Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder steers this week due to light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 with moderate demand. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $286.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −133.83 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$286.00

6 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.58

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	588	303.00	1,782	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	546	277.50	1,516	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $266 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

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 sale6 hd

286.00

—

KY average23 barns · 426 hd

324.58

−38.58

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−133.83

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	1,892	197.64	3,739	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	154.50	1,473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	150.24	1,786	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,840	144.12	2,652	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	206.00	2,606	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)	1,305	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,370	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$2,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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%	—	1,121	139.86/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,568	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	144.12/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	139.32/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,329	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	174.45/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,584	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,360	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	156.17/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,468	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	351.36/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,711	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	322.48/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	384.89/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,679	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	320.49/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,971	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	350.74/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	344.89/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,480	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,461	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	408	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	499	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,417	4
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,265	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,606	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,961	195.08/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,826	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
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	—	1,370	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 222Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 0

No comparison on feeder steers this week due to light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 with moderate demand. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	131.00–144.00	139.86
7	—	1,228	150.00–166.00	156.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	143.00–145.00	144.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	136.00–146.00	139.32
6	—	908	165.00–187.00	174.45
2	—	1,088	123.00–127.00	125.01
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	206.00	206.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	213.00	213.00
6	—	1,961	185.00–200.00	195.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	284	442.00	442.00
11	350–400	366	401.00	401.00
28	400–450	436	385.00	385.00
21	450–500	487	350.00–352.00	351.36
2	550–600	588	303.00	303.00
6	600–650	637	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	723	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	376.00	376.00
4	400–450	419	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	408	341.00	341.00
7	450–500	487	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	318	379.00	379.00
4	350–400	376	350.00–351.00	350.74
8	400–450	429	342.00–350.00	344.89
9	500–550	505	331.00	331.00
6	550–600	567	315.00–324.00	322.48
14	600–650	615	310.00–324.00	320.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	499	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	380.00–400.00	384.89
3	550–600	573	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	643	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	387	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

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	—	1,305	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,225.00	2,225.00

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

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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