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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 31

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 163 vs last sale 265▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 20▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 7▲ 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 there was no comparison on steers due to light test. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with active buyer participation. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.29/cwt on 31 head, down $31.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −67.37 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$338.29

▼ 31.77 vs prior sale

31 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$44.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	339.74	1,793	30
Medium and Large 2	575	295.00	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.74/cwt here — about $97 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 sale31 hd

338.29

—

KY average25 barns · 417 hd

335.21

+3.08

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−67.37

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,613	200.91	3,241	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	156.91	2,261	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	155.26	1,955	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	122.58	1,113	3thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,330	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,529	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,662	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	373.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,641	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,757	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,915	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,176	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,285	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,578	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	398.68/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,647	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	350.55/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,781	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,804	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,958	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,613	200.91/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,241	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	785	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	793	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	133.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,294	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	135.12/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,625	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	173.05/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,168	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	159.40/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,055	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	156.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,261	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,024	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 265Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	130.00–137.00	133.37
1	—	785	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,203	130.00–144.00	135.12
6	—	1,289	150.00–166.00	159.40
2	—	1,253	172.00–174.00	173.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	150.00–160.00	156.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	190.00–210.00	200.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	313	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	371	412.00	412.00
5	400–450	440	365.00–375.00	373.00
4	450–500	488	360.00	360.00
4	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	740	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	424	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	367	430.00	430.00
12	400–450	413	385.00–400.00	398.68
22	500–550	508	345.00–351.00	350.55
8	550–600	582	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	753	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00

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	1	—	880	230.00	230.00

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.