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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Sep 28

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 72▼ 128 vs year ago 323 · −39.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 15▼ 26 vs year ago 59 · −44.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday no trend for feeder steers due to lack of comparable receipts. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with moderate demand and light supply. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $348.34/cwt on 28 head, down $11.03 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 25 comparable sales and sits −57.32 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$348.34

▼ 11.03 vs prior sale

28 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$33.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.42

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	351.95	1,897	25
Medium and Large 2-3	524	318.33	1,667	3thin

One grade step is worth $33.61/cwt here — about $230 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

348.34

—

KY average26 barns · 645 hd

358.76

−10.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−57.32

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $338.29, median $405.67 across 25 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	—	Low	1,905	160.00	3,049	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	137.80	2,159	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	125.85	1,577	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	108.50	978	4thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,570	$3,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,333	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,604	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,928	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,749	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	370.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,896	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,166	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,117	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,187	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	983	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,861	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	173	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	848	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	388.36/cwt	387.00–389.00	1,293	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,495	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	383.74/cwt	380.00–391.00	1,485	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,560	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,751	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,528	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,818	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,613	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,766	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,795	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	587	288.37/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,693	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,716	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,182	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,887	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,316	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	354	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,607	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,468	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,788	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	390.17/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,674	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	498	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,544	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,626	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	353.46/cwt	350.00–361.00	1,887	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,944	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	653	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,946	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	324.69/cwt	317.00–326.00	2,127	21
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,132	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,860	1
Bulls	—	—	1,928	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,663	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,367	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	618	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,106	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	118.22/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,406	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	132.80/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,684	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	144.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,971	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,390	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,856	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	133.73/cwt	133.00–134.00	2,106	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	144.32/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,292	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 72Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 15Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	173	490.00	490.00
2	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	333	387.00–389.00	388.36
6	350–400	387	380.00–391.00	383.74
2	400–450	400	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	481	378.00	378.00
5	500–550	504	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	561	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	613	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
5	700–750	704	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	506	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	428	357.00	357.00
3	550–600	587	285.00–290.00	288.37
1	700–750	740	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	404.00	404.00
8	400–450	428	409.00	409.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	373	430.00	430.00
4	450–500	459	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	507	340.00–350.00	345.03
1	600–650	630	336.00	336.00
4	650–700	651	336.00	336.00
2	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
2	950–1000	983	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	370.00–375.00	370.99
2	600–650	605	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	286	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	354	454.00	454.00
12	400–450	429	385.00–400.00	390.17
21	500–550	534	350.00–361.00	353.46
4	550–600	565	344.00	344.00
3	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
21	650–700	655	317.00–326.00	324.69
5	700–750	735	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
7	350–400	367	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	498	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	508	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	653	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	435.00	435.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	3,075.00	3,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,975.00	2,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,928	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	91.00	91.00
1	—	870	71.00	71.00
1	—	970	114.00	114.00
1	—	865	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	142.00–146.00	144.32
4	—	1,575	133.00–134.00	133.73
1	—	1,450	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	140.00–149.00	144.61
7	—	1,189	116.00–121.00	118.22
6	—	1,268	129.00–135.00	132.80
1	—	1,390	100.00	100.00

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.