Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher with strong 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 $340.94/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −60.50 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$340.94

78 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$67.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs KY average

+1.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	347.69	1,810	70
Medium and Large 2	545	295.00	1,608	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	534	280.00	1,495	7thin

One grade step is worth $67.69/cwt here — about $315 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 sale78 hd

340.94

—

KY average26 barns · 1,544 hd

333.12

+7.82

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+1.06

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−60.50

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	1,880	186.66	3,509	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	156.98	2,383	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	143.69	1,749	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	135.51	1,270	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	875	206.00	1,803	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,779	171.00	3,042	4thin

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 2-3	250–300	290	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	317.32/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	305.33/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	440.75/cwt	431.00–450.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	322.03/cwt	304.00–325.00	2,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	320.29/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,989	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	358.29/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,824	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	404	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,172	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	274.31/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,874	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	357.36/cwt	341.00–364.00	1,662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,018	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	321.69/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,750	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	408.90/cwt	405.00–411.00	1,550	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	310.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	155.84/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,493	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	130.73/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,214	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	156.98/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,383	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	158.34/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,036	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	312	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	208	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,040	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	139.11/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,671	10
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,779	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,042	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	875	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,880	186.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	312.46/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,806	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,814	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	361	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,768	4

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 275Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	301.00	301.00
2	400–450	413	321.00	321.00
6	500–550	528	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	500–550	509	350.00–362.50	358.29
22	600–650	621	318.00–323.00	320.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	465	341.00–364.00	357.36
12	500–550	544	316.00–326.00	321.69
7	550–600	564	315.00	315.00
9	650–700	683	265.00–286.00	274.31
4	850–900	875	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
31	350–400	379	405.00–411.00	408.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	316.00–320.00	317.32
3	550–600	554	300.00–308.00	305.33
2	750–800	790	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	431.00–450.00	440.75
5	400–450	404	382.00	382.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	547	369.00	369.00
4	550–600	550	352.00	352.00
7	600–650	642	304.00–325.00	322.03
1	650–700	675	287.00	287.00
6	850–900	878	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	567	383.00	383.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	476.00	476.00
15	450–500	458	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	356.00	356.00
4	400–450	449	353.00	353.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	569	300.00–320.00	310.34
5	650–700	672	285.00	285.00
5	750–800	787	248.00	248.00
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	312	476.00	476.00
11	350–400	361	461.00	461.00
11	400–450	433	419.00	419.00
14	500–550	503	359.00	359.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	348.00	348.00
2	450–500	473	305.00–320.00	312.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
2	—	958	149.00–163.00	155.84
4	—	929	123.00–136.00	130.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	154.00–160.00	156.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,286	153.00–163.00	158.34
10	—	1,201	132.00–144.00	139.11
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,779	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	206.00	206.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,880	180.00–190.00	186.66

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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