Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison do to no sale for Labor Day Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.77/cwt on 40 head, up $12.60 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −65.66 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$335.77

▲ 12.60 vs prior sale

40 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$24.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

vs KY average

−18.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	338.88	1,760	35
Medium and Large 2	536	314.00	1,684	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.88/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 $322.95, 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 sale40 hd

335.77

—

KY average25 barns · 823 hd

338.30

−2.53

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−18.54

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−65.66

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	2,003	191.62	3,838	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	154.02	2,315	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,290	133.56	1,723	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	110.50	1,149	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$3,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$3,163	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,820	$4,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	650–700	674	276.30/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	337.54/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,692	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,192	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,820	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	394.89/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	299	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,934	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	244.86/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,186	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,163.10/head	3,125.00–3,200.00	3,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	339.27/cwt	338.00–340.00	1,958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,949	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,706	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	343.35/cwt	326.00–344.00	1,741	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	424.76/cwt	411.00–427.00	1,627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	377.71/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,643	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	344.46/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,430	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,028	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	159.23/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,435	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	107.44/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,420	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	134.08/cwt	125.00–141.00	1,680	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	152.64/cwt	148.00–160.00	1,989	4
Bulls	—	—	2,003	191.62/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,838	5

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 Sep 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 102Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 8

No comparison do to no sale for Labor Day Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	330.00–345.00	337.54
2	500–550	505	335.00	335.00
3	550–600	557	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
6	650–700	674	260.00–285.00	276.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	502.00	502.00
2	300–350	328	400.00–410.00	405.04
7	350–400	383	411.00–427.00	424.76
6	400–450	442	391.00	391.00
2	450–500	450	379.00	379.00
28	500–550	507	326.00–344.00	343.35
7	550–600	569	321.00	321.00
6	600–650	622	326.00	326.00
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	435	390.00–400.00	394.89
18	500–550	516	396.00	396.00
2	550–600	590	351.00	351.00
9	600–650	643	340.00	340.00
3	750–800	750	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	299	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
13	400–450	435	370.00–390.00	377.71
4	450–500	493	340.00	340.00
11	500–550	521	374.00	374.00
8	550–600	577	338.00–340.00	339.27
1	600–650	610	317.00	317.00
1	650–700	660	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	330.00–360.00	344.46
7	450–500	477	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,095	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	140.00–142.00	141.01
5	—	1,529	150.00–163.00	159.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	103.00–115.00	107.44
4	—	1,253	125.00–141.00	134.08
4	—	1,303	148.00–160.00	152.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,003	180.00–200.00	191.62

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	3,125.00–3,200.00	3,163.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,325.00	3,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,820	4,300.00	4,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	240.00–250.00	244.86

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