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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 5

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 195▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 33▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold unevenly steady on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $352.52/cwt on 39 head, up $29.58 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 26 comparable sales and sits −42.85 against this barn's trailing median of $395.37.

Average price

$352.52

▲ 29.58 vs prior sale

39 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$84.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.00

vs KY average

−15.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	354.70	1,911	38
Medium and Large 3	555	270.00	1,499	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.70/cwt here — about $413 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

352.52

—

KY average25 barns · 1,187 hd

340.52

+12.00

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−15.39

This barn, trailing median26 sales

395.37

−42.85

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $322.89, median $395.37 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,508	165.17	2,490	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	144.86	2,138	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	131.57	1,551	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	102.00	1,102	2thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,750	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,819	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,201	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,343	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,343	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,542	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	337.03/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,705	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,037	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,052	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	823	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,387	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	253	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,328	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	372.97/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,630	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,886	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	595	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,124	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	322.87/cwt	314.00–324.00	2,128	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,169	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,510	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	160.33/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,461	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,387	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,265	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	133.53/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,522	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	912	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	154.81/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,773	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	113.16/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,384	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	153.96/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,232	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	138.80/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,072	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,090	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,035	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 Oct 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 195Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder classes sold unevenly steady on a limited comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady and slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	150.00–159.00	154.81
4	—	1,223	106.00–120.00	113.16
2	—	1,140	133.00–134.00	133.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,140	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,493	131.00–145.00	138.80
2	—	1,450	152.00–156.00	153.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,535	150.00–170.00	160.33
1	—	1,255	200.00	200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	437	360.00–400.00	372.97
9	500–550	524	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
9	650–700	659	314.00–324.00	322.87
12	700–750	748	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	595	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	432.00	432.00
1	450–500	470	387.00	387.00
11	550–600	587	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	685	342.00	342.00
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	420.00	420.00
3	400–450	410	376.00	376.00
14	500–550	506	320.00–340.00	337.03
4	650–700	662	310.00	310.00
10	800–850	823	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	550–600	558	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	185.00	185.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	190.00	190.00

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.