Kentuckiana Livestock Market market report — October 19, 2026

Owensboro, KY · Monday sale · USDA report published 10/19/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

428

Last week 212 (+216)
Last year 254

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$361.00† /cwt

$2,040 per head · 1 hd
vs last week −7.62

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

— /cwt

None sold in this weight at the latest sale

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes on a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady. No comparison on slaughter bulls.
USDA Market News reporter, October 19, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 19

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 20. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
400–499 lb	5	427 lb	$459.00	$1,960	+54.30	—	—	—
500–599 lb	1	565 lb	$361.00†	$2,040	−7.62	−15.31	—	$350.00 (2 hd)†
600–699 lb	8	682 lb	$333.16	$2,272	−1.84	—	—	—
700–799 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$340.00 (59 hd)	—
800–899 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	$250.00 (1 hd)†
900–999 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$305.00 (54 hd)	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 19

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 12. Last year = sale of Oct 20. Value added = lots USDA marks as value added (weaned and vaccinated programs). No. 2 = lighter-muscled cattle, a separate grade line in the USDA report. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Value added $/cwt	No. 2 $/cwt
300–399 lb	3	352 lb	$428.33†	$1,508	+25.33	+24.15	—	—
400–499 lb	3	447 lb	$386.67†	$1,727	+36.67	+4.67	—	—
500–599 lb	30	537 lb	$342.71	$1,840	+13.60	−16.17	—	—
600–699 lb	15	650 lb	$317.00	$2,062	+31.16	−14.00	—	$265.00 (1 hd)†
700–799 lb	3	743 lb	$312.00†	$2,318	+27.50	—	$317.00 (67 hd)	—
800–899 lb	5	812 lb	$301.00	$2,444	—	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 19

Grade	Dressing	Head	Avg wt	Avg $/cwt	Range $/cwt
Boner 80-85%	High	1	1,060 lb	$160.00	$160.00–$160.00
Boner 80-85%	Average	6	1,258 lb	$132.01	$122.00–$143.00
Boner 80-85%	Low	4	1,264 lb	$115.21	$111.00–$118.00
Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1	1,115 lb	$91.00	$91.00–$91.00
Lean 85-90%	Average	1	1,090 lb	$111.00	$111.00–$111.00
Lean 85-90%	Low	1	1,155 lb	$96.00	$96.00–$96.00
Lean 85-90%	Very Low	3	1,145 lb	$81.33	$80.00–$82.00

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $361.00/cwt
4-week average: $362.41
13-week average: $382.71
4-week vs 13-week: −5.3%

52-wk low $340.00high $500.11

Sales in 10 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Rising

Latest (week of October 12, 2026): $331.67/cwt
4-week average: $332.22
13-week average: $328.33
4-week vs 13-week: +1.2%

52-wk low $300.00high $375.00

Sales in 5 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $342.71/cwt
4-week average: $332.22
13-week average: $342.93
4-week vs 13-week: −3.1%

52-wk low $320.00high $423.85

Sales in 11 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Apr and May and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.9%	43%	7
Feb	+1.1%	57%	7
Mar	+2.2%	71%	7
Apr	+5.4%	86%	7
May	+4.6%	71%	7
Jun	+4.4%	86%	7
Jul	+2.1%	71%	7
Aug	+2.1%	57%	7
Sep	+0.9%	57%	7
Oct	−4.5%	14%	7
Nov	−6.2%	0%	7
Dec	−4.5%	14%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Sep and lowest in Oct and Nov.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.8%	43%	7
Feb	−0.6%	57%	7
Mar	+0.7%	57%	7
Apr	−1.5%	43%	7
May	+1.2%	57%	7
Jun	+3.8%	86%	7
Jul	+1.1%	57%	7
Aug	+7.3%	100%	6
Sep	+5.4%	83%	6
Oct	−3.5%	14%	7
Nov	−3.1%	29%	7
Dec	−2.0%	50%	6

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Mon Oct 19	428	$361.00†	—	$342.71
Mon Oct 12	212	$368.62	$331.67	$329.12
Mon Oct 5	151	$375.00	$325.00†	$337.03
Mon Sep 28	233	$345.03†	$340.00†	$320.00
Mon Sep 21	88	—	—	$330.00
Mon Sep 14	220	$391.50	$305.00†	$338.88
Mon Aug 31	129	—	—	$345.00†
Mon Aug 24	292	$402.55	—	$326.35
Mon Aug 17	61	$400.00†	—	—
Mon Aug 10	149	$380.00†	—	$377.63
Mon Aug 3	173	$380.00†	—	$371.26
Mon Jul 27	110	$423.36	—	$354.21
Mon Jul 20	128	—	$340.00†	$391.00

Special and graded sales

The last 12 months of this barn's special and graded sales, $/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 regular lots (value-added lots where a sale has only those). A sale counts in the weekly trend only when it is a regular feeder sale: a plain special where feeder steers and heifers are most of the head. Graded, replacement, cow-and-pair, preconditioned and Holstein sales stay out.
Sale	Type	Head	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	In trend
Aug 13, 2026	Special Graded Feeder Cattle Salegraded	629	$420.00	$343.87	$369.47	No
Feb 19, 2026	Special Graded Feeder Cattle Salegraded	366	$419.85	$354.47	$365.00	No

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Kentucky sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
United Producers Inc., Harned	38 mi	Oct 19	$388.72	$344.78
United Producers Inc., Bowling Green	65 mi	Oct 20	$367.00†	—
Cattleman's Livestock, Rockfield	65 mi	Oct 19	$400.29	—
Christian Co. Livestock, Hopkinsville	66 mi	Oct 21	$382.50†	—
Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market, Upton	70 mi	Oct 20	$370.00	—
KY-TN Livestock Market, Guthrie	77 mi	Oct 22	$403.51	$331.14

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Monday	October 19, 2026	428	45	AMS_2201
Special Graded Feeder Cattle Sale graded	August 13, 2026	629	2	AMS_2222

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY” (AMS_2201); “Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Special Graded Feeder Cattle Sale - Owensboro, KY” (AMS_2222). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.