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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 12

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 128▼ 120 vs year ago 297 · −40.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 21▼ 42 vs year ago 66 · −63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, 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 $343.50/cwt on 26 head, down $14.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −62.17 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$343.50

▼ 14.79 vs prior sale

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$34.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.37

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	549	350.05	1,921	21
Medium and Large 2	536	316.00	1,693	5thin

One grade step is worth $34.05/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale26 hd

343.50

—

KY average26 barns · 744 hd

356.87

−13.37

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−62.17

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	1,678	155.39	2,607	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	136.59	2,211	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,320	128.65	1,698	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	116.19	1,220	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,405	230.00	3,232	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,155	220.00	2,541	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,224	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,205	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,008	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,750	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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,536	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	396.27/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,847	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,862	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	368.90/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,121	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,489	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,464	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	908	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,633	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,592	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	270	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,364	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,543	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,723	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	454	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,389	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	333.87/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,586	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	345.83/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,805	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,821	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	290.21/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,675	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	284.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,867	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,168	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	240	592.91/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,423	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,232	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	297	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,509	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	482.56/cwt	480.00–491.00	1,607	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	361.62/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,385	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	368.70/cwt	345.00–382.00	1,563	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,729	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,610	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,829	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,998	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,723	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	315.25/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,071	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,129	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	245.00/cwt	230.00–250.00	2,034	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,155	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,541	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	3,232	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	155.39/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,607	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,221	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,195	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,109	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,517	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	130.78/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,741	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	141.73/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,905	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,954	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,688	138.88/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,344	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	875	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	2,204.76/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,205	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,008.12/head	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,008	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,342.66/head	1,900.00–3,075.00	2,343	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	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 Oct 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 128Year ago 297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 21Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 10

Compared to last Monday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, No test on slaughter bulls, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	430	402.00	402.00
10	500–550	508	360.00	360.00
11	550–600	586	341.00	341.00
2	600–650	610	280.00–285.00	282.52
4	650–700	657	315.00–316.00	315.25
5	700–750	734	290.00	290.00
4	800–850	830	230.00–250.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	240	590.00–600.00	592.91
7	250–300	297	508.00	508.00
4	300–350	333	480.00–491.00	482.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	345.00–385.00	361.62
13	400–450	424	345.00–382.00	368.70
3	500–550	503	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	585	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	466	370.00–410.00	396.27
1	500–550	510	365.00	365.00
13	550–600	575	355.00–370.00	368.90
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
4	700–750	743	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	758	325.00	325.00
2	900–950	908	290.00	290.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	383	403.00	403.00
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
6	500–550	522	320.00–355.00	345.83
11	550–600	569	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
11	650–700	656	280.00–285.00	284.55
3	700–750	745	291.00	291.00
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	945	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	435	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	475	328.00–340.00	333.87
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
3	550–600	577	270.00–300.00	290.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	454	306.00	306.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,750.00	1,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,204.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,800.00–2,225.00	2,008.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,900.00–3,075.00	2,342.66

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	136.00–142.00	138.88
1	—	1,480	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	117.00–120.00	118.54
4	—	1,344	135.00–150.00	141.73
4	—	1,331	125.00–134.00	130.78
1	—	1,260	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	115.00–120.00	117.37
1	—	1,160	103.00	103.00
1	—	960	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	152.00–160.00	155.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	230.00	230.00

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.