568	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	650	389.00	389.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	720.00	720.00
1	250–300	250	765.00	765.00
13	400–450	431	521.00	521.00
8	500–550	508	496.00	496.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	535.00	535.00
4	350–400	388	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	175.00–185.00	179.90
1	—	1,515	163.00	163.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	175.00	175.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	200.00–215.00	207.26
1	—	1,335	222.00	222.00

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)	1	—	1,275	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,050.00	3,050.00

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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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