Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.31/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −134.12 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$267.31

26 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$38.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.44

vs KY average

−29.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	268.80	1,432	25
Medium and Large 2-3	540	230.00	1,242	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.80/cwt here — about $190 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $362.03, median $401.43 across 26 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 sale26 hd

267.31

—

KY average25 barns · 1,550 hd

269.75

−2.44

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−29.69

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−134.12

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	1,613	138.67	2,237	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	127.11	1,582	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	120.30	1,125	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	170.00	2,108	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,065	174.00	1,853	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$1,792	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,092	$2,250	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,584	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,526	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,012.71/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	117.02/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,334	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,723	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	128.77/cwt	122.00–134.00	1,626	12
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,065	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,983	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,173	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	139.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,313	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	930	1
Bulls	—	—	1,881	148.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,796	4
Bulls	—	—	1,160	118.03/cwt	104.00–130.00	1,369	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	124.29/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,196	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	94.63/cwt	91.00–99.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	965	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,458	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,381	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	259.50/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	958	3

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 250Year ago 308

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 31Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 40Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	511	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	457	319.00	319.00
6	550–600	576	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	671	220.00–230.00	224.87
1	700–750	745	206.00	206.00
1	850–900	850	195.00	195.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	292.00	292.00
2	350–400	388	277.00	277.00
6	400–450	430	279.00	279.00
15	500–550	502	275.00	275.00
10	550–600	579	250.00–266.00	259.50
4	700–750	704	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	640	248.00	248.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,025.00	2,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,012.71
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	116.00–118.00	117.02
5	—	1,267	135.00–137.00	135.98
12	—	1,263	122.00–134.00	128.77
1	—	1,120	83.00	83.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	135.00–145.00	139.99
3	—	962	120.00–127.00	124.29
2	—	893	91.00–99.00	94.63
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,983	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,881	145.00–150.00	148.65
4	—	1,160	104.00–130.00	118.03

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

Heifers · 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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Replacement Cattle

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