Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.34/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −36.10 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$365.34

33 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.95

vs KY average

−32.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	365.34	1,914	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale33 hd

365.34

—

KY average24 barns · 876 hd

353.39

+11.95

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−32.52

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−36.10

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	1,712	171.58	2,938	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	169.50	2,707	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	151.29	1,838	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	132.53	1,297	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,030	200.00	2,060	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	805	$220	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$212	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	341	429.69/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,465	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	366.44/cwt	352.00–369.00	1,832	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	363.64/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,040	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	399.34/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,729	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	387.69/cwt	370.00–398.00	1,640	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	296	425.74/cwt	399.00–430.00	1,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,122	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,869	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	414.75/cwt	405.00–450.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,190	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	307	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,289	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,003	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	161.92/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,587	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	129.68/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,262	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	884	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	151.97/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,904	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	110.88/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,362	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	136.03/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,641	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	178.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,754	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	160.95/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,651	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	175.25/cwt	169.00–186.00	2,070	7
Bulls	—	—	1,907	185.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,540	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,030	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,060	1
Bulls	—	—	1,517	157.52/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,390	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	212.00/head	212.00–212.00	212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	412	354.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	398	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	369.17/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,281	6

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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 124Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 36Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 55

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
7	550–600	557	381.00	381.00
6	600–650	618	365.00–370.00	369.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	845	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	450.00	450.00
15	300–350	341	400.00–440.00	429.69
18	400–450	433	380.00–407.00	399.34
18	450–500	497	376.00	376.00
2	550–600	593	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	607	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
9	650–700	698	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	870	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	412	340.00–360.00	354.66
2	450–500	453	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	237	405.00–450.00	414.75
7	250–300	296	399.00–430.00	425.74
11	300–350	307	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	369	409.00	409.00
37	400–450	423	370.00–398.00	387.69
20	500–550	500	352.00–369.00	366.44
13	550–600	561	330.00–367.00	363.64
5	600–650	619	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	711	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	610	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	398	289.00	289.00
4	400–450	438	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	495	324.00	324.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	290.00	290.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	3,425.00	3,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,450.00	2,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	212.00	212.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	3,175.00	3,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	159.00–165.00	161.92
5	—	973	122.00–135.00	129.68
1	—	1,005	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,253	147.00–160.00	151.97
2	—	1,228	107.00–115.00	110.88
6	—	1,206	121.00–145.00	136.03
7	—	1,181	169.00–186.00	175.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	175.00–182.00	178.04
3	—	1,647	152.00–166.00	160.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,907	180.00–190.00	185.65
5	—	1,517	150.00–170.00	157.52
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	200.00	200.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle