Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.15/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −87.29 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$314.15

39 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$59.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.75

vs KY average

−18.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	324.90	1,717	32
Medium and Large 2-3	584	265.00	1,548	7thin

One grade step is worth $59.90/cwt here — about $170 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

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 sale39 hd

314.15

—

KY average24 barns · 1,295 hd

330.89

−16.75

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−18.67

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−87.29

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	—	Average	1,391	149.61	2,080	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	143.16	1,847	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	131.75	2,082	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	962	112.36	1,081	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,228	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,936	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	142.18/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,479	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	103.84/cwt	100.00–112.00	976	7
Bulls	—	—	1,473	153.05/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,254	7
Bulls	—	—	1,398	178.43/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	389.45/cwt	388.00–390.00	1,484	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,971	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	383.32/cwt	365.00–396.00	1,698	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	421.01/cwt	419.00–423.00	1,739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	345.56/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	561	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,795	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	394.92/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	296.46/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	320.49/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,719	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	395.76/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	708	312.38/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,212	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	354.34/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,563	42
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	139.61/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,786	7
Bulls	—	—	1,193	122.38/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,460	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,711	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	158.19/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	509	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,731	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	180.62/cwt	168.00–194.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,963	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	236.11/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	313	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	584	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	323.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	302.67/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,707	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,017	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 May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 662Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 53Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for all feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,580	122.50	122.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	135.00–150.00	142.18
7	—	940	100.00–112.00	103.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,279	130.00–146.00	139.61
2	—	1,363	125.00–126.00	125.52
4	—	1,274	150.00–162.00	158.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,473	145.00–160.00	153.05
2	—	1,398	170.00–185.00	178.43
3	—	1,193	112.00–130.00	122.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	388.00–390.00	389.45
42	400–450	441	325.00–360.00	354.34
2	450–500	473	320.00–321.00	320.49
1	500–550	510	324.00	324.00
13	550–600	564	290.00–315.00	302.67
5	650–700	663	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
6	750–800	778	230.00–239.00	236.11
1	850–900	880	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	504	341.00	341.00
15	650–700	684	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	327.00	327.00
2	300–350	313	329.00	329.00
7	550–600	584	265.00	265.00
4	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	390.00–400.00	394.92
12	400–450	443	365.00–396.00	383.32
7	450–500	463	335.00–350.00	345.56
10	550–600	583	290.00–298.00	296.46
4	600–650	643	284.00	284.00
9	700–750	722	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	440.00	440.00
12	500–550	509	340.00	340.00
15	550–600	561	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	321.00	321.00
2	450–500	493	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	442.00	442.00
1	300–350	305	421.00	421.00
1	350–400	395	429.00	429.00
2	400–450	413	419.00–423.00	421.01
15	450–500	477	385.00–405.00	395.76
3	550–600	567	320.00–330.00	323.26
2	1000–1050	1,035	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	708	305.00–313.00	312.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,625.00	2,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	175.00	175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	773	168.00–194.00	180.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,075.00	2,075.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle