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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jul 20

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 84 vs last sale 193▼ 82 vs year ago 191 · −42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 19 vs year ago 34 · −55.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 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 classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower on a limited comparison.

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 $378.44/cwt on 9 head, down $63.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −11.72 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$378.44

▼ 63.23 vs prior sale

9 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$429

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

$43.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.82

vs KY average

+2.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	383.25	2,146	8thin
Medium 1-2	505	340.00	1,717	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.25/cwt here — about $429 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

378.44

—

KY average25 barns · 1,015 hd

406.27

−27.82

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

+2.63

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−11.72

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	1,805	218.41	3,942	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,717	173.75	2,982	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	167.27	2,044	4thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$3,000	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,879	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,042	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,214	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,960	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	373.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,531	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,533	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,790	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,188	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,550	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,888	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,975	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	412.63/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,807	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	362.56/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,751	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	426.22/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,071	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Full	548	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,973	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,205	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,170	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	300.51/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,058	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	215	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,064	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	262	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,703	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,537	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	474.00/cwt	474.00–474.00	2,095	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,075	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,000	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,350	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,778	235.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	4,191	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	206.87/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,771	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,739	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,151	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,904	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,101	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,814	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	235.18/cwt	200.00–281.00	2,928	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 Jul 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 193Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 3

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower on a limited comparison.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,778	230.00–240.00	235.71
3	—	1,823	201.00–210.00	206.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,723	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,770	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	170.00–172.00	171.02
1	—	1,115	156.00	156.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
4	400–450	434	455.00	455.00
8	450–500	486	425.00–430.00	426.22
6	550–600	564	391.00	391.00
2	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	673	320.00–325.00	322.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	405.00–420.00	412.63
4	650–700	685	300.00–302.00	300.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	250	620.00	620.00
6	350–400	363	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	350.00–375.00	362.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	415	492.00	492.00
4	450–500	474	467.00	467.00
6	650–700	678	370.00–380.00	373.27
1	700–750	745	340.00	340.00
2	900–950	900	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	580.00	580.00
5	400–450	442	474.00	474.00
3	500–550	500	415.00	415.00
5	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
1	900–950	940	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	630	315.00–320.00	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	650.00	650.00
11	350–400	390	505.00	505.00

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	3	—	1,245	200.00–281.00	235.18

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	—	1,075	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.