Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2026-07-06

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 6
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 146▼ 155 vs year ago 259 · −59.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 20▲ 8 vs year ago 23 · +34.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 2▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week for 4th of July Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $391.00/cwt on 1 head, up $13.50 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −14.67 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.
Average price
$391.00
▲ 13.50 vs prior sale
1 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,994
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−24.20
vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2510391.001,9941thin
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 sale1 hd
391.00
—
KY average9 barns · 84 hd
415.20
−24.20
This barn, trailing median25 sales
405.67
−14.67
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

25 sales
480428376324median 405.6703/0204/2006/2208/3110/26
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $338.29, median $405.67 across 25 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,855207.863,8562thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,531176.472,7025thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219173.062,1098thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average962158.851,5283thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$3,1751thin

Every lot

37 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8291
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463429.95/cwt420.00–440.001,9912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2648407.00/cwt407.00–407.002,6376
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,4252
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4421
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328524.90/cwt515.00–530.001,7223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380502.00/cwt502.00–502.001,9083
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453451.98/cwt437.00–457.002,0478
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510415.11/cwt401.00–420.002,1174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584405.33/cwt400.00–408.002,3676
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610401.00/cwt401.00–401.002,4463
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2052
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,1961
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,7761
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2382500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9103
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413422.00/cwt422.00–422.001,7432
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,01110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8485
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2492440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1659
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,9941
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621343.76/cwt330.00–365.002,1355
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2412
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2906261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,3657
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,855207.86/cwt200.00–215.003,8562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960152.27/cwt150.00–155.001,4622
Cows—Lean 85-90%965172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145163.05/cwt161.00–165.001,8672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218153.14/cwt151.00–155.001,8652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256188.03/cwt182.00–192.002,3624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420184.91/cwt180.00–190.002,6263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,698163.81/cwt160.00–167.002,7812
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,175.00/head3,175.00–3,175.003,1751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0401

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.