Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to no sale last week for the 4th of July Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.02/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −67.41 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$334.02

17 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.25

vs KY average

−7.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	334.02	1,843	17thin

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 sale17 hd

334.02

—

KY average8 barns · 212 hd

321.78

+12.25

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−7.51

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−67.41

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	1,714	186.83	3,202	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,423	174.94	2,489	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,244	151.05	1,879	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	875	119.81	1,049	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	965	213.00	2,055	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,617	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,250	$3,308	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,775	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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	205.47/cwt	200.00–211.00	3,966	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	97.21/cwt	94.00–100.00	805	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	173.26/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,128	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	139.53/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	328.01/cwt	310.00–334.50	1,870	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,701	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	561	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,952	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	271.52/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,922	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	366.59/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	372.65/cwt	362.00–378.00	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	368.29/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,110	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	414.27/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,375	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	446	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,802	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,825.00/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,825	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	965	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,055	1
Bulls	—	—	1,642	180.62/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,966	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	174.94/cwt	170.00–180.00	2,489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	155.72/cwt	149.00–160.00	1,948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	331.08/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,478.62/head	3,225.00–3,675.00	3,479	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,308.00/head	3,200.00–3,425.00	3,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	345.05/cwt	321.00–350.00	1,787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	744	296.75/cwt	296.75–296.75	2,208	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	281.70/cwt	279.00–290.00	1,879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	365.95/cwt	365.00–373.00	1,383	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,897	7

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 Jul 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 259Last week 115Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 25Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 3

No comparison this week due to no sale last week for the 4th of July Holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	111.00	111.00
2	—	1,228	172.00–175.00	173.26
2	—	1,193	139.00–140.00	139.53
4	—	1,251	149.00–160.00	155.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	94.00–100.00	97.21
1	—	970	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	170.00–180.00	174.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	200.00–211.00	205.47
6	—	1,642	170.00–190.00	180.62
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	213.00	213.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	432.00	432.00
13	300–350	332	412.00–420.00	414.27
3	400–450	410	360.00–370.00	366.59
5	650–700	656	290.00	290.00
7	700–750	741	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	446	404.00	404.00
15	500–550	515	379.00	379.00
7	550–600	561	358.00	358.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	325.00–337.00	331.08
4	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	540	234.00	234.00
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	329	362.00–378.00	372.65
8	350–400	378	365.00–373.00	365.95
6	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
13	450–500	493	345.00	345.00
6	500–550	518	321.00–350.00	345.05
11	550–600	570	310.00–334.50	328.01
8	650–700	667	279.00–290.00	281.70
6	700–750	708	268.00–275.00	271.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	627	337.00	337.00
67	700–750	744	296.75	296.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	379.00	379.00
1	500–550	515	366.00	366.00
9	550–600	573	354.00–370.00	368.29
9	600–650	624	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	713	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	242.00	242.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,750.00	3,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	3,225.00–3,675.00	3,478.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,775.00	2,775.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	3,200.00–3,425.00	3,308.00

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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

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