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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 8

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jun 1Jun 8Jun 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 286▲ 56 vs year ago 117 · +47.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 34▼ 10 vs year ago 38 · −26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%

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 mostly steady on a lighter offering of feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $418.74/cwt on 25 head, up $15.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 27 comparable sales and sits +28.58 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$418.74

▲ 15.26 vs prior sale

25 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$51.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.87

vs KY average

+18.22 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	422.16	2,218	23
Medium and Large 2	503	388.00	1,952	1thin
Medium 1-2	525	371.00	1,948	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.16/cwt here — about $271 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale25 hd

418.74

—

KY average24 barns · 980 hd

406.88

+11.87

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

+18.22

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

+28.58

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	1,615	217.50	3,513	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	171.00	2,565	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	157.77	1,917	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,066	124.86	1,331	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$3,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,721	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,515	$2,625	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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,118	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	458.37/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,448	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,413	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,735	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	188	540.80/cwt	500.00–585.00	1,017	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,648	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	487.30/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,803	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,722	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,991	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	428.18/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,128	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,952	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	427.37/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,162	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	525	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,948	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	410.24/cwt	398.00–420.00	2,338	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,285	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,632	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	234.82/cwt	220.00–250.00	2,414	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	296	617.00/cwt	617.00–617.00	1,826	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,488	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	359	572.00/cwt	572.00–572.00	2,053	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,917	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	458.10/cwt	439.00–460.00	2,089	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	393.30/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,927	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	430.85/cwt	430.00–442.00	2,167	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,365	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,322	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,707	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,156	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	165.84/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,642	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	137.13/cwt	131.00–150.00	1,481	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	108.39/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,192	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	147.68/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,904	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,493	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,565	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	2,721.13/head	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,721	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 286Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 34Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 3

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	550.00	550.00
9	500–550	534	450.00–475.00	458.37
5	800–850	814	336.00	336.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	427.00	427.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	875	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	500.00–585.00	540.80
7	300–350	325	507.00	507.00
9	350–400	370	465.00–490.00	487.30
4	400–450	431	462.00	462.00
13	450–500	497	405.00–430.00	428.18
16	500–550	506	400.00–431.00	427.37
7	550–600	570	398.00–420.00	410.24
3	650–700	668	342.00	342.00
2	750–800	763	345.00	345.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	220.00–250.00	234.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	422.00	422.00
1	500–550	503	388.00	388.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
8	350–400	359	572.00	572.00
12	450–500	456	439.00–460.00	458.10
14	500–550	503	430.00–442.00	430.85
1	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	655	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	450	426.00	426.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	490	390.00–400.00	393.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	296	617.00	617.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,420	2,675.00–2,775.00	2,721.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,515	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	3,175.00	3,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	106.00–111.00	108.39
3	—	1,080	131.00–150.00	137.13
1	—	955	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,289	141.00–156.00	147.68
1	—	1,370	182.00	182.00
2	—	990	162.00–171.00	165.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,545	215.00	215.00

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.