Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good quality offering of new crop calves selling sharply higher. Strong demand on all 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 $300.79/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −100.64 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$300.79

22 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.20

vs KY average

−13.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	300.79	1,673	22

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale22 hd

300.79

—

KY average26 barns · 2,008 hd

301.99

−1.20

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−13.79

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−100.64

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	1,517	163.93	2,486	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,563	142.32	2,224	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,298	128.60	1,669	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	918	115.28	1,058	10

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	340.37/cwt	331.00–350.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	397	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	298.17/cwt	294.00–301.00	1,545	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	381.15/cwt	376.00–382.00	1,216	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	501	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,809	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	339.99/cwt	324.00–350.00	1,459	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	280.85/cwt	269.00–287.00	1,629	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	76.93/cwt	70.00–85.00	712	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	139.24/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,274	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	116.25/cwt	113.50–120.00	1,065	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	142.32/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,224	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	126.15/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,627	13
Bulls	—	—	1,466	173.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	799	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,982	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,188	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	115.21/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,393	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	142.84/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,964	6
Bulls	—	—	1,618	145.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	386.73/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	321	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,339	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	330.52/cwt	329.00–331.00	1,520	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,395	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,651	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 Mar 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 182Last week 400Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 46Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 16Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	378	331.00–350.00	340.37
5	450–500	472	314.00	314.00
5	500–550	518	294.00–301.00	298.17
3	550–600	580	269.00–287.00	280.85
2	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
6	650–700	658	264.00	264.00
1	750–800	775	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	565	306.00	306.00
7	650–700	656	274.00	274.00
6	750–800	799	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	319	376.00–382.00	381.15
15	350–400	374	373.00	373.00
1	400–450	410	339.00	339.00
25	450–500	460	329.00–331.00	330.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	272.00	272.00
2	450–500	452	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	417.00	417.00
5	350–400	397	399.00	399.00
2	400–450	408	392.00	392.00
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	635	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	501	361.00	361.00
3	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	633	307.00	307.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	387.00	387.00
11	400–450	429	324.00–350.00	339.99
9	450–500	495	323.00	323.00
2	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	661	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	267.00	267.00
1	750–800	785	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	362	380.00–390.00	386.73
1	550–600	555	311.00	311.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	70.00–85.00	76.93
3	—	915	131.00–145.00	139.24
5	—	916	113.50–120.00	116.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	141.00–144.00	142.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,290	120.00–134.00	126.15
4	—	1,209	110.00–119.00	115.21
6	—	1,375	140.00–146.00	142.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	170.00–180.00	173.15
2	—	1,618	140.00–150.00	145.50

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