Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $290.64/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −110.80 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$290.64

57 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$41.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.41

vs KY average

−31.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	294.96	1,600	51
Medium and Large 2-3	534	253.91	1,356	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.05/cwt here — about $244 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale57 hd

290.64

—

KY average25 barns · 1,573 hd

305.04

−14.41

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−31.10

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−110.80

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	—	Low	1,639	138.67	2,272	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	133.27	2,038	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	130.30	1,550	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	123.02	1,223	9thin

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)	1,220	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,824	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$2,575	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	875	$2,005	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,724	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,188	$2,446	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,341	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	253.91/cwt	223.00–270.00	1,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	294.85/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,518	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	293.34/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,323	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	346.43/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,258	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,645	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	717	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,857	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	288.22/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,649	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,820	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	461	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	411.83/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,474	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	653	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	299.23/cwt	294.00–310.00	1,616	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	262.75/cwt	258.00–263.00	2,068	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	327.20/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,836	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,937	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	451	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,416	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,572	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	566	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,817	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,694	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	142.00/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,151	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	99.18/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,056	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	148.08/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,703	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	140.97/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,377	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,127	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	109.95/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,340	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	781	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	133.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,102	2
Bulls	—	—	1,416	122.34/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,732	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	130.47/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,559	7
Bulls	—	—	2,140	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,638	2
Bulls	—	—	1,583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,216	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,004.97/head	2,000.00–2,010.00	2,005	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,824.02/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,824	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,723.81/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,724	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,446.32/head	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	235.71/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	273	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,021	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	325.22/cwt	315.00–331.00	1,665	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	160	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	328.23/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,434	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	403	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	698	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,857	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	283.31/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,759	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	774	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 182Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 52Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 1Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	374.00	374.00
13	350–400	382	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	287.00	287.00
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
6	500–550	534	223.00–270.00	253.91
2	650–700	653	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	324.00	324.00
4	300–350	328	323.00	323.00
13	350–400	363	320.00–355.00	346.43
49	400–450	437	325.00–332.00	328.23
9	450–500	451	290.00–300.00	293.34
19	500–550	515	280.00–300.00	294.85
21	550–600	572	276.00–291.00	288.22
1	600–650	635	272.00	272.00
6	750–800	776	227.00	227.00
3	800–850	842	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	900	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	534	308.00	308.00
22	600–650	621	276.00–285.00	283.31
53	650–700	698	266.00	266.00
43	700–750	717	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	350.00	350.00
10	500–550	540	294.00–310.00	299.23
1	600–650	600	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	712	280.00	280.00
40	750–800	787	258.00–263.00	262.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	500	364.00	364.00
16	550–600	561	325.00–330.00	327.20
12	600–650	631	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	358	400.00–419.00	411.83
3	400–450	440	380.00	380.00
6	450–500	461	376.00	376.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	397.00	397.00
2	350–400	385	351.00	351.00
2	400–450	433	325.00–330.00	327.54
4	450–500	451	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	734	220.00–241.00	235.71
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	460.00	460.00
5	250–300	273	374.00	374.00
13	350–400	363	390.00	390.00
19	400–450	438	359.00	359.00
28	500–550	512	315.00–331.00	325.22
4	550–600	566	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,515	141.00–143.00	142.00
2	—	1,578	130.00–136.00	133.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	97.00–102.00	99.18
5	—	977	130.00–149.00	140.97
1	—	1,000	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,150	140.00–165.00	148.08
1	—	1,310	86.00	86.00
4	—	1,219	105.00–114.00	109.95
7	—	1,195	122.00–136.00	130.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,416	110.00–130.00	122.34
2	—	2,140	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,583	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	170.00	170.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,575.00	2,575.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	2,000.00–2,010.00	2,004.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,824.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,723.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,446.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle