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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 4

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

254 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 297▼ 21 vs year ago 275 · −7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 33▼ 6 vs year ago 45 · −13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 6 · +116.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes over 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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 $413.81/cwt on 27 head, down $3.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 27 comparable sales and sits +23.65 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$413.81

▼ 3.95 vs prior sale

27 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.31

vs KY average

−14.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	413.81	2,219	27

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 sale27 hd

413.81

—

KY average26 barns · 1,247 hd

413.50

+0.31

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−14.09

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

+23.65

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	1,372	195.00	2,675	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	168.21	2,085	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	161.98	2,519	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	141.15	1,342	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,013	248.64	2,519	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,394	$3,130	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$5,000	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	577.00/cwt	577.00–577.00	2,279	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,316	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	509.30/cwt	505.00–521.00	2,480	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,406	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	1,385	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,654	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,859	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	514.89/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,957	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	462.06/cwt	448.00–465.00	2,093	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	424.57/cwt	419.00–425.00	2,131	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	402.22/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,305	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	340.66/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,320	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,390	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,311	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,640	64
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	1,320	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,886	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	562.29/cwt	500.00–575.00	2,182	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	510.10/cwt	491.00–513.00	2,229	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,187	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,358	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,229	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,400	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,629	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,639	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,013	248.64/cwt	241.00–255.00	2,519	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,248	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,673	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	160.55/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,445	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	128.22/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,263	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	163.02/cwt	152.00–173.00	1,995	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	186.53/cwt	176.00–205.00	2,361	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,696	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	161.98/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,519	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,394	3,129.78/head	2,900.00–3,425.00	3,130	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	220.85/cwt	216.00–225.00	2,529	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	222.24/cwt	220.00–227.00	2,571	3

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 May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 297Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 33Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder classes under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder classes over 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. 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
3	200–250	230	602.00	602.00
8	250–300	278	595.00	595.00
7	300–350	335	555.00	555.00
8	350–400	380	500.00–520.00	514.89
18	450–500	453	448.00–465.00	462.06
14	500–550	502	419.00–425.00	424.57
13	550–600	573	400.00–405.00	402.22
2	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
7	650–700	681	330.00–345.00	340.66
3	700–750	733	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	750–800	788	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	778	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	577.00	577.00
3	400–450	437	530.00	530.00
7	450–500	487	505.00–521.00	509.30
6	500–550	512	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	585	430.00	430.00
2	700–750	720	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	433.00	433.00
2	550–600	560	398.00	398.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	165	800.00	800.00
5	250–300	288	655.00	655.00
6	350–400	388	500.00–575.00	562.29
15	400–450	437	491.00–513.00	510.10
17	500–550	507	465.00	465.00
15	550–600	570	421.00	421.00
4	650–700	674	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	725	364.00	364.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,295	5,000.00	5,000.00

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)	4	—	1,394	2,900.00–3,425.00	3,129.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,425.00	3,425.00

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	—	1,157	220.00–227.00	222.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,145	216.00–225.00	220.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	131.00	131.00
6	—	1,266	176.00–205.00	186.53
14	—	1,224	152.00–173.00	163.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,555	160.00–165.00	161.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	152.00–170.00	160.55
3	—	985	123.00–136.00	128.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,620	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	241.00–255.00	248.64

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.