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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 1

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← May 18Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

286 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 251▼ 51 vs year ago 337 · −15.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 49▼ 42 vs year ago 76 · −55.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 14 vs year ago 20 · −70.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison available due to Memorial Day holiday last week.

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 $403.48/cwt on 49 head, down $10.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 27 comparable sales and sits +13.32 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$403.48

▼ 10.80 vs prior sale

49 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$554

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

$102.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

vs KY average

−1.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	412.74	2,217	44
Medium and Large 2	550	370.00	2,035	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	310.00	1,662	4thin

One grade step is worth $102.74/cwt here — about $554 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale49 hd

403.48

—

KY average26 barns · 1,414 hd

410.69

−7.21

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−1.28

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

+13.32

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	1,846	201.75	3,724	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	162.97	2,467	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,203	160.34	1,929	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	132.93	1,283	11

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)	1,130	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,148	$2,569	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$2,150	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	510.36/cwt	509.00–512.00	2,179	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	1,991	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,989	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	477.23/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,505	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,511	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	403.58/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,454	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,575	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,786	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	321.74/cwt	311.00–327.00	2,677	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,728	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,593	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	508.00/cwt	508.00–508.00	1,885	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,772	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,074	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	364.09/cwt	360.00–366.00	1,773	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,159	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	398.03/cwt	388.00–405.00	2,277	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	348.92/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,205	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	336.07/cwt	325.00–343.00	2,262	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,338	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,664	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,238	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,473	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	351	573.00/cwt	573.00–573.00	2,011	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,714	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	446.13/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,838	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,159	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,952	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,350	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	361.49/cwt	326.00–380.00	1,927	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	325.67/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,905	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,250	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,289	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	332.30/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,283	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,135	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,816	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	4,048	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	205.12/cwt	200.00–210.00	4,195	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	108.20/cwt	105.00–111.00	990	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	153.96/cwt	151.00–157.00	1,490	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	986	135.48/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,336	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	165.75/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,895	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,458	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	147.89/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,792	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	184.29/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,285	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	156.45/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,351	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,702	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,841	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	2,569.41/head	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,569	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 Jun 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 251Year ago 337

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 49Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 20

No comparison available due to Memorial Day holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	560.00	560.00
11	400–450	427	509.00–512.00	510.36
14	500–550	525	460.00–480.00	477.23
2	550–600	558	450.00	450.00
15	600–650	608	402.00–405.00	403.58
4	650–700	667	386.00	386.00
7	700–750	743	375.00	375.00
6	800–850	832	311.00–327.00	321.74
3	850–900	880	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	463.00	463.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	325	490.00	490.00
11	350–400	371	508.00	508.00
14	400–450	446	465.00	465.00
24	500–550	508	425.00	425.00
20	550–600	572	388.00–405.00	398.03
9	600–650	632	340.00–350.00	348.92
9	650–700	673	325.00–343.00	336.07
1	850–900	885	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	400	443.00	443.00
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
1	850–900	850	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
3	450–500	487	360.00–366.00	364.09
3	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	310	475.00	475.00
22	400–450	437	494.00	494.00
16	500–550	521	451.00	451.00
8	550–600	592	380.00	380.00
9	600–650	643	356.00	356.00
3	650–700	687	331.00–335.00	332.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	476.00	476.00
8	400–450	412	435.00–450.00	446.13
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
5	500–550	507	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	533	326.00–380.00	361.49
3	550–600	585	310.00–333.00	325.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	351	573.00	573.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	230.00	230.00
4	—	2,045	200.00–210.00	205.12
1	—	1,135	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	125.00	125.00
2	—	968	151.00–157.00	153.96
6	—	986	130.00–145.00	135.48
2	—	915	105.00–111.00	108.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	123.00	123.00
6	—	1,212	142.00–155.00	147.89
3	—	1,143	161.00–170.00	165.75
4	—	1,240	180.00–193.00	184.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,503	153.00–160.00	156.45

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	—	885	208.00	208.00

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)	1	—	1,130	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,569.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,150.00	2,150.00

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.