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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 20

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 231▲ 83 vs year ago 146 · +56.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 75▼ 8 vs year ago 52 · −15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 33▼ 5 vs year ago 14 · −35.7%

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 under 600lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher with steers over 600lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. 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 $400.58/cwt on 30 head, down $7.06 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 27 comparable sales and sits +10.42 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$400.58

▼ 7.06 vs prior sale

30 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.00

vs KY average

−21.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	400.58	2,193	30

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 sale30 hd

400.58

—

KY average26 barns · 1,213 hd

421.58

−21.00

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−21.59

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

+10.42

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	1,854	198.23	3,675	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	177.00	2,615	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	166.51	1,663	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,275	160.86	2,052	13

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,025	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,275	1thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,096	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	546.00/cwt	546.00–546.00	2,255	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	489.67/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,331	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	500.11/cwt	480.00–512.00	2,611	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	538	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,260	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	2,762	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	416.54/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,612	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,565	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	592.86/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,820	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	526.54/cwt	495.00–535.00	1,917	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	397	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,648	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	461.77/cwt	460.00–472.00	2,004	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	415.82/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,117	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	390.42/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,237	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,264	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium 1-2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,412	9
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,485	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,469	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	299	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,003	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,544	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,182	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,706	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	401	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,853	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,911	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	492	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,480	20
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,060	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	421.36/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,183	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	2,554	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	673	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,645	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	354.19/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,394	12
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	191.88/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,133	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,543	1
Bulls	—	—	2,128	220.65/cwt	212.00–235.00	4,695	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	166.51/cwt	151.00–180.00	1,663	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	177.96/cwt	174.00–184.00	2,166	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	144.74/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,893	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	159.03/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,082	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,749	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,343	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,901	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,011	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,288	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	227.38/cwt	210.00–250.00	2,565	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 231Year ago 146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 75Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 33Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	375	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	401	462.00	462.00
11	500–550	518	400.00–430.00	421.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	515	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	565.00	565.00
3	350–400	373	585.00	585.00
15	400–450	420	530.00	530.00
5	550–600	560	456.00	456.00
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00
12	650–700	676	350.00–355.00	354.19
1	850–900	880	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	299	670.00	670.00
20	450–500	492	504.00	504.00
5	650–700	673	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	645.00	645.00
5	400–450	413	546.00	546.00
8	450–500	476	480.00–520.00	489.67
13	500–550	522	480.00–512.00	500.11
3	600–650	627	410.00–430.00	416.54
1	650–700	675	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	538	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	603	458.00	458.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	307	590.00–600.00	592.86
5	350–400	364	495.00–535.00	526.54
26	400–450	434	460.00–472.00	461.77
12	500–550	509	410.00–420.00	415.82
18	550–600	573	385.00–400.00	390.42
2	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	660	343.00	343.00
9	750–800	778	310.00	310.00
3	1000–1050	1,010	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	415.00	415.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,535	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,217	174.00–184.00	177.96
4	—	1,309	150.00–164.00	159.03
3	—	1,308	143.00–149.00	144.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	999	151.00–180.00	166.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,128	212.00–235.00	220.65
3	—	1,633	190.00–195.00	191.88
1	—	1,695	150.00	150.00

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	2	—	1,128	210.00–250.00	227.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	221.00	221.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	250.00	250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,625.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,275.00	2,275.00

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.