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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 6

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

411 head

▲ 224 vs last sale 187▲ 411 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 32▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 18▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was several weaned preconditioned packages with favorable body condition in todays sale. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a light test.

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 $418.68/cwt on 56 head, up $42.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 27 comparable sales and sits +28.52 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$418.68

▲ 42.40 vs prior sale

56 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,315

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.47

vs KY average

−9.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	418.68	2,315	56

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 sale56 hd

418.68

—

KY average25 barns · 1,324 hd

422.15

−3.47

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−9.68

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

+28.52

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	1,523	210.95	3,212	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	175.00	2,126	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,682	174.27	2,931	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,088	160.00	1,741	2thin

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)	1,275	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	627.00/cwt	627.00–627.00	2,088	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	583.00/cwt	583.00–583.00	2,087	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	428	551.00/cwt	551.00–551.00	2,358	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,949	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,585	30
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,686	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	438.72/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,536	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,599	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	410.40/cwt	408.00–428.00	2,713	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	707	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,786	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,682	12
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	858	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,746	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	264	608.86/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,607	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,870	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	444.09/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,510	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	534.47/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,956	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,819	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,751	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,021	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,028	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	476	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,166	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,980	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,295	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,149	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,472	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,412	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,067	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	353.51/cwt	352.50–358.00	2,344	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	334.10/cwt	330.00–337.00	2,375	27
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	1,656	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	1,913	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	291	637.17/cwt	635.00–650.00	1,854	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,968	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,792	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,087	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,824	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,246	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	496.00/cwt	496.00–496.00	2,520	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,414	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,529	1
Bulls	900–950	Large 2	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,020	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,040	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,432	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,964	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	207.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,285	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,741	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,126	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,469	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	179.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,175	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 187Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	627.00	627.00
2	350–400	358	583.00	583.00
2	400–450	433	450.00	450.00
8	550–600	578	435.00–450.00	438.72
1	600–650	645	403.00	403.00
12	700–750	723	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	428	551.00	551.00
30	500–550	517	500.00	500.00
17	550–600	569	472.00	472.00
19	650–700	661	408.00–428.00	410.40
3	700–750	707	394.00	394.00
14	850–900	858	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	420	480.00	480.00
8	450–500	476	455.00	455.00
27	500–550	535	429.00	429.00
9	550–600	583	424.00	424.00
17	650–700	663	352.50–358.00	353.51
27	700–750	711	330.00–337.00	334.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	264	600.00–615.00	608.86
3	300–350	328	570.00	570.00
13	350–400	366	530.00–540.00	534.47
6	400–450	449	450.00	450.00
6	450–500	461	440.00	440.00
11	500–550	536	401.00	401.00
9	550–600	597	404.00	404.00
2	600–650	608	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	440.00–445.00	444.09
4	350–400	375	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	412	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	483	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	935	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	291	635.00–650.00	637.17
2	300–350	328	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	363	575.00	575.00
6	550–600	568	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	650	389.00	389.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	720.00	720.00
1	250–300	250	765.00	765.00
13	400–450	431	521.00	521.00
8	500–550	508	496.00	496.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	535.00	535.00
4	350–400	388	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	175.00–185.00	179.90
1	—	1,515	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	200.00–215.00	207.26
1	—	1,335	222.00	222.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,275	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,050.00	3,050.00

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.