Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2026-02-09

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 9
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
395 head
▲ 272 vs last sale 123▲ 279 vs year ago 116 · +240.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 7▼ 19 vs year ago 45 · −42.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 2▼ 10 vs year ago 15 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week do to limited supply last week. There was strong demand for feeder classes with a good quality offering this week. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.84/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −8.33 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.
Average price
$381.84
53 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,103
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$420
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$71.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.45
vs KY average
−42.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551387.262,13549
Medium and Large 2-3544315.421,7164thin
One grade step is worth $71.84/cwt here — about $420 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale53 hd
381.84
—
KY average16 barns · 508 hd
391.29
−9.45
National average187 barns · 18,214 hd
423.95
−42.11
This barn, trailing median27 sales
390.16
−8.33
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

27 sales
456407358309median 390.1603/0204/2006/1509/1411/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $322.89, median $390.16 across 27 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,910210.004,0111thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,530169.312,5916thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,212139.321,68911
CowsLean 85-90%High945136.691,2923thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$2,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,430$2,5251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,575$3,2751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,135$2,8751thin

Every lot

71 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332529.00/cwt529.00–529.001,7563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,5281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422430.42/cwt420.00–470.001,8165
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy487470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,28915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589419.27/cwt415.00–420.002,47020
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3102
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,6768
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673378.93/cwt375.00–385.002,55020
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4592
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5366
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2753325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4472
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3851
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2931300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7938
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,093270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,9512
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2168590.00/cwt590.00–590.009912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275517.00/cwt517.00–517.001,4222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313502.00/cwt502.00–502.001,5712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365453.00/cwt453.00–453.001,6531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9408
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7201
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,6832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3458392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,7952
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464460.65/cwt459.50–462.002,13717
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,9903
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8293
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added513407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,08820
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6422
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3575310.84/cwt302.00–320.001,7872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586375.22/cwt370.00–378.002,19926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603388.81/cwt388.00–393.002,34525
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,38025
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3877
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5086
Heifers850–900Medium 1-2855242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,0691
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2878253.00/cwt253.00–253.002,2213
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2298480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,4302
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy299567.00/cwt567.00–567.001,6954
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy357547.00/cwt547.00–547.001,9536
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2419413.53/cwt410.00–417.001,7334
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy447476.00/cwt476.00–476.002,12814
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3448390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7472
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3477380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8133
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495442.00/cwt442.00–442.002,18813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy513436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,23719
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0801
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3558350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9533
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2583410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3906
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,32320
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3661300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9833
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2726300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1788
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0751
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3840261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,1921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,910210.00/cwt210.00–210.004,0111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920127.54/cwt121.00–134.001,1732
Cows—Lean 85-90%995155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085182.52/cwt182.00–183.001,9802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195106.15/cwt100.00–113.001,2682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199131.82/cwt121.00–139.001,5815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323183.89/cwt176.00–190.002,4332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390148.02/cwt146.00–150.002,0572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,634162.02/cwt160.00–164.002,6474
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,435207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,9701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,5753,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4302,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251

This sale against other markets

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.