Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold firm with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −86.93 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$314.50

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.38

vs KY average

−15.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	314.50	1,690	10thin

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 sale10 hd

314.50

—

KY average25 barns · 1,395 hd

317.88

−3.38

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−15.45

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−86.93

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	1,780	164.59	2,930	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,559	145.67	2,271	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	138.59	1,740	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	127.77	1,274	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,038	182.01	1,889	2thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,535	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,224	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,735	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,075	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	700–750	721	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,766	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	210.63/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	323.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	352.77/cwt	346.00–379.00	1,136	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	296.25/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	276.37/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	374.27/cwt	370.00–379.00	1,774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,063	219.20/cwt	219.00–220.00	2,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	284.92/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	113.51/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,082	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	146.78/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	129.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,297	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	158.20/cwt	153.00–165.50	1,830	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	137.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,759	18
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,038	182.01/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,889	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	173.91/cwt	170.00–181.00	3,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	155.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,818	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,129	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,989	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	122.73/cwt	120.50–126.00	1,586	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	160.13/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,179	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	452	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,444	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,388	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,075.00/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,075	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,224.13/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,224	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,417	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	349	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,130	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 397Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 25Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 30Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold firm with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	474	370.00–379.00	374.27
2	600–650	648	280.00	280.00
6	700–750	721	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	835	200.00–221.00	210.63
1	850–900	890	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	880	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	349	426.00	426.00
4	350–400	361	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	452	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	528	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	605	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	629	312.00	312.00
5	650–700	658	281.00–300.00	296.25
4	800–850	810	263.00	263.00
3	850–900	858	242.00	242.00
3	900–950	940	220.00	220.00
5	1050–1100	1,063	219.00–220.00	219.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	362.00	362.00
1	250–300	290	329.00	329.00
6	300–350	322	346.00–379.00	352.77
2	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	462	320.00–330.00	323.39
5	500–550	506	321.00	321.00
5	550–600	569	308.00	308.00
8	600–650	645	270.00–287.00	284.92
11	650–700	670	270.00–280.00	276.37
2	750–800	765	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	435	362.00	362.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	109.00–117.00	113.51
3	—	1,015	143.00–151.00	146.78
4	—	1,000	125.00–133.00	129.66
1	—	1,065	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	153.00–165.50	158.20
18	—	1,278	130.00–145.00	137.65
3	—	1,292	120.50–126.00	122.73
1	—	1,225	105.00	105.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,560	154.00–166.00	160.13
2	—	1,523	140.00–146.00	143.05
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	176.00–189.00	182.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	170.00–181.00	173.91
3	—	1,815	150.00–165.00	155.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,075.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,224.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,735.00	1,735.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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