Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2026-08-31

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 31
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 265▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 20▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week there was no comparison on steers due to light test. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with active buyer participation. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.29/cwt on 31 head, down $31.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −80.88 against this barn's trailing median of $419.17.
Average price
$338.29
▼ 31.77 vs prior sale
31 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,790
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$97
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$44.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.08
vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528339.741,79330
Medium and Large 2575295.001,6961thin
One grade step is worth $44.74/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales
480428376324median 419.1701/1903/1605/0407/1309/14
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $338.29, median $419.17 across 25 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 sale31 hd
338.29
—
KY average25 barns · 417 hd
335.21
+3.08
This barn, trailing median25 sales
419.17
−80.88
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,613200.913,2412thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,441156.912,2614thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259155.261,95511
CowsLean 85-90%Low908122.581,1133thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—880230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300265485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,2853
BullsMedium and Large 1-2750–800753260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650630285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400367430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5781
Bulls——1,613200.91/cwt190.00–210.003,2412
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450413398.68/cwt385.00–400.001,64712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450440373.00/cwt365.00–375.001,6415
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4951
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400371412.00/cwt412.00–412.001,5297
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300290460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3346
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500470380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7861
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5581
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550508350.55/cwt345.00–351.001,78122
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600582310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8048
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400355395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350313425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3303
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,1761
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450424392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,6624
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500488360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9154
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,441156.91/cwt150.00–160.002,2614
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,253173.05/cwt172.00–174.002,1682
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,289159.40/cwt150.00–166.002,0556
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,203135.12/cwt130.00–144.001,6253
CowsLean 85-90%—785101.00/cwt101.00–101.007931
CowsLean 85-90%—970133.37/cwt130.00–137.001,2942

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.