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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 19

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

403 head

▲ 226 vs last sale 177▲ 212 vs year ago 191 · +111.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 24▼ 30 vs year ago 53 · −56.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 11▼ 8 vs year ago 10 · −80.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady. No comparison on slaughter bulls.

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 $340.69/cwt on 31 head, up $17.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 26 comparable sales and sits −54.68 against this barn's trailing median of $395.37.

Average price

$340.69

▲ 17.80 vs prior sale

31 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$62.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.57

vs KY average

−36.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	342.71	1,840	30
Medium 1-2	580	280.00	1,624	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.71/cwt here — about $216 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

340.69

—

KY average26 barns · 1,484 hd

344.26

−3.57

National average186 barns · 22,034 hd

377.02

−36.33

This barn, trailing median26 sales

395.37

−54.68

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	—	High	1,749	180.06	3,149	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,232	125.32	1,543	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,136	90.20	1,025	5thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,613	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,907	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,153	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,040	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	333.16/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,272	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	789	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,683	59
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	913	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,785	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,634	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,579	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,792	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	351.03/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,797	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	330.24/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,896	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	580	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,624	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	316.43/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,066	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,318	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,412	67
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	812	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,444	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,174	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,404	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	369	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,771	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,896	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	383.38/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,871	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,968	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	340.52/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,995	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,281	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	718	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,867	24
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,055	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,980	168.41/cwt	162.00–175.00	3,335	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,015	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	81.33/cwt	80.00–82.00	931	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,109	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	132.01/cwt	122.00–143.00	1,661	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	115.21/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,456	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,612.50/head	2,600.00–2,625.00	2,613	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 Oct 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 177Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 10

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady. No comparison on slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	363	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	400	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
18	500–550	512	335.00–353.00	351.03
12	550–600	574	320.00–332.00	330.24
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
14	650–700	653	310.00–320.00	316.43
3	700–750	743	312.00	312.00
5	800–850	812	301.00	301.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	437	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	750–800	761	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	335	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	435	410.00	410.00
3	450–500	488	370.00–390.00	383.38
12	550–600	586	325.00–347.00	340.52
5	700–750	743	307.00	307.00
1	800–850	840	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	890	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	480.00	480.00
6	400–450	431	440.00	440.00
11	500–550	502	392.00	392.00
12	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	750–800	789	340.00	340.00
54	900–950	913	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	495	435.00	435.00
1	550–600	565	361.00	361.00
8	650–700	682	325.00–340.00	333.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	700–750	718	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	215.00	215.00
3	—	1,980	162.00–175.00	168.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	80.00–82.00	81.33
1	—	1,155	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,264	111.00–118.00	115.21
6	—	1,258	122.00–143.00	132.01
1	—	1,060	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,600.00–2,625.00	2,612.50

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.