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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 26

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 224 vs last sale 403▼ 102 vs year ago 281 · −36.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 23▼ 13 vs year ago 56 · −23.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▼ 9 vs year ago 15 · −60.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $344.83/cwt on 29 head, down $20.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 25 comparable sales and sits −60.83 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$344.83

▼ 20.31 vs prior sale

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$45.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.40

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	540	355.91	1,920	22
Medium and Large 2	552	310.03	1,710	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.88/cwt here — about $210 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 sale29 hd

344.83

—

KY average27 barns · 874 hd

362.24

−17.40

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−60.83

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $338.29, median $405.67 across 25 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	—	Average	1,735	184.03	3,193	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	138.21	2,225	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	128.46	1,650	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,119	113.63	1,271	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,670	$2,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,340	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,335	$1,875	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	481.17/cwt	467.00–488.00	1,973	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,096	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,134	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	354.43/cwt	349.00–366.00	2,222	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,277	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,387	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,411	2
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,750	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,068	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,568	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,756	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,394	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	402.55/cwt	400.00–406.00	1,836	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,897	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,489	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	543	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,575	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	342.86/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,985	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,112	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	395.50/cwt	394.00–400.00	1,622	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,946	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,872	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	306.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,668	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,818	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,992	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	285.68/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,894	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,201	10
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,250	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,610	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,254	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	855	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,142	27
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	182.04/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,776	3
Bulls	—	—	2,365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	4,494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	990	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,386	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	141.82/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,659	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	111.71/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,327	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,336	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	110.67/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,428	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	130.42/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,695	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	143.24/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,303	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	131.51/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,121	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,670	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 179Last week 403Year ago 281

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 23Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 15

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
27	850–900	855	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	545	300.00–310.00	306.04
2	550–600	568	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	663	270.00–301.00	285.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
4	350–400	355	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	410	394.00–400.00	395.50
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
14	500–550	513	365.00	365.00
8	550–600	586	340.00	340.00
10	650–700	667	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	728	309.00	309.00
2	850–900	870	300.00	300.00
2	950–1000	980	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	510	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	543	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	320	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	390	402.00	402.00
4	400–450	419	419.00	419.00
7	450–500	456	400.00–406.00	402.55
7	500–550	510	372.00	372.00
14	550–600	579	330.00–350.00	342.86
5	650–700	658	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	467.00–488.00	481.17
1	500–550	505	415.00	415.00
9	550–600	569	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	627	349.00–366.00	354.43
1	650–700	690	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	702	340.00	340.00
2	750–800	763	316.00	316.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	140.00–144.00	141.82
1	—	1,260	106.00	106.00
2	—	1,290	108.00–113.00	110.67
16	—	1,300	121.00–139.00	130.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,188	111.00–113.00	111.71
1	—	980	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,608	141.00–146.00	143.24
3	—	1,613	125.00–136.00	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,525	180.00–189.00	182.04
1	—	2,365	190.00	190.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,670	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,875.00	1,875.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,925.00	1,925.00

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.