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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 21

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 109 vs last sale 181▼ 204 vs year ago 276 · −73.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 29▼ 39 vs year ago 54 · −72.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 10▲ 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

No comparison this week due to limited supply. Slaughter classes sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $330.00/cwt on 8 head, down $5.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −65.37 against this barn's trailing median of $395.37.

Average price

$330.00

▼ 5.77 vs prior sale

8 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,770

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.22

vs KY average

−26.10 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	330.00	1,770	8thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

330.00

—

KY average24 barns · 793 hd

346.22

−16.22

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−26.10

This barn, trailing median26 sales

395.37

−65.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $322.89, median $395.37 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,980	165.00	3,267	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	138.00	2,226	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	129.36	1,603	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	85.50	866	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,320	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,436	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	332.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,575	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,719	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,855	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	329.27/cwt	319.50–336.00	2,265	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,113	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,591	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,806	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	335.92/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,891	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,084	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,980	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,267	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	818	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	914	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	141.33/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,714	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	117.38/cwt	101.00–133.00	1,485	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,613	138.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,226	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	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 Sep 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 181Year ago 276

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 29Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 10Year ago 0

No comparison this week due to limited supply. Slaughter classes sold 5.00 lower with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,980	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,213	140.00–143.00	141.33
2	—	1,265	101.00–133.00	117.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	135.00–142.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,015	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	332.37
5	500–550	521	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	562	330.00	330.00
12	650–700	688	319.50–336.00	329.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	330.00–340.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	445.00	445.00
6	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
7	400–450	440	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	516	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	563	330.00–342.00	335.92
1	650–700	675	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	648	358.00	358.00
2	800–850	815	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	870	280.00	280.00

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	—	860	210.00	210.00

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.