Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to light receipts of feeder cattle. Slaughter classes sold steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.99/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −100.45 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$300.99

3 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$11.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.40

vs KY average

−34.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	304.98	1,748	2thin
Medium and Large 2	555	293.00	1,626	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.98/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale3 hd

300.99

—

KY average24 barns · 1,224 hd

336.39

−35.40

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−34.92

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−100.45

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	1,805	196.00	3,538	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	153.96	2,435	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	145.17	1,810	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	123.46	1,201	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	815	184.00	1,500	1thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,181	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$3,014	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,188	$2,748	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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%	—	1,650	145.94/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,408	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,457	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	115.46/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,119	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	149.92/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,940	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	135.67/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	386.85/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,099	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,000.98/head	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,001	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,528.68/head	2,250.00–2,725.00	2,529	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	363.19/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,103	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,352	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	388.34/cwt	387.00–390.00	1,476	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	396.33/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,180.62/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,181	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	3,124.83/head	2,925.00–3,250.00	3,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	136.76/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,329	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,433	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,538	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	815	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,910.61/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,911	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,968.12/head	2,875.00–3,025.00	2,968	3

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 208Year ago 212

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 31Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 42Year ago 6

No comparison this week due to light receipts of feeder cattle. Slaughter classes sold steady with moderate demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	145.00–147.00	145.94
1	—	1,445	170.00	170.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	969	112.00–120.00	115.46
1	—	965	95.00	95.00
3	—	972	135.00–138.00	136.76
1	—	995	144.00	144.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,294	144.00–155.00	149.92
3	—	1,152	134.00–138.00	135.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	184.00	184.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	284	380.00–402.00	386.85
5	300–350	322	420.00	420.00
7	400–450	409	375.00–400.00	396.33
4	450–500	471	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	559	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	751	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	372.00	372.00
13	350–400	380	387.00–390.00	388.34
6	400–450	448	367.00	367.00
3	450–500	465	350.00–370.00	363.19
2	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	304.98
7	750–800	790	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	353.00	353.00
1	400–450	400	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	293.00	293.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	668	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	342.00	342.00
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	370	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	592	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	608	300.00	300.00
8	750–800	760	301.00	301.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	2,950.00–3,050.00	3,000.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	2,250.00–2,725.00	2,528.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,242	2,925.00–3,250.00	3,124.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,158	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,910.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,242	2,875.00–3,025.00	2,968.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,180.62
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle