Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Limited comparison on feeder steers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $362.68/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −57.15 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$362.68

37 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$60.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

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	538	365.97	1,970	35
Medium and Large 2-3	570	305.00	1,739	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.97/cwt here — about $231 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

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 sale37 hd

362.68

—

KY average25 barns · 582 hd

365.65

−2.97

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−57.15

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	2,018	181.67	3,667	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	142.96	1,372	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	137.18	1,742	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	160.00	1,920	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,258	$2,243	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,301	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2	550–600	557	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,849	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,238	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,682	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	107.50/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,057	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,920	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	128.91/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,605	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	112.00/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	514	379.47/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,950	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	365.61/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,136	10
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	300–350	343	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,513	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	360.38/cwt	348.00–373.00	1,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,013	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,236	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,300.80/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,301	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,242.50/head	1,975.00–2,425.00	2,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	370.22/cwt	370.00–371.00	2,192	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	156.29/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,007	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	165.18/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,553	4
Bulls	—	—	1,940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,880	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	443	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,865	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 297Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 66Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Limited comparison on feeder steers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	270	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	312	410.00	410.00
8	350–400	373	402.00	402.00
8	400–450	438	388.00	388.00
4	450–500	456	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	508	350.00–367.00	365.61
3	550–600	557	332.00	332.00
2	600–650	628	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	600	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	349.00	349.00
3	500–550	503	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	441.00	441.00
3	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	432	394.00	394.00
2	500–550	510	348.00–373.00	360.38
11	550–600	592	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	467.00	467.00
6	400–450	443	421.00	421.00
22	500–550	514	378.00–380.00	379.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	526	390.00	390.00
9	550–600	592	370.00–371.00	370.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	125.00	125.00
2	—	983	103.00–113.00	107.50
4	—	940	162.00–168.00	165.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	121.00–135.00	128.91
4	—	1,270	106.00–115.00	112.00
7	—	1,284	145.00–163.00	156.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,940	200.00	200.00
1	—	2,125	160.00	160.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	160.00	160.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,125.00	3,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,975.00–2,425.00	2,242.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.80

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle