Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Monday: No sale last week due to flooding. Moderate supply of all classes of cattle with good demand for all classes. Stronger undertone on calves.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.56/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −97.27 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$322.56

64 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$30.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

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	537	332.17	1,784	36
Medium and Large 2	527	312.83	1,650	19thin
Large 1	528	310.00	1,637	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	508	302.00	1,534	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $250 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 sale64 hd

322.56

—

KY average24 barns · 556 hd

331.66

−9.10

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−97.27

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	1,843	157.10	2,895	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	150.75	1,922	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	137.69	1,981	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	120.00	1,182	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,392	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,694	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	700–750	736	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	317.50/cwt	298.00–328.00	1,184	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	301.68/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,478	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	267.48/cwt	246.00–280.00	1,522	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	360.08/cwt	354.00–363.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	567	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Large 1	450–500	455	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,497	7
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	514	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,864	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	352	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	1,563	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,778	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	320.98/cwt	312.00–326.00	1,650	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,780	22
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	643	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	528	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,637	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	139.34/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,994	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	126.50/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,944	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	149.54/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,963	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,535	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	139.71/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,323	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	164.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,142	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	175.49/cwt	174.00–177.00	1,632	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,392.42/head	2,250.00–2,575.00	2,392	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,693.90/head	2,600.00–2,775.00	2,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	646	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	439.57/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	356.23/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,493	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,750	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,669	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	324.22/cwt	320.00–326.50	1,654	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	307.54/cwt	306.00–308.00	1,741	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,436	9

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 Apr 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 282Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 47Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 6Year ago 1

Compared to last Monday: No sale last week due to flooding. Moderate supply of all classes of cattle with good demand for all classes. Stronger undertone on calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	258	358.00	358.00
2	300–350	320	388.00	388.00
9	350–400	376	382.00	382.00
37	500–550	510	320.00–326.50	324.22
13	550–600	566	306.00–308.00	307.54
4	650–700	658	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	736	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	373	298.00–328.00	317.50
5	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	567	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	344	354.00–363.00	360.08
12	450–500	490	290.00–310.00	301.68
11	550–600	569	246.00–280.00	267.48
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	455	329.00	329.00
4	500–550	514	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	397.00	397.00
2	400–450	405	424.00	424.00
4	450–500	453	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	522	357.00	357.00
3	600–650	637	309.00	309.00
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	420.00	420.00
8	250–300	280	400.00–445.00	439.57
16	350–400	352	444.00	444.00
17	400–450	428	390.00	390.00
22	500–550	516	345.00	345.00
14	550–600	570	312.00	312.00
10	600–650	646	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	729	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
13	400–450	419	350.00–360.00	356.23
8	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
14	500–550	514	312.00–326.00	320.98
5	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	643	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	508	302.00	302.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,431	135.00–145.00	139.34
3	—	1,537	125.00–129.50	126.50
2	—	1,313	149.00–150.00	149.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,085	141.50	141.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,663	130.00–150.00	139.71
5	—	1,915	160.00–170.00	164.06

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	174.00–177.00	175.49
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	2,250.00–2,575.00	2,392.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	2,600.00–2,775.00	2,693.90

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle