Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday no trend for feeder steers due to lack of comparable receipts. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with moderate demand and light supply. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $348.34/cwt on 28 head, down $11.03 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −70.83 against this barn's trailing median of $419.17.

Average price

$348.34

▼ 11.03 vs prior sale

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$33.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	351.95	1,897	25
Medium and Large 2-3	524	318.33	1,667	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.61/cwt here — about $230 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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $338.29, median $419.17 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 sale28 hd

348.34

—

KY average26 barns · 645 hd

358.76

−10.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

419.17

−70.83

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	1,905	160.00	3,049	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	137.80	2,159	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	125.85	1,577	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	901	108.50	978	4thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,570	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	—	—	1,928	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,663	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	133.73/cwt	133.00–134.00	2,106	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	144.32/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,292	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	618	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	353.46/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,887	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	324.69/cwt	317.00–326.00	2,127	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	370.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	506	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,766	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	390.17/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,674	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	173	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	383.74/cwt	380.00–391.00	1,485	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,187	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	388.36/cwt	387.00–389.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,944	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	587	288.37/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,316	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,495	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	144.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	498	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,528	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,626	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,856	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,367	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	118.22/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,406	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	132.80/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,684	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,390	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 Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 72Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 15Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,928	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,860	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	133.00–134.00	133.73
4	—	1,588	142.00–146.00	144.32
1	—	1,450	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	71.00	71.00
1	—	900	91.00	91.00
1	—	970	114.00	114.00
1	—	865	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	140.00–149.00	144.61
7	—	1,189	116.00–121.00	118.22
6	—	1,268	129.00–135.00	132.80
1	—	1,390	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	490.00	490.00
2	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	333	387.00–389.00	388.36
6	350–400	387	380.00–391.00	383.74
2	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	481	378.00	378.00
5	500–550	504	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	561	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	613	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
5	700–750	704	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	428	357.00	357.00
3	550–600	587	285.00–290.00	288.37
1	700–750	740	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	506	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	404.00	404.00
8	400–450	428	409.00	409.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
7	350–400	367	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	498	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	508	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	653	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	354	454.00	454.00
12	400–450	429	385.00–400.00	390.17
21	500–550	534	350.00–361.00	353.46
4	550–600	565	344.00	344.00
3	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
21	650–700	655	317.00–326.00	324.69
5	700–750	735	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	373	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	459	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	507	340.00–350.00	345.03
1	600–650	630	336.00	336.00
4	650–700	651	336.00	336.00
2	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
2	950–1000	983	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	370.00–375.00	370.99
2	600–650	605	358.00	358.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	3,075.00	3,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,975.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,525.00	2,525.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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