Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good quality supply of feeder classes this week with good demand. 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 $422.55/cwt on 54 head, up $3.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 26 comparable sales and sits +21.11 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$422.55

▲ 3.80 vs prior sale

54 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,330

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$425

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

$50.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.77

vs KY average

+11.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	427.07	2,366	49
Medium and Large 2	543	380.00	2,063	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	515	377.00	1,942	3thin

One grade step is worth $50.07/cwt here — about $425 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 sale54 hd

422.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,213 hd

414.77

+7.77

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+11.05

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

+21.11

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	1,825	207.40	3,785	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	172.44	2,094	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	166.48	2,511	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,008	137.84	1,389	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,782	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,639	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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%	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,333	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	394.77/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	448	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	349	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,007	7
Bulls	—	—	1,610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,220	2
Bulls	—	—	2,165	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	5,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,678	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	188.86/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,238	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,863	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	166.48/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	641	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,095	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	323.03/cwt	310.00–341.00	2,213	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,194	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	472.98/cwt	450.00–479.00	2,024	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	406.08/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,091	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,407	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	342.24/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,331	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	349.43/cwt	349.00–350.00	2,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	248	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,533	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	432.69/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,471	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	430.72/cwt	430.00–432.00	2,408	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	557.77/cwt	510.00–575.00	2,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	382.87/cwt	381.00–388.00	2,581	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	160	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	476.59/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,483	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	504.75/cwt	480.00–517.00	1,883	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	329.00/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,122	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,222	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,781.75/head	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,657	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	475.78/cwt	455.00–477.00	2,027	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,638.53/head	2,625.00–2,650.00	2,639	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	543.00/cwt	543.00–543.00	2,172	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	278	606.65/cwt	605.00–615.00	1,686	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	469.79/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	166.41/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,040	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	142.74/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,489	3

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 Jun 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 173Year ago 208

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 28Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 4Year ago 42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
1	—	980	171.00	171.00
3	—	1,043	135.00–151.00	142.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,185	185.00–190.00	188.86
1	—	1,250	149.00	149.00
7	—	1,226	161.00–171.00	166.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	166.00–167.00	166.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	200.00	200.00
2	—	2,165	232.00–235.00	233.51
1	—	1,575	170.00	170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	650.00	650.00
6	250–300	278	605.00–615.00	606.65
7	300–350	349	575.00	575.00
6	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	785	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	445.00	445.00
4	450–500	489	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	590	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	465.00–475.00	469.79
18	400–450	426	455.00–477.00	475.78
15	500–550	515	380.00–410.00	406.08
3	600–650	645	326.00–335.00	329.00
7	650–700	685	310.00–341.00	323.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	461.00	461.00
1	450–500	465	450.00	450.00
9	500–550	511	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	535.00	535.00
4	350–400	373	510.00–575.00	557.77
2	400–450	440	480.00	480.00
23	500–550	521	440.00–480.00	476.59
13	550–600	571	425.00–435.00	432.69
11	600–650	603	420.00	420.00
34	650–700	674	381.00–388.00	382.87
20	700–750	718	370.00	370.00
13	750–800	785	340.00	340.00
2	950–1000	950	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	400	543.00	543.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	474	385.00–405.00	394.77
3	500–550	515	377.00	377.00
1	600–650	641	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	160	735.00	735.00
6	400–450	448	484.00	484.00
6	450–500	468	472.00	472.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	360	462.00	462.00
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	543	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	270	515.00	515.00
12	350–400	373	480.00–517.00	504.75
18	400–450	428	450.00–479.00	472.98
10	500–550	501	438.00	438.00
16	550–600	580	415.00	415.00
7	600–650	637	349.00–350.00	349.43
34	650–700	681	340.00–347.00	342.24
7	750–800	753	320.00	320.00
2	900–950	930	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	550–600	559	430.00–432.00	430.72

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	250.00	250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,781.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	2,625.00–2,650.00	2,638.53
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	220.00	220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	236.00	236.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle