Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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 $417.76/cwt on 39 head, up $17.18 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 26 comparable sales and sits +16.33 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$417.76

▲ 17.18 vs prior sale

39 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$581

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

$132.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.96

vs KY average

−6.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	422.23	2,248	37
Medium and Large 2	525	380.00	1,995	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	290.00	1,668	1thin

One grade step is worth $132.23/cwt here — about $581 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.

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 sale39 hd

417.76

—

KY average27 barns · 1,382 hd

415.80

+1.96

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

−6.31

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

+16.33

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	—	High	1,680	203.15	3,413	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	175.14	2,729	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	153.26	1,978	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	127.99	1,242	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	201.72	2,764	2thin

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	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,990	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	386.40/cwt	386.00–388.00	2,558	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	393.32/cwt	389.00–400.00	2,116	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,801	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	736	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,804	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	492.66/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	496.46/cwt	480.00–512.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	434.82/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	503.96/cwt	500.00–506.00	2,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	542.83/cwt	500.00–572.00	2,008	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	1,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	673	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,625	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	201.72/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,764	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	136.99/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,381	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	166.50/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,706	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,425	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	194.84/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	159.84/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,068	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,631	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	219.25/cwt	218.00–220.00	3,837	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	203.47/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,465	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	358.71/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	427.50/cwt	410.00–433.00	2,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	494.21/cwt	450.00–520.00	2,160	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	382.50/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,180	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	444.16/cwt	422.00–450.00	2,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	445.77/cwt	425.00–452.00	1,801	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,405	5

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 229Year ago 662

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 44Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	352	467.00	467.00
3	400–450	413	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	490	409.00	409.00
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	710	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	585.00	585.00
4	300–350	348	552.00	552.00
11	350–400	385	517.00	517.00
9	400–450	404	425.00–452.00	445.77
5	450–500	456	422.00–450.00	444.16
5	500–550	538	389.00–400.00	393.32
5	550–600	581	414.00	414.00
6	700–750	748	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	875	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	960	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	415	365.00–400.00	382.50
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	507	430.00	430.00
8	550–600	559	427.00	427.00
20	650–700	662	386.00–388.00	386.40
7	800–850	805	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	643	428.00	428.00
20	650–700	667	420.00	420.00
37	700–750	736	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	480.00–512.00	496.46
3	450–500	475	500.00–506.00	503.96
10	500–550	523	485.00–505.00	492.66
5	550–600	569	460.00	460.00
4	600–650	643	416.00	416.00
3	650–700	680	390.00	390.00
5	800–850	837	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	428.00	428.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	430.00–440.00	434.82
1	450–500	471	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	710	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	665.00	665.00
10	350–400	370	500.00–572.00	542.83
11	400–450	437	450.00–520.00	494.21
6	450–500	497	490.00	490.00
4	550–600	580	410.00–433.00	427.50
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	750	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	673	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	350.00–410.00	358.71
2	450–500	488	420.00	420.00
1	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	560	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	200.00–204.00	201.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,008	131.00–143.00	136.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,625	160.00–172.00	166.50
1	—	1,585	153.00	153.00
2	—	1,478	190.00–200.00	194.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,294	152.00–169.00	159.84
1	—	1,315	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,245	143.00	143.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	218.00–220.00	219.25
1	—	1,470	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,703	200.00–210.00	203.47

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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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