Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to Labor Day Holiday last week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.89/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −59.94 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$359.89

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$58.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.32

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	537	373.79	2,009	29
Medium and Large 2-3	574	315.08	1,809	9thin

One grade step is worth $58.71/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale38 hd

359.89

—

KY average25 barns · 854 hd

358.57

+1.32

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−59.94

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	1,611	178.20	2,872	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,537	161.10	2,476	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,223	151.06	1,847	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	952	131.39	1,251	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	855	181.00	1,548	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,398	201.09	2,811	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,725	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$4,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$4,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	300–350	346	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,557	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	414.15/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,503	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,849	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,016	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	358.04/cwt	340.00–368.50	2,395	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	325.34/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,056	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,157	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	388.28/cwt	375.00–391.00	1,685	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,304	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	493	411.08/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,027	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	257	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,285	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,092	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,056	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,028	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,252	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,248	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	158.07/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,971	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,398	201.09/cwt	184.00–240.00	2,811	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	160.84/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,430	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	138.78/cwt	131.00–149.00	1,342	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	181.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,886	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	154.95/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,338	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	855	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,968	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	113.05/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,104	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	180.60/cwt	170.00–190.00	2,537	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	139.35/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,710	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	175.72/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,938	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	315.08/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,809	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	345.32/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,941	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	381.02/cwt	373.00–383.00	2,164	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	694	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	338.37/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	411.23/cwt	402.00–431.00	1,390	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,654	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 Sep 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 381Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 80Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 15Year ago 10

No comparison due to Labor Day Holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	346	450.00	450.00
8	400–450	439	380.00	380.00
4	450–500	495	360.00	360.00
4	500–550	504	350.00	350.00
14	550–600	571	360.00	360.00
24	600–650	632	325.00–326.00	325.34
6	650–700	654	289.00	289.00
14	700–750	747	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	925	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	257	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
15	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
25	450–500	493	400.00–412.00	411.08
11	500–550	507	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
9	550–600	574	305.00–320.00	315.08
1	750–800	790	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	405.00	405.00
6	250–300	263	440.00	440.00
12	300–350	338	402.00–431.00	411.23
19	350–400	363	400.00–415.00	414.15
18	400–450	434	375.00–391.00	388.28
13	450–500	497	372.00	372.00
12	500–550	523	330.00–355.00	338.37
25	550–600	562	325.00–349.00	345.32
17	600–650	638	316.00	316.00
2	650–700	655	300.00–315.00	307.50
4	700–750	729	300.00	300.00
7	750–800	768	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
4	550–600	573	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	608	357.00	357.00
12	650–700	694	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	368	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	435	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	452	420.00	420.00
5	500–550	535	397.00	397.00
9	550–600	568	373.00–383.00	381.02
16	650–700	669	340.00–368.50	358.04
2	700–750	745	341.00	341.00
1	950–1000	965	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	985	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	2,375.00	2,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	4,075.00	4,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,925.00	3,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	4,300.00	4,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,590	180.00–185.00	181.49
7	—	1,509	150.00–161.00	154.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	115.00	115.00
18	—	1,247	150.00–169.00	158.07
14	—	1,227	131.00–146.00	139.35
3	—	1,103	171.00–180.00	175.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	889	153.00–170.00	160.84
5	—	967	131.00–149.00	138.78
1	—	995	94.00	94.00
8	—	977	100.00–125.00	113.05
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,398	184.00–240.00	201.09
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	181.00	181.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,950	205.00	205.00
4	—	1,405	170.00–190.00	180.60

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle