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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with good demand on a strong quality offering this week of feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $284.26/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −117.17 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$284.26

85 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,528

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$57.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs KY average

−20.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	291.64	1,560	74
Medium and Large 2-3	555	234.64	1,302	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.00/cwt here — about $257 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.

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 sale85 hd

284.26

—

KY average25 barns · 2,163 hd

286.61

−2.35

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−20.76

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−117.17

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	1,757	139.93	2,459	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,592	134.25	2,138	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	125.20	1,578	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	889	116.27	1,034	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,035	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,190	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,538	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	242.89/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,943	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	778	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,023	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	243.91/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,685	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,943	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	298.68/cwt	292.00–303.00	1,559	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	674	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,705	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,874	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,045	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	656	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,035.00/head	2,035.00–2,035.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	237.74/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,224	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,538.03/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,262	4
Bulls	—	—	1,100	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,837	1
Bulls	—	—	2,023	144.99/cwt	135.00–156.00	2,933	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	85.33/cwt	82.00–90.00	764	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,616	130.37/cwt	122.00–136.00	2,107	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,202	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	137.66/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,287	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	140.74/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,686	5
Bulls	—	—	1,445	120.79/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,745	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,753	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	91.67/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,414	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	848	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	449	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,500	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	1,440	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	498	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	232.87/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	323	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	317	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,084	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,626	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	569	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	334.03/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,587	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,281	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	286	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,483	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	273.86/cwt	271.00–276.00	1,553	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	330.33/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,460	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	328	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,599	5

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 274Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 48Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
18	450–500	475	330.00–336.00	334.03
5	550–600	571	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
13	650–700	699	278.00	278.00
2	850–900	860	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	581	322.50	322.50
19	650–700	661	294.00	294.00
14	750–800	778	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	388.00	388.00
4	400–450	418	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	190	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	340	351.00	351.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	418	302.00	302.00
3	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
7	600–650	646	230.00–245.00	242.89
2	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	498	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	286	381.00	381.00
12	350–400	375	384.00	384.00
12	400–450	449	334.00	334.00
32	500–550	508	320.00	320.00
18	550–600	569	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	312.00	312.00
21	550–600	567	271.00–276.00	273.86
26	650–700	691	230.00–245.00	243.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	500–550	522	292.00–303.00	298.68
8	650–700	674	253.00	253.00
3	800–850	832	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	490	269.00	269.00
4	500–550	515	200.00–250.00	237.74
7	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	232.87
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
5	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
7	300–350	317	342.00	342.00
17	350–400	378	339.00	339.00
36	400–450	442	330.00–333.00	330.33
11	450–500	452	328.00	328.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	848	154.00	154.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,035.00	2,035.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,538.03
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	167.00	167.00
6	—	2,023	135.00–156.00	144.99
3	—	1,445	114.00–134.00	120.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	103.00	103.00
5	—	1,198	136.00–146.00	140.74
2	—	1,338	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,283	90.00–93.00	91.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	895	82.00–90.00	85.33
3	—	935	130.00–150.00	137.66
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,616	122.00–136.00	130.37
3	—	1,537	140.00–150.00	143.29

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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Owensboro Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle