Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mostly steady with spots 5.00 lower on a good quality offering of feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $414.28/cwt on 25 head, up $0.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 26 comparable sales and sits +12.85 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$414.28

▲ 0.24 vs prior sale

25 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

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

$95.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs KY average

−3.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	420.70	2,230	23
Medium and Large 2	565	356.00	2,011	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	325.00	1,820	1thin

One grade step is worth $95.70/cwt here — about $410 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 sale25 hd

414.28

—

KY average30 barns · 1,724 hd

411.08

+3.20

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−3.98

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

+12.85

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	1,944	221.34	4,303	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,588	165.29	2,625	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	161.53	1,971	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	986	141.57	1,396	9thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	166.57/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	900–950	945	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	524.63/cwt	522.00–525.00	1,957	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	447	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,239	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	574.00/cwt	574.00–574.00	2,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	501.62/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	458.00/cwt	455.00–461.00	2,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	256	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,607	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,475	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	449.56/cwt	442.00–451.00	2,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	504.89/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	460.82/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,369	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	430.34/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,272	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,060	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	470.31/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	448.37/cwt	426.00–450.00	2,000	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,325	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	425.76/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,431	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	163.83/cwt	153.00–174.00	2,018	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	120.58/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,191	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	149.95/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,541	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,684	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	159.94/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,591	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,859	2
Bulls	—	—	2,093	227.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	4,765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,949	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	138.33/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,671	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	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 May 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 109Year ago 279

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 28Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,020	164.00–169.00	166.57
2	—	988	120.00–121.00	120.58
4	—	1,028	143.00–156.00	149.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,232	153.00–174.00	163.83
1	—	1,095	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,208	131.00–145.00	138.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	176.00	176.00
4	—	1,620	154.00–166.00	159.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,795	215.00	215.00
2	—	2,093	225.00–230.00	227.68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	475.00	475.00
2	600–650	633	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	615.00	615.00
1	300–350	320	555.00	555.00
6	400–450	438	455.00–461.00	458.00
6	450–500	486	442.00–451.00	449.56
12	500–550	514	460.00–465.00	460.82
17	550–600	571	410.00–430.00	425.76
7	650–700	669	370.00	370.00
7	750–800	767	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	352	574.00	574.00
9	400–450	447	501.00	501.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	349	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	385	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	433	490.00–515.00	504.89
7	450–500	483	490.00–510.00	501.62
3	500–550	539	470.00	470.00
9	550–600	577	450.00	450.00
1	600–650	625	410.00	410.00
17	650–700	686	380.00	380.00
1	900–950	920	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	373	522.00–525.00	524.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	256	625.00	625.00
1	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	379	450.00–485.00	470.31
14	400–450	446	426.00–450.00	448.37
3	500–550	502	396.00	396.00
2	550–600	590	371.00	371.00
10	600–650	644	361.00	361.00
3	650–700	670	325.00	325.00
7	700–750	728	320.00	320.00
8	750–800	773	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	528	430.00–431.00	430.34
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	251.00	251.00

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle