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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 16

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

177 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 144▼ 5 vs year ago 182 · −2.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 19▼ 31 vs year ago 52 · −59.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%

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 firm on a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady on a limited supply.

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 $431.82/cwt on 41 head, down $7.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 25 comparable sales and sits +26.15 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$431.82

▼ 7.08 vs prior sale

41 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.94

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	431.82	2,381	41

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale41 hd

431.82

—

KY average26 barns · 501 hd

434.76

−2.94

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

+26.15

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	—	Average	1,693	187.47	3,175	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	140.04	1,638	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,023	83.53	855	2thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,214	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,011	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,396	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,699	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	533.67/cwt	517.00–542.00	1,574	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,215	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	1,782	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,605	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	471.80/cwt	470.00–482.00	1,826	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,944	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,009	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,005	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,196	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	353.02/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,157	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,349	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,175	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	226	596.99/cwt	535.00–620.00	1,349	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,218	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	1,393	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	283	633.90/cwt	627.00–657.00	1,794	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	2,064	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,596	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	479.34/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,841	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	494.50/cwt	494.50–494.50	2,265	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	493	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,972	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	523	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,374	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	408.53/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,374	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	364.88/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,255	6
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,133	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,336	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	196.92/cwt	195.00–199.00	3,298	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	205.50/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,997	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	83.53/cwt	82.00–85.00	855	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	149.70/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,681	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	125.56/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,557	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	247.45/cwt	237.00–270.00	2,215	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,453	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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 144Year ago 182

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 19Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 1

Compared to last week feeder steers sold firm on a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady on a limited supply.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	121.00–131.00	125.56
3	—	1,123	140.00–159.00	149.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	82.00–85.00	83.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	195.00–199.00	196.92
2	—	1,460	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,945	200.00–211.00	205.50

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	3	—	895	237.00–270.00	247.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	225.00	225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	497.00	497.00
1	350–400	380	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	493	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	535.00–620.00	596.99
2	250–300	250	557.00	557.00
6	350–400	384	450.00–500.00	479.34
1	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
20	550–600	581	400.00–410.00	408.53
6	600–650	618	360.00–370.00	364.88
1	850–900	860	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	627.00–657.00	633.90
4	350–400	374	552.00	552.00
20	450–500	458	494.50	494.50
21	500–550	523	454.00	454.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	428.00	428.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	542	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	517.00–542.00	533.67
9	350–400	387	470.00–482.00	471.80
11	400–450	432	450.00	450.00
5	500–550	515	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	563	390.00	390.00
6	600–650	611	330.00–365.00	353.02
8	650–700	691	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	557.00	557.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	392.00	392.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	452.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	429	516.00	516.00
2	500–550	530	452.00	452.00
1	650–700	660	409.00	409.00

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.