Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $321.10/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −80.33 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$321.10

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$78.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.47

vs KY average

−19.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	330.97	1,802	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	252.00	1,371	2thin

One grade step is worth $78.97/cwt here — about $431 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

321.10

—

KY average23 barns · 1,158 hd

340.57

−19.47

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−19.82

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−80.33

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	1,383	180.50	2,495	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	154.56	1,804	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	150.09	2,424	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	132.50	1,197	14

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)	915	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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%	—	1,615	150.09/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,424	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	108.99/cwt	100.00–119.00	959	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	133.08/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,199	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	142.47/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,654	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	168.78/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	373.85/cwt	373.00–375.00	1,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	335.36/cwt	310.00–338.00	1,781	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	321.03/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,252	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	651	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	301.45/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Fancy	400–450	438	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,923	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	367	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	447	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,357	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	162.49/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,527	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,503	2
Bulls	—	—	1,310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,978	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	511	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,875	8

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 337Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 76Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	149.00–151.00	150.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	880	100.00–119.00	108.99
7	—	901	121.00–145.00	133.08
3	—	940	156.00–175.00	162.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	139.00–150.00	142.47
7	—	1,187	160.00–178.00	168.78
2	—	1,113	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,310	151.00	151.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	575	316.00–326.00	321.03
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	304.00	304.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	437.00	437.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
8	500–550	511	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	431.00	431.00
3	450–500	493	379.00	379.00
4	650–700	663	314.00	314.00
7	700–750	706	319.00	319.00
2	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	625	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	437.00	437.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	369	373.00–375.00	373.85
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
10	500–550	531	310.00–338.00	335.36
4	550–600	578	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	627	299.00–304.00	301.45
4	650–700	651	303.00	303.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	337.00	337.00
3	350–400	367	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	447	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	513	256.00	256.00
1	550–600	575	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	348.00	348.00

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	—	1,010	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	207.00	207.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle