Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sales over Christmas break. Strong demand this week on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −168.57 against this barn's trailing median of $455.23.

Average price

$286.67

3 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.02

vs KY average

−55.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	310.00	1,590	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	240.00	1,416	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $174 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.43, low $380.33, median $455.23 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

286.67

—

KY average15 barns · 482 hd

314.68

−28.02

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−55.78

This barn, trailing median17 sales

455.23

−168.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,503	147.55	2,217	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	118.59	1,884	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	117.43	1,513	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	90.00	909	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,615	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,794	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	115.63/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,470	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,833	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	118.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,884	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,011	179.59/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	780	257.18/cwt	257.00–257.25	2,006	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	770	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	692	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,571	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	296.92/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,122	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	264.95/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,359	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	258.11/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,469	13
Bulls	—	—	1,455	147.09/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1

How this sale compares

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 Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 335Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 69Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 5

No comparison due to no sales over Christmas break. Strong demand this week on all classes of cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,485	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,455	143.00–150.00	147.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	110.00–121.00	115.63
1	—	1,410	130.00	130.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	115.00–122.00	118.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	256.00	256.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	880	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
7	650–700	666	279.00	279.00
5	1000–1050	1,011	170.00–186.00	179.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	701	270.00	270.00
39	750–800	780	257.00–257.25	257.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	428	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	626	251.00	251.00
5	650–700	692	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	280.00–300.00	296.92
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
15	500–550	513	252.00–270.00	264.95
13	550–600	569	241.00–264.00	258.11
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	504	286.00	286.00
4	550–600	578	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,400.00	1,400.00

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

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