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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 9

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 373▼ 256 vs year ago 400 · −64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 44▼ 27 vs year ago 46 · −58.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 23▼ 13 vs year ago 16 · −81.3%

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 and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a light supply. Slaughter classes sold steady with good 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 $389.97/cwt on 19 head, down $0.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 27 comparable sales and sits −0.20 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$389.97

▼ 0.20 vs prior sale

19 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$94.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.02

vs KY average

−23.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	519	394.97	2,051	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	300.00	1,785	1thin

One grade step is worth $94.96/cwt here — about $266 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 sale19 hd

389.97

—

KY average25 barns · 1,222 hd

402.98

−13.02

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−23.81

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−0.20

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	—	Average	1,885	190.00	3,582	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	138.58	1,693	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	108.24	1,070	5thin

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)	1,128	$2,474	2thin

Every lot

47 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,486	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,870	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	502.30/cwt	501.00–508.00	2,160	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,293	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,512	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,504	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,726	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,374	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	535.72/cwt	520.00–552.00	1,527	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,755	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,625	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,850	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,367	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	440.21/cwt	422.00–454.50	1,840	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,996	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,842	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,824	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	397.61/cwt	381.00–404.00	2,048	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	190	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,283	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	252	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	1,802	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	609.00/cwt	609.00–609.00	1,827	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,625	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,987	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	471.21/cwt	457.00–473.00	1,838	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,153	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	450.66/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,204	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	397.79/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,283	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,287	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,104	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,265	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	90.96/cwt	80.00–101.00	880	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	110.13/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,154	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,155	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,167	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,058	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	142.67/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,788	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,635	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	2,473.73/head	2,275.00–2,650.00	2,474	2

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 Mar 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 373Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 44Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 23Year ago 16

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower on a light supply. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	520.00–552.00	535.72
2	300–350	348	467.00	467.00
8	350–400	376	492.00	492.00
9	400–450	418	422.00–454.50	440.21
3	450–500	462	432.00	432.00
17	500–550	515	381.00–404.00	397.61
1	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	470	388.00	388.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	205	670.00	670.00
4	300–350	325	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	456.00	456.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	430	501.00–508.00	502.30
2	450–500	468	490.00	490.00
1	500–550	505	470.00	470.00
2	550–600	598	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	626	400.00	400.00
3	750–800	797	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	725.00	725.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	500.00	500.00
8	350–400	390	457.00–473.00	471.21
7	450–500	489	450.00–455.00	450.66
9	550–600	574	380.00–400.00	397.79
3	600–650	618	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	835	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	675.00	675.00
2	250–300	252	715.00	715.00
1	300–350	300	609.00	609.00
15	350–400	358	555.00	555.00
5	400–450	418	515.00	515.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	105.00–115.00	110.13
2	—	968	80.00–101.00	90.96
1	—	910	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	139.00–147.00	142.67
1	—	1,155	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,225	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	190.00	190.00

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	—	865	189.00	189.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	2,275.00–2,650.00	2,473.73

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.