Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.89/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −72.54 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$328.89

39 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.38

vs KY average

−5.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	328.89	1,792	39

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 sale39 hd

328.89

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

−4.38

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−5.37

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−72.54

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	1,635	152.54	2,494	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	152.07	2,482	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	145.40	1,758	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	119.42	1,176	13

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	400–450	437	420.92/cwt	419.00–421.00	1,839	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	312.60/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,947	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	340.44/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,135	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	390.77/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	316.44/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,807	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,922	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,672	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	298	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	674	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	358.96/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,569	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	485	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	283.79/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,762	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,134	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	154.75/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,373	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	156.59/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,520	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	144.03/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,816	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	132.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,576	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	745	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	92.63/cwt	88.00–100.00	857	4
Bulls	—	—	1,483	136.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,028	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,180	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,312	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	157.93/cwt	152.50–172.50	1,879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,877	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,532	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,823	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	329.72/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	322.12/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,777	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	446.24/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	366.53/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,048	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	296.35/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,027	2

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 349Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter classes sold steady.

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	260	400.00	400.00
24	400–450	437	419.00–421.00	420.92
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
12	550–600	595	323.00	323.00
7	600–650	621	280.00–286.00	283.79
4	700–750	741	270.00	270.00
8	850–900	868	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	481.00	481.00
6	350–400	358	467.00	467.00
14	500–550	510	368.00	368.00
11	650–700	674	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	363.00–370.00	366.53
7	450–500	475	328.00–330.00	329.72
2	500–550	518	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	318.00–326.00	322.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	512	347.00	347.00
12	600–650	623	307.00–320.00	312.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	315	413.00	413.00
29	400–450	437	349.00–360.00	358.96
7	450–500	474	340.00–341.00	340.44
2	500–550	503	330.00	330.00
22	550–600	571	308.00–325.00	316.44
8	600–650	633	287.00–300.00	296.35
5	700–750	707	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	940	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	485	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	414.00	414.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	333.00	333.00
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	440.00–452.00	446.24
2	450–500	483	382.00–400.00	390.77
2	500–550	545	372.00	372.00
5	600–650	632	324.00	324.00
3	650–700	652	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	930	240.00	240.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	522.00	522.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	387.00	387.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	110.00–118.00	113.90
3	—	1,007	144.00–162.00	154.75
2	—	1,048	130.00–132.00	131.02
4	—	925	88.00–100.00	92.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	152.00–161.00	156.59
1	—	1,725	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,261	138.00–150.00	144.03
8	—	1,191	130.00–134.00	132.33
9	—	1,190	152.50–172.50	157.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	130.00–140.00	136.72
1	—	2,090	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,600.00	3,600.00

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle