Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Memorial day holiday. Good demand for feeder classes this week. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.67/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −99.15 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$320.67

60 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

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

$50.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.87

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	328.27	1,748	51
Medium and Large 2-3	558	277.60	1,548	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.67/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $347.73, median $419.83 across 24 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 sale60 hd

320.67

—

KY average23 barns · 736 hd

346.54

−25.87

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−99.15

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	1,643	183.03	3,007	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	160.69	1,930	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,497	160.49	2,402	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	136.03	1,329	10

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)	1,262	$2,368	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$2,281	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,217	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	691	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,797	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,524	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,558	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	238	517.48/cwt	512.00–520.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	351	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,516	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,934	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	1,299	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	309.39/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,776	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	511.40/cwt	496.00–529.00	1,427	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	166.15/cwt	157.00–181.00	1,994	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	149.77/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,803	13
Bulls	—	—	1,876	196.49/cwt	190.00–205.00	3,686	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	130.02/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,260	8
Bulls	—	—	1,205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,808	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	164.29/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,491	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,216.77/head	1,500.00–2,650.00	2,217	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,875	19
Bulls	—	—	1,478	176.10/cwt	162.00–188.00	2,603	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	160.05/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,613	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	150.98/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	296.51/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	272.80/cwt	255.00–284.00	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,958	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	2,368.30/head	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,368	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	2,280.96/head	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	281.99/cwt	280.00–284.00	1,433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	346	317.02/cwt	313.00–323.00	1,097	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	316.03/cwt	296.00–323.00	1,814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	340.04/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,296	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	339.67/cwt	339.00–342.00	1,722	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,254	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 Jun 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 279Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 58Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 2Year ago 9

No comparison due to Memorial day holiday. Good demand for feeder classes this week. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
5	250–300	287	392.00	392.00
1	300–350	308	435.00	435.00
14	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
18	400–450	444	351.00	351.00
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
12	550–600	574	296.00–323.00	316.03
2	600–650	625	292.00	292.00
5	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	715	262.00	262.00
6	900–950	923	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	464.00	464.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	313.00–323.00	317.02
1	350–400	365	329.00	329.00
5	400–450	423	294.00–300.00	296.51
4	500–550	508	280.00–284.00	281.99
1	550–600	565	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	507	339.00–342.00	339.67
4	600–650	614	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	315	398.00	398.00
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	585	325.00–345.00	340.04
1	650–700	650	319.00	319.00
3	700–750	702	290.00	290.00
4	800–850	823	279.00	279.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	215.00	215.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	691	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	448.00	448.00
4	250–300	283	396.00	396.00
4	300–350	335	379.00	379.00
18	350–400	351	432.00	432.00
16	400–450	430	418.00	418.00
5	450–500	486	330.00	330.00
14	500–550	508	300.00	300.00
18	550–600	574	290.00–315.00	309.39
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
13	650–700	667	290.00	290.00
7	700–750	712	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	980	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	512.00–520.00	517.48
10	250–300	279	496.00–529.00	511.40
19	500–550	511	367.00	367.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	342.00	342.00
3	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	515	255.00–284.00	272.80
6	550–600	579	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	342.00	342.00
3	400–450	410	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,200	157.00–181.00	166.15
13	—	1,204	141.00–155.00	149.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	969	121.00–139.00	130.02
2	—	1,008	151.00–170.00	160.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,516	160.00–173.00	164.29
2	—	1,448	150.00–152.00	150.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,876	190.00–205.00	196.49
1	—	1,205	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,478	162.00–188.00	176.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	1,500.00–2,650.00	2,216.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,262	2,225.00–2,575.00	2,368.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	848	1,950.00–2,850.00	2,280.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,500.00	3,500.00

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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