Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to limited supply. Slaughter classes sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.00/cwt on 8 head, down $5.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −72.28 against this barn's trailing median of $402.28.

Average price

$330.00

▼ 5.77 vs prior sale

8 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.22

vs KY average

−24.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	330.00	1,770	8thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $323.17, median $402.28 across 25 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 sale8 hd

330.00

—

KY average24 barns · 793 hd

346.22

−16.22

National average155 barns · 10,190 hd

354.38

−24.38

This barn, trailing median25 sales

402.28

−72.28

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	1,980	165.00	3,267	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	138.00	2,226	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	129.36	1,603	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,013	85.50	866	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	329.27/cwt	319.50–336.00	2,265	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	332.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,575	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	335.92/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,320	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	818	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	138.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,226	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	117.38/cwt	101.00–133.00	1,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	141.33/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,267	2

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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 181Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 29Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 0

No comparison this week due to limited supply. Slaughter classes sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	332.37
5	500–550	521	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	562	330.00	330.00
12	650–700	688	319.50–336.00	329.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	330.00–340.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
6	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
7	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	516	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	563	330.00–342.00	335.92
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	648	358.00	358.00
2	800–850	815	310.00	310.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,010	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	135.00–142.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	101.00–133.00	117.38
2	—	1,213	140.00–143.00	141.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,980	165.00	165.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle