Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $346.08/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −73.74 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$346.08

30 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$79.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.78

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	521	355.88	1,853	26
Medium and Large 2	570	300.00	1,710	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	276.51	1,584	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.37/cwt here — about $268 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

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 sale30 hd

346.08

—

KY average25 barns · 552 hd

325.31

+20.78

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−73.74

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	1,538	202.50	3,113	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	161.60	2,569	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	154.03	1,934	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	140.13	1,342	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	937	185.09	1,734	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,548	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,068	$2,136	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$3,427	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	650–700	666	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,138	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	394.06/cwt	389.00–405.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	446	407.35/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,817	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	345.91/cwt	331.00–375.00	1,667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	349.00/cwt	339.00–351.00	1,783	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,890	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,634	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	415.50/cwt	411.00–420.00	852	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	200.56/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,735	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	156.71/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,387	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,526	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	156.18/cwt	146.00–163.00	1,996	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	175.02/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,114	2
Bulls	—	—	1,175	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,526	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	135.16/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,333	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	2,136.07/head	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,136	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	139.62/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	937	185.09/cwt	173.00–198.00	1,734	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,610	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	169.16/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,858	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	3,426.58/head	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	304	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,283	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,548.44/head	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	349.38/cwt	342.00–357.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	333.91/cwt	327.00–336.00	1,903	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	276.51/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,584	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	359.53/cwt	339.00–367.00	1,560	15

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 222Last week 259Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 23Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	411.00–420.00	415.50
2	350–400	383	369.00	369.00
15	400–450	434	339.00–367.00	359.53
1	450–500	495	346.00	346.00
12	500–550	511	339.00–351.00	349.00
13	550–600	570	327.00–336.00	333.91
4	600–650	643	309.00	309.00
7	650–700	666	321.00	321.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	310	342.00–357.00	349.38
3	600–650	632	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	304	422.00	422.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	433.00	433.00
3	350–400	385	389.00–405.00	394.06
26	400–450	446	380.00–410.00	407.35
9	450–500	482	331.00–375.00	345.91
4	500–550	513	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	569	329.00	329.00
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	512.00	512.00
2	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
2	300–350	310	442.00	442.00
12	350–400	360	454.00	454.00
15	500–550	500	378.00	378.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	321.00	321.00
3	550–600	573	270.00–290.00	276.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	477.00	477.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	429.00	429.00
2	450–500	458	429.00	429.00
2	500–550	538	381.00	381.00
3	550–600	583	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	750	289.00	289.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,900.00–2,350.00	2,136.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,525.00–2,575.00	2,548.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,350.00	2,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,388	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,426.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	200.00–201.00	200.56
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,523	150.00–161.00	156.71
1	—	1,730	146.00	146.00
4	—	1,605	165.00–180.00	169.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,278	146.00–163.00	156.18
2	—	1,208	171.00–180.00	175.02
5	—	1,211	133.00–144.00	139.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	128.00–144.00	135.16
1	—	845	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	215.00	215.00
1	—	1,900	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	937	173.00–198.00	185.09

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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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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle