Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes on a plainer quality offer. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $407.64/cwt on 41 head, down $11.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 26 comparable sales and sits +6.21 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$407.64

▼ 11.04 vs prior sale

41 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$456

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

$84.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.89

vs KY average

−19.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	417.92	2,301	34
Medium and Large 2	520	390.00	2,028	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	333.50	1,844	4thin

One grade step is worth $84.42/cwt here — about $456 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $362.03, median $401.43 across 26 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 sale41 hd

407.64

—

KY average26 barns · 1,392 hd

414.52

−6.89

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−19.75

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

+6.21

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	2,033	207.05	4,209	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	176.33	2,643	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	159.04	1,851	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	877	146.55	1,286	34

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,388	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,375	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,325	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	896	$2,314	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$2,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	541.51/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	502.18/cwt	465.00–515.00	1,893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	420.19/cwt	417.00–424.00	2,416	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	402.09/cwt	393.00–405.00	2,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,186	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	391.25/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	434.68/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,930	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	587.00/cwt	587.00–587.00	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	390.63/cwt	380.00–396.00	2,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	498	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,555	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	646.04/cwt	630.00–655.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,361	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,246	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	180.20/cwt	172.00–191.00	2,098	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	166.29/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,473	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	97.73/cwt	91.00–100.00	832	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	792	121.89/cwt	112.00–126.00	965	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,577	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	157.91/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,832	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	137.12/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,286	6
Bulls	—	—	1,942	202.73/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,937	3
Bulls	—	—	2,305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	5,071	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	141.94/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,659	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	2,313.76/head	2,100.00–2,475.00	2,314	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,387.50/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,388	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	208.71/cwt	199.00–221.00	2,317	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,050	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	550.63/cwt	535.00–560.00	2,081	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	439	326.86/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	542.16/cwt	505.00–585.00	1,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	347.84/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	435.74/cwt	424.00–455.00	2,070	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	464.84/cwt	449.00–480.00	2,385	10

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 Apr 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 411Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 10Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 2Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	630.00–655.00	646.04
3	250–300	283	640.00	640.00
2	300–350	325	575.00	575.00
8	350–400	378	535.00–560.00	550.63
3	400–450	427	480.00	480.00
12	450–500	497	475.00	475.00
10	500–550	513	449.00–480.00	464.84
9	550–600	582	439.00	439.00
1	600–650	625	380.00	380.00
3	800–850	808	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
5	400–450	439	320.00–355.00	326.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	432	520.00	520.00
2	600–650	630	409.00	409.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	576	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	278	505.00–585.00	542.16
10	300–350	321	520.00–550.00	541.51
12	350–400	377	465.00–515.00	502.18
9	400–450	444	420.00–465.00	434.68
11	450–500	475	424.00–455.00	435.74
1	500–550	545	406.00	406.00
8	550–600	569	393.00–405.00	402.09
4	650–700	674	355.00–360.00	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	410	320.00–375.00	347.84
2	500–550	508	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	598	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	512	427.00	427.00
13	550–600	575	417.00–424.00	420.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	390.00–400.00	391.25
3	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	587.00	587.00
1	350–400	365	565.00	565.00
2	400–450	408	540.00	540.00
4	500–550	530	488.00	488.00
7	600–650	618	422.00	422.00
3	650–700	675	380.00–396.00	390.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	470.00	470.00
2	450–500	498	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	955	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,164	172.00–191.00	180.20
10	—	1,160	150.00–169.00	157.91
8	—	1,169	131.00–148.00	141.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	886	150.00–180.00	166.29
4	—	851	91.00–100.00	97.73
5	—	792	112.00–126.00	121.89
6	—	938	131.00–148.00	137.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,543	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	195.00–210.00	202.73
1	—	2,305	220.00	220.00

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)	7	—	896	2,100.00–2,475.00	2,313.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,000	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,387.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,175.00	2,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,110	199.00–221.00	208.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,225.00	2,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	2,325.00	2,325.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle