Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.47/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −39.96 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$361.47

62 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$76.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.87

vs KY average

−4.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	365.09	1,915	58
Medium and Large 2	508	329.00	1,671	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	289.00	1,613	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.09/cwt here — about $303 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 sale62 hd

361.47

—

KY average25 barns · 1,393 hd

355.59

+5.87

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−4.38

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−39.96

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	1,750	171.14	2,995	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,630	144.29	2,352	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,238	135.43	1,677	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	991	119.96	1,189	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	870	171.00	1,488	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2-3	450–500	480	301.40/cwt	292.00–330.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,034	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	348	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	367.99/cwt	351.00–371.00	2,171	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	401.23/cwt	400.00–402.00	1,974	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	267.39/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	321.94/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,020	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,257	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	111.35/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,453	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	129.56/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,570	6
Bulls	—	—	1,630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,445	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	870	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	874	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	127.20/cwt	122.00–139.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	2
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	685	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,089	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	147.61/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,338	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	149.32/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,855	6
Bulls	—	—	1,790	178.18/cwt	175.00–180.00	3,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	597	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	370.35/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,870	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	347.39/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,952	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,873	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	335.59/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	736	235.04/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	313.88/cwt	288.00–340.00	1,318	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	501	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,283	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	831	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	832	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,098	2

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 244Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 40Year ago 47

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	295.00	295.00
10	400–450	420	288.00–340.00	313.88
4	450–500	480	292.00–330.00	301.40
9	500–550	501	256.00	256.00
3	550–600	597	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	736	220.00–240.00	235.04
4	800–850	831	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	426	407.00	407.00
7	450–500	493	380.00	380.00
11	550–600	562	327.00–355.00	347.39
6	600–650	643	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	320	350.00	350.00
9	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
6	400–450	428	370.00	370.00
4	450–500	458	360.00	360.00
43	500–550	505	370.00–371.00	370.35
15	550–600	581	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	610	342.00	342.00
6	650–700	680	310.00–320.00	314.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	282.00	282.00
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	558	289.00	289.00
11	650–700	682	260.00–269.00	267.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	329.00	329.00
2	750–800	760	276.00	276.00
6	800–850	832	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	391.00	391.00
13	450–500	492	400.00–402.00	401.23
5	500–550	505	400.00	400.00
20	550–600	590	351.00–371.00	367.99
5	600–650	615	367.00	367.00
1	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	613	319.00–325.00	321.94
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	685	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	467	327.00–340.00	335.59
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	107.00–115.00	111.35
6	—	1,212	121.00–139.00	129.56
6	—	1,242	141.00–156.00	149.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	91.00	91.00
4	—	999	122.00–139.00	127.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,584	141.00–154.00	147.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,790	175.00–180.00	178.18
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	171.00	171.00

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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