Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady on a light comparison. Good demand for 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 $341.52/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −59.92 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$341.52

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$621

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

$134.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.78

vs KY average

+7.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	346.91	1,872	24
Medium and Large 2-3	590	212.00	1,251	1thin

One grade step is worth $134.91/cwt here — about $621 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 sale25 hd

341.52

—

KY average25 barns · 1,094 hd

337.74

+3.78

National average153 barns · 9,567 hd

334.11

+7.41

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−59.92

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	1,720	182.46	3,138	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,567	156.57	2,453	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	154.54	1,891	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	134.14	1,367	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,403	$2,428	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,360	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,279	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$2,271	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,096	$3,168	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,103	$2,590	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,092	$2,470	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	153.85/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,339	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	173.50/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,906	4
Bulls	—	—	1,810	200.39/cwt	190.00–210.00	3,627	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	135.14/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,287	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	154.21/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,476	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,620.11/head	2,025.00–2,775.00	2,620	12
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,279.09/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,279	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,161.30/head	2,075.00–3,600.00	3,161	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,614.04/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	318.08/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,839	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	2,270.68/head	2,175.00–2,350.00	2,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	348.93/cwt	341.00–357.00	2,059	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,866	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	319.01/cwt	317.00–321.00	2,083	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	198.04/cwt	189.00–208.00	2,228	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	167.68/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,067	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	143.28/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,742	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,331	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	117.62/cwt	113.00–123.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,126	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,251	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	2,428.34/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,428	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,400.24/head	2,375.00–2,425.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	346.87/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,835	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	498	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	319.31/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	349.62/cwt	338.00–368.00	1,643	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,947	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,322	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 208Last week 117Year ago 75

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 3Year ago 2

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady on a light comparison. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,105	2,025.00–2,775.00	2,620.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,225.00	2,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,095	2,075.00–3,600.00	3,161.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,614.04
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,450.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,575.00	2,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,279.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,175.00	2,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,273	2,175.00–2,350.00	2,270.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,403	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,428.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,323	2,375.00–2,425.00	2,400.24
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	189.00–208.00	198.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	152.00–156.00	153.85
1	—	1,660	162.00	162.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	952	132.50–141.00	135.14
3	—	957	149.00–164.00	154.21
1	—	1,280	104.00	104.00
2	—	1,083	113.00–123.00	117.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,233	160.00–179.00	167.68
7	—	1,216	140.00–156.00	143.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	160.00–180.00	173.50
2	—	1,810	190.00–210.00	200.39

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	280	472.00	472.00
2	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
12	400–450	435	429.00	429.00
5	550–600	578	310.00–320.00	318.08
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
12	500–550	503	381.00	381.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	277.00	277.00
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	320	426.00	426.00
2	350–400	360	407.00	407.00
4	400–450	441	366.00	366.00
13	450–500	470	338.00–368.00	349.62
16	500–550	529	321.00–350.00	346.87
8	550–600	561	347.00	347.00
1	600–650	625	318.00	318.00
3	700–750	747	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	833	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	352.00	352.00
3	400–450	425	318.00–320.00	319.31
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	590	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	369.00	369.00
2	550–600	590	341.00–357.00	348.93
2	650–700	653	317.00–321.00	319.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	498	350.00	350.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	534	390.00	390.00
3	600–650	622	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
1	850–900	865	250.00	250.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle