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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 23

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 293▼ 41 vs year ago 274 · −15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 49▼ 25 vs year ago 48 · −52.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers over sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $387.54/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −2.62 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$387.54

24 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,174

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$7.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.42

vs KY average

−42.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	387.87	2,187	23
Medium and Large 2	500	380.00	1,900	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.87/cwt here — about $287 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 sale24 hd

387.54

—

KY average27 barns · 1,707 hd

411.96

−24.42

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−42.87

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−2.62

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	2,055	228.00	4,685	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,251	145.40	1,819	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	137.25	1,261	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$3,400	1thin

Every lot

54 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	530.22/cwt	500.00–557.00	1,978	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,271	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	483.15/cwt	482.00–484.00	2,541	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	436.64/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,375	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,522	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,462	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	358.59/cwt	351.00–360.00	2,636	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,711	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,490	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,965	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	233	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,526	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,334	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	287	563.72/cwt	560.00–575.00	1,618	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,808	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,929	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	458.76/cwt	435.00–466.00	2,000	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	419.44/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,068	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,881	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	398.25/cwt	397.00–400.00	2,143	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	383.33/cwt	378.00–395.00	2,204	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,204	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,343	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	761	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,283	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,503	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	160	797.00/cwt	797.00–797.00	1,275	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	592.00/cwt	592.00–592.00	1,776	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	550.54/cwt	500.00–572.00	1,993	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,218	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	460.14/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,974	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,449	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	439.97/cwt	435.00–447.00	2,288	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,280	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	419.64/cwt	409.00–427.00	2,455	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,318	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,311	9
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,680	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,055	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	4,685	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,129	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	177.70/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,013	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	144.86/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,802	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,441	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	132.95/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,865	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	243.41/cwt	241.00–246.00	2,088	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,604	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Mon Feb 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 293Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 49Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	500.00–557.00	530.22
2	450–500	478	475.00	475.00
3	500–550	544	435.00–440.00	436.64
3	600–650	648	380.00	380.00
13	700–750	735	351.00–360.00	358.59
2	750–800	753	360.00	360.00
4	1050–1100	1,059	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	526	482.00–484.00	483.15
5	600–650	615	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	358	505.00	505.00
17	400–450	436	435.00–466.00	458.76
13	450–500	493	415.00–435.00	419.44
7	500–550	538	397.00–400.00	398.25
16	550–600	575	378.00–395.00	383.33
1	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
9	650–700	668	330.00	330.00
4	700–750	723	324.00	324.00
8	750–800	761	300.00	300.00
2	850–900	860	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	655.00	655.00
4	250–300	287	560.00–575.00	563.72
8	350–400	371	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	300	592.00	592.00
7	350–400	362	500.00–572.00	550.54
4	400–450	429	450.00–470.00	460.14
5	500–550	520	435.00–447.00	439.97
2	550–600	583	391.00	391.00
5	650–700	670	346.00	346.00
9	750–800	797	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	160	797.00	797.00
11	400–450	429	517.00	517.00
17	500–550	508	482.00	482.00
15	550–600	585	409.00–427.00	419.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
2	—	855	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,065	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,403	127.00–139.00	132.95
3	—	1,133	170.00–185.00	177.70
6	—	1,244	140.00–154.00	144.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	228.00	228.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	241.00–246.00	243.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	217.00	217.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	3,400.00	3,400.00

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.