Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 500lbs sold sharply lower, heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.95/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −71.88 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$347.95

39 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$469

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

$87.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.86

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	548	371.61	2,037	28
Medium and Large 2	535	320.00	1,712	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	284.50	1,568	10thin

One grade step is worth $87.11/cwt here — about $469 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

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 sale39 hd

347.95

—

KY average25 barns · 936 hd

356.81

−8.86

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−71.88

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	1,617	181.00	2,927	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,584	155.90	2,470	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	142.65	1,719	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	118.36	1,164	9thin

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)	1,350	$2,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,412	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	371.76/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,261	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	330.47/cwt	330.00–331.00	2,611	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,032	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,103	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,220	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,990	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	437.71/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,585	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,099	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,956	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	113.00/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,060	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,456	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	125.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,298	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	727	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,194	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	165.76/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	128.43/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,557	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	165.67/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,084	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	153.13/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,805	9
Bulls	—	—	1,548	184.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,103	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	156.48/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,316	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Steers	Large 1-2	900–950	914	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,102	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	444	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,557	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	190.95/cwt	189.00–193.00	2,078	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,066	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,389	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,712	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 435Year ago 330

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 10Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 91Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers under 500lbs sold sharply lower, heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	637	355.00	355.00
3	650–700	662	332.00	332.00
7	700–750	749	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	360.00	360.00
8	350–400	366	350.00–375.00	371.76
10	400–450	440	374.00	374.00
8	450–500	489	361.00	361.00
11	550–600	584	348.00	348.00
1	600–650	640	319.00	319.00
3	650–700	660	323.00	323.00
4	750–800	750	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	444	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	315.00–320.00	317.48
1	850–900	850	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	417	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	570	342.00	342.00
2	600–650	640	339.00	339.00
15	750–800	790	330.00–331.00	330.47
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	914	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	288	475.00	475.00
16	350–400	362	410.00–450.00	437.71
13	400–450	430	410.00	410.00
13	500–550	508	385.00	385.00
15	550–600	583	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	622	320.00	320.00
7	700–750	738	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	310.00	310.00
6	450–500	488	304.00	304.00
5	500–550	534	289.00	289.00
5	550–600	568	280.00	280.00
4	600–650	618	252.00	252.00
1	850–900	860	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	111.00–116.00	113.00
1	—	1,040	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,034	120.00–130.00	125.55
1	—	865	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,668	163.00–169.00	165.76
2	—	1,480	150.00–163.00	156.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,212	122.00–135.00	128.43
2	—	1,258	163.00–169.00	165.67
9	—	1,179	146.00–162.00	153.13
1	—	1,285	116.00	116.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	180.00–190.00	184.67
1	—	1,825	170.00	170.00

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	—	1,120	2,475.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	2,725.00	2,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	189.00–193.00	190.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	184.00	184.00

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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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