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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 10

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 149▼ 3 vs year ago 131 · −2.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 21▼ 1 vs year ago 21 · −4.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 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 steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $366.04/cwt on 21 head, down $5.22 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits −24.13 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$366.04

▼ 5.22 vs prior sale

21 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$34.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.29

vs KY average

−0.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	377.63	2,106	14thin
Medium and Large 2	527	342.86	1,806	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.77/cwt here — about $300 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 sale21 hd

366.04

—

KY average26 barns · 708 hd

375.32

−9.29

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−0.61

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−24.13

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	—	Low	1,641	190.73	3,130	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	162.79	2,442	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	155.66	1,936	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	149.57	1,389	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	710	186.00	1,321	1thin

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)	1,045	$2,650	1thin

Every lot

40 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	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	448.14/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,048	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,945	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	362.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,432	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,789	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,313	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,609	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	446.22/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,660	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,758	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	393.80/cwt	391.00–400.00	1,902	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,813	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,029	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	376.31/cwt	360.00–381.00	2,149	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,135	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,399	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	253	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,581	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	364	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	1,896	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	431.23/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,902	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,825	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	451	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	2,111	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	430.94/cwt	403.00–435.00	2,163	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,065	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,251	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	710	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,321	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,630	181.24/cwt	170.00–195.00	2,954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	204.96/cwt	200.00–210.00	3,398	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,052	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	924	151.36/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,399	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,699	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	155.66/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,936	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,371	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	153.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,451	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 149Year ago 131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	150.00–157.00	153.69
1	—	1,310	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	924	148.00–156.00	151.36
1	—	960	177.00	177.00
1	—	915	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	153.00–158.00	155.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,630	170.00–195.00	181.24
2	—	1,658	200.00–210.00	204.96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	463	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	457	435.00–455.00	448.14
2	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
5	650–700	670	360.00–375.00	362.98
2	800–850	845	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	445	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	625.00	625.00
1	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
5	350–400	364	521.00	521.00
4	400–450	441	430.00–435.00	431.23
9	450–500	451	468.00	468.00
8	500–550	502	403.00–435.00	430.94
9	550–600	590	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	682	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	325	495.00	495.00
8	350–400	372	445.00–450.00	446.22
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
18	450–500	483	391.00–400.00	393.80
5	500–550	534	380.00	380.00
9	550–600	571	360.00–381.00	376.31
3	600–650	647	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	690	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	670	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	518	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00

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	—	1,045	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.