Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes over 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.81/cwt on 27 head, down $3.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 26 comparable sales and sits +12.38 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$413.81

▼ 3.95 vs prior sale

27 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.31

vs KY average

−14.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	413.81	2,219	27

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale27 hd

413.81

—

KY average26 barns · 1,247 hd

413.50

+0.31

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−14.09

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

+12.38

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	1,372	195.00	2,675	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	168.21	2,085	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	161.98	2,519	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	141.15	1,342	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,013	248.64	2,519	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,130	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$5,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2	450–500	453	462.06/cwt	448.00–465.00	2,093	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	514.89/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,957	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	424.57/cwt	419.00–425.00	2,131	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,640	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	402.22/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,305	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,859	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	577.00/cwt	577.00–577.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	340.66/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	509.30/cwt	505.00–521.00	2,480	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,400	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,629	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,358	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	1,385	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	562.29/cwt	500.00–575.00	2,182	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	510.10/cwt	491.00–513.00	2,229	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,394	3,129.78/head	2,900.00–3,425.00	3,130	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	222.24/cwt	220.00–227.00	2,571	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	220.85/cwt	216.00–225.00	2,529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,696	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	161.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,519	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	160.55/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	128.22/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,263	3
Bulls	—	—	1,248	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	186.53/cwt	176.00–205.00	2,361	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,013	248.64/cwt	241.00–255.00	2,519	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	163.02/cwt	152.00–173.00	1,995	14

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 297Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder classes under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes over 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	602.00	602.00
8	250–300	278	595.00	595.00
7	300–350	335	555.00	555.00
8	350–400	380	500.00–520.00	514.89
18	450–500	453	448.00–465.00	462.06
14	500–550	502	419.00–425.00	424.57
13	550–600	573	400.00–405.00	402.22
2	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
7	650–700	681	330.00–345.00	340.66
3	700–750	733	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	750–800	788	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	577.00	577.00
3	400–450	437	530.00	530.00
7	450–500	487	505.00–521.00	509.30
6	500–550	512	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	585	430.00	430.00
2	700–750	720	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	433.00	433.00
2	550–600	560	398.00	398.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	800.00	800.00
5	250–300	288	655.00	655.00
6	350–400	388	500.00–575.00	562.29
15	400–450	437	491.00–513.00	510.10
17	500–550	507	465.00	465.00
15	550–600	570	421.00	421.00
4	650–700	674	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	725	364.00	364.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	5,000.00	5,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,394	2,900.00–3,425.00	3,129.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,425.00	3,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,157	220.00–227.00	222.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	216.00–225.00	220.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	131.00	131.00
6	—	1,266	176.00–205.00	186.53
14	—	1,224	152.00–173.00	163.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	160.00–165.00	161.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	152.00–170.00	160.55
3	—	985	123.00–136.00	128.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,620	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	241.00–255.00	248.64

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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Owensboro Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle