Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold firm on a light comparison. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.07/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −70.37 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$331.07

43 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$53.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.82

vs KY average

−38.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	340.24	1,893	33
Medium and Large 2	574	310.00	1,779	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	287.00	1,571	4thin

One grade step is worth $53.24/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale43 hd

331.07

—

KY average24 barns · 1,094 hd

360.89

−29.82

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−38.74

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−70.37

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	—	Low	1,664	175.53	2,921	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,607	153.60	2,468	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	151.87	1,945	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	141.77	1,362	12
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	240.00	2,640	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,130	$2,248	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,133	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,438	$3,751	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,175	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	800	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,161	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	330.81/cwt	310.00–336.00	1,939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	377.36/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	417.70/cwt	405.00–431.00	1,809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	379.07/cwt	369.00–384.00	1,679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	342.59/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,966	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	335.53/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,748	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	395.71/cwt	394.00–409.00	1,306	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,098	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,949	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	195	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	376.57/cwt	367.00–390.00	1,615	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	449	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,841	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	247	539.00/cwt	539.00–539.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,488	151.29/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,251	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,246	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	143.65/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,405	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	122.28/cwt	112.00–129.00	1,273	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	164.63/cwt	158.00–169.00	1,358	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	158.70/cwt	150.00–166.00	2,071	16
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,640	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	183.03/cwt	160.00–200.00	3,161	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	151.96/cwt	136.00–166.00	2,457	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	138.12/cwt	126.00–149.00	1,744	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	179.70/cwt	172.00–186.00	2,147	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,132.58/head	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,133	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,247.57/head	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,248	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	3,751.30/head	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	301.70/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,394	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,182	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,019	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,055	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	360.61/cwt	350.00–364.00	1,731	51

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 381Last week 114Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 29Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers sold firm on a light comparison. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	480.00	480.00
1	200–250	210	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	353	388.00	388.00
13	400–450	429	367.00–390.00	376.57
10	550–600	586	310.00–336.00	330.81
17	600–650	641	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	880	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	955	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	525.00	525.00
3	200–250	247	539.00	539.00
2	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
6	300–350	343	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	350	470.00	470.00
13	400–450	449	410.00	410.00
22	500–550	513	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	353.00	353.00
18	450–500	462	300.00–310.00	301.70
1	500–550	540	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	733	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	330	394.00–409.00	395.71
2	350–400	398	400.00	400.00
9	400–450	443	369.00–384.00	379.07
51	450–500	480	350.00–364.00	360.61
11	500–550	521	330.00–340.00	335.53
22	550–600	574	335.00–350.00	342.59
15	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
4	650–700	659	322.00	322.00
4	700–750	718	301.00	301.00
5	750–800	752	311.00	311.00
9	800–850	814	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	471.00	471.00
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
6	350–400	366	441.00	441.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	367.00	367.00
4	450–500	486	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	515	302.00	302.00
2	550–600	580	272.00	272.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	359.00	359.00
6	550–600	574	310.00	310.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	405.00–431.00	417.70
6	450–500	488	430.00	430.00
9	500–550	536	365.00–381.00	377.36
3	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	653	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	391.00	391.00
1	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
6	550–600	563	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	682	320.00	320.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	261.00	261.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	140.00–165.00	151.29
1	—	1,930	220.00	220.00
7	—	1,727	160.00–200.00	183.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	978	138.00–147.00	143.65
4	—	1,041	112.00–129.00	122.28
3	—	825	158.00–169.00	164.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	170.00	170.00
10	—	1,617	136.00–166.00	151.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,305	150.00–166.00	158.70
12	—	1,263	126.00–149.00	138.12
2	—	1,195	172.00–186.00	179.70
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	240.00	240.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	3,175.00	3,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,438	3,600.00–3,900.00	3,751.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	2,000.00–2,325.00	2,132.58
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,130	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,247.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,800.00	2,800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle