Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on feeder steers due to light receipts from last week. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand for all classes of feeders. 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 $316.41/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −85.02 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$316.41

85 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$41.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.69

vs KY average

−12.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	320.55	1,762	76
Medium and Large 2	540	297.00	1,604	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	280.00	1,607	4thin
Large 1-2	540	279.00	1,507	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.55/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

316.41

—

KY average25 barns · 1,338 hd

324.10

−7.69

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−12.93

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−85.02

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	1,619	153.70	2,488	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	148.64	2,372	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	139.37	1,702	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	132.67	1,270	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,050	180.00	1,890	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,050	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,355	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	379.62/cwt	354.00–384.00	1,849	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	596	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,985	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,185	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,059	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,702	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,798	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	342.20/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	358.11/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,533	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	306.16/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,822	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	381.60/cwt	368.00–384.00	1,435	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	243.37/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,864	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	367.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,214	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	436	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,753	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	294.29/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,548	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	516	335.01/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,729	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	399.25/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,306	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,933	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	339	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	579	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,853	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,585	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	669	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	118.48/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	142.10/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,129	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	164.43/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,031	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	142.39/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,747	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	144.40/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,350	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	92.09/cwt	91.00–93.00	893	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,092	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,694	155.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,629	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,240	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,560	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	171.43/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,342	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,507	4
Bulls	—	—	1,315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	130.81/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	393	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,104	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,355.00/head	2,355.00–2,355.00	2,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	759	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,529	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,421	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	299.54/cwt	286.00–310.00	1,312	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	853	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,252	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,429	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	689	310.66/cwt	309.00–313.00	2,140	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,942	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,722	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	766	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,734	30

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.

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Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 146Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 52Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year 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
2	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	395	412.00	412.00
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
22	450–500	487	354.00–384.00	379.62
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
15	550–600	562	320.00	320.00
7	750–800	793	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	538	361.00	361.00
27	550–600	596	333.00	333.00
17	650–700	689	309.00–313.00	310.66
35	750–800	764	286.00	286.00
18	850–900	853	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	502.00	502.00
3	350–400	393	441.00	441.00
17	450–500	482	401.00	401.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	351.00	351.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
4	750–800	766	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	395.00	395.00
9	300–350	330	350.00–370.00	367.74
21	350–400	376	368.00–384.00	381.60
29	400–450	428	355.00–364.00	358.11
11	450–500	473	340.00–345.00	342.20
30	500–550	542	320.00	320.00
24	550–600	595	305.00–310.00	306.16
9	650–700	674	250.00	250.00
18	700–750	709	240.00	240.00
17	750–800	766	241.00–246.00	243.37
2	900–950	938	190.00–191.00	190.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	390.00–404.00	399.25
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	334.00	334.00
9	400–450	438	286.00–310.00	299.54
4	550–600	574	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	615	231.00	231.00
2	650–700	663	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
7	750–800	759	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	940	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	511	337.00	337.00
4	600–650	631	299.00	299.00
9	700–750	737	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	377.00	377.00
2	300–350	348	368.00	368.00
5	400–450	422	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	468	340.00	340.00
17	500–550	526	280.00–310.00	294.29
3	600–650	632	270.00	270.00
11	650–700	676	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	735	241.00	241.00
4	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
4	300–350	339	400.00	400.00
9	350–400	353	449.00	449.00
12	400–450	436	402.00	402.00
24	500–550	516	320.00–341.00	335.01
19	550–600	579	320.00	320.00
8	650–700	669	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	345	291.00	291.00
3	400–450	433	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	470	288.00	288.00
2	500–550	520	254.00	254.00
2	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	637	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	111.00–126.00	118.48
3	—	1,235	160.00–167.50	164.43
12	—	1,227	130.00–149.00	142.39
2	—	1,158	104.00–105.00	104.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	136.00–146.00	142.10
4	—	1,694	151.00–161.00	155.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	935	140.00–161.00	144.40
2	—	970	91.00–93.00	92.09
1	—	1,050	104.00	104.00
4	—	983	129.00–133.00	130.81
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,680	150.00–155.00	152.41
1	—	1,315	130.00	130.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	170.00–173.00	171.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,050.00	2,050.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,355.00	2,355.00

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