Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.67/cwt on 3 head, down $59.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −94.77 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$306.67

▼ 59.37 vs prior sale

3 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−64.79

vs KY average

−44.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	547	306.67	1,677	3thin

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 sale3 hd

306.67

—

KY average29 barns · 826 hd

371.46

−64.79

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−44.51

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−94.77

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	1,490	178.14	2,654	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	154.76	1,896	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	127.01	1,315	3thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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 3	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	355.08/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,697	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	167.21/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,307	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	148.16/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,911	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	116.02/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,420	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	164.67/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,857	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	377.53/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	439.69/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	336.28/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,924	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	360.20/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	3

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 128Year ago 114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 29

No comparison this week due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	558	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	438	425.00	425.00
6	450–500	481	411.00	411.00
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	705	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	478	350.00–360.00	355.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
2	300–350	325	430.00–450.00	439.69
7	500–550	515	340.00–370.00	360.20
4	550–600	572	335.00–340.00	336.28
1	600–650	615	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	755	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	375.00–380.00	377.53
2	500–550	538	327.00	327.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	160.00–180.00	167.21
1	—	1,710	200.00	200.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,290	143.00–151.00	148.16
2	—	1,128	161.00–169.00	164.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,090	111.00–121.00	116.02
1	—	925	149.00	149.00

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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