Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes this week. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $277.72/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −142.10 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$277.72

46 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.67

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	279.66	1,525	43
Medium and Large 2-3	547	250.00	1,368	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $158 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $347.73, median $419.83 across 24 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 sale46 hd

277.72

—

KY average24 barns · 983 hd

292.40

−14.67

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−142.10

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	—	Average	1,667	142.20	2,371	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	138.23	2,098	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	137.12	1,699	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	916	130.90	1,199	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	875	162.61	1,423	2thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,009	$2,651	31
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,668	142.79/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,382	4
Bulls	—	—	1,988	173.68/cwt	170.00–177.00	3,453	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	134.90/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,752	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,381	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	144.31/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,714	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	133.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	847	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,716	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	272.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,320	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	284.29/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,430	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	2,650.62/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,651	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	242.01/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,677	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	950–1000	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	875	162.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,423	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	109.55/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	136.86/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,236	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	268.76/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,524	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	547	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	357	275.70/cwt	260.00–284.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	318.54/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,526	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,324	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,247	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	340.67/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	434	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,450	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,314	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,623	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	246.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,816	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,305	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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 655Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 60Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 2Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	140.00–152.00	142.79
2	—	1,988	170.00–177.00	173.68
2	—	1,345	100.00–120.00	109.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	130.00–139.00	134.90
1	—	1,255	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,188	141.00–150.00	144.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	131.00–135.00	133.72
2	—	1,458	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	130.00–141.00	136.86
1	—	955	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	160.00–165.00	162.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	370	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	449	294.00	294.00
21	500–550	503	268.00–286.00	284.29
2	550–600	573	257.00	257.00
4	600–650	644	236.00–244.00	242.01
3	650–700	677	238.00	238.00
6	750–800	791	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	391	319.00	319.00
14	400–450	427	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	340.00–342.00	340.67
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
13	450–500	479	310.00–320.00	318.54
5	500–550	527	301.00	301.00
4	550–600	585	286.00	286.00
4	600–650	630	281.00	281.00
8	650–700	661	265.00–280.00	272.58
9	700–750	736	245.00–250.00	246.69
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	578	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	260.00–284.00	275.70
2	450–500	478	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	547	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	307.00	307.00
28	550–600	567	250.00–271.00	268.76
16	600–650	649	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	777	213.00	213.00
6	800–850	833	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	337.00	337.00
10	350–400	366	359.00	359.00
10	400–450	434	334.00	334.00
15	500–550	505	300.00	300.00

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
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,625.00	1,625.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,009	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,650.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,225.00	2,225.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle