Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder class sold firm on a light comparison. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a good quality offering. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $318.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −83.18 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$318.25

4 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$51.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.43

vs KY average

−41.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	331.00	1,870	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	280.00	1,540	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.00/cwt here — about $330 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 sale4 hd

318.25

—

KY average26 barns · 995 hd

352.68

−34.43

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−41.55

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−83.18

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	1,600	190.00	3,040	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	168.82	2,627	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	164.65	2,170	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	160.43	1,575	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	210.00	2,951	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,400	222.39	3,113	2thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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%	—	1,505	177.73/cwt	173.00–187.00	2,675	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,489	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	167.65/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,040	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,400	222.39/cwt	211.00–233.00	3,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	367.69/cwt	366.00–380.00	1,813	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	376.33/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	357.95/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,765	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,951	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,808	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	176.61/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,450	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	165.60/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	329.30/cwt	313.00–340.00	1,893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	393	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	303.70/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 131Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 44

Compared to last week feeder class sold firm on a light comparison. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher on a good quality offering. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,505	173.00–187.00	177.73
1	—	1,560	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,755	160.00	160.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	146.00	146.00
2	—	963	165.00–170.00	167.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	125.00	125.00
3	—	1,387	175.00–180.00	176.61
4	—	1,275	161.00–168.00	165.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	190.00	190.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	211.00–233.00	222.39
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	210.00	210.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	376	431.00	431.00
3	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
16	450–500	493	366.00–380.00	367.69
10	550–600	575	313.00–340.00	329.30
1	650–700	650	289.00	289.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	393	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	406.00	406.00
7	350–400	387	365.00–385.00	376.33
20	450–500	493	356.00–370.00	357.95
3	550–600	565	331.00	331.00
2	650–700	653	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	718	310.50	310.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	395	317.00	317.00
4	450–500	486	300.00–315.00	303.70
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
2	600–650	645	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	342.00	342.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	501.00	501.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	170.00–180.00	175.04

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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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Kentuckiana Livestock Market - Owensboro, KY

Slaughter Cattle

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