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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Nov 2

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 179▼ 84 vs year ago 258 · −32.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 43▼ 35 vs year ago 62 · −56.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 3 vs year ago 4 · −75.0%

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 sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand on feeder classes. 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 $320.00/cwt on 2 head, down $24.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −85.67 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$320.00

▼ 24.83 vs prior sale

2 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$40.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.42

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	540	340.00	1,836	1thin
Medium and Large 2	525	300.00	1,575	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.00/cwt here — about $261 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 sale2 hd

320.00

—

KY average25 barns · 836 hd

354.42

−34.42

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−85.67

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

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	—	Low	1,638	166.93	2,735	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	130.52	1,951	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	129.51	1,579	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,091	101.68	1,109	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,113	200.13	2,227	3thin

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,025	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	400.50/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,970	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,148	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,225	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,316	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,446	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,375	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,625	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,302	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,613	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,627	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,871	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,750	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,881	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,956	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,131	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,209	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	301	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,330	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,960	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,619	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,905	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,506	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	403.85/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,983	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,673	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,992	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,065	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,150	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,113	200.13/cwt	185.00–215.00	2,227	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,138	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	175.40/cwt	169.00–181.00	3,061	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,161	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	105.32/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,114	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,669	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	96.22/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,097	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	128.12/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,642	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	146.92/cwt	145.00–149.00	2,086	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	123.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,890	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	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 Nov 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 179Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 43Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 4

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand on feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	492	400.00–401.00	400.50
4	550–600	579	371.00	371.00
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	730	335.00	335.00
8	750–800	766	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	875	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	603	369.00	369.00
14	650–700	658	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	540.00	540.00
10	400–450	420	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	301	442.00	442.00
3	350–400	368	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	443	430.00	430.00
13	450–500	491	390.00–405.00	403.85
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	653	300.00–310.00	305.02
3	700–750	712	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	830	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	492	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	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	280	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	395	412.00	412.00
8	500–550	514	366.00	366.00
5	550–600	572	342.00	342.00
6	650–700	664	321.00	321.00
2	700–750	715	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
8	350–400	376	429.00	429.00
11	400–450	435	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	185.00–215.00	200.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,745	169.00–181.00	175.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	95.00–98.00	96.22
3	—	1,058	105.00–106.00	105.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,070	156.00	156.00
5	—	1,282	123.00–133.00	128.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	120.00–129.00	123.96
2	—	1,420	145.00–149.00	146.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	3,250.00	3,250.00

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.