Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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 $366.04/cwt on 21 head, down $5.22 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −35.39 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$366.04

▼ 5.22 vs prior sale

21 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$34.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.29

vs KY average

−0.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	377.63	2,106	14thin
Medium and Large 2	527	342.86	1,806	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.77/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 $323.17, 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 sale21 hd

366.04

—

KY average26 barns · 708 hd

375.32

−9.29

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−0.61

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−35.39

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	1,641	190.73	3,130	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	162.79	2,442	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	155.66	1,936	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	149.57	1,389	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	710	186.00	1,321	1thin

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)	1,045	$2,650	1thin

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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,451	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	151.36/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,399	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,699	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	155.66/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	446.22/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	431.23/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,902	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	362.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	364	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	1,896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	430.94/cwt	403.00–435.00	2,163	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,399	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	393.80/cwt	391.00–400.00	1,902	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	376.31/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	448.14/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,111	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	1
Bulls	—	—	1,630	181.24/cwt	170.00–195.00	2,954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 149Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	150.00–157.00	153.69
1	—	1,310	181.00	181.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	924	148.00–156.00	151.36
1	—	960	177.00	177.00
1	—	915	115.00	115.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	153.00–158.00	155.66
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	186.00	186.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	170.00–195.00	181.24
2	—	1,658	200.00–210.00	204.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	463	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	457	435.00–455.00	448.14
2	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
5	650–700	670	360.00–375.00	362.98
2	800–850	845	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	625.00	625.00
1	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	364	521.00	521.00
4	400–450	441	430.00–435.00	431.23
9	450–500	451	468.00	468.00
8	500–550	502	403.00–435.00	430.94
9	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	682	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
8	350–400	372	445.00–450.00	446.22
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
18	450–500	483	391.00–400.00	393.80
5	500–550	534	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	571	360.00–381.00	376.31
3	600–650	647	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	690	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	670	358.00	358.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00

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	—	1,045	2,650.00	2,650.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle