Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold sharply lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes with CME futures trending lower the last several days. Slaughter cattle sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $294.18/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −125.64 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$294.18

21 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$47.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.81

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	586	310.00	1,817	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	262.55	1,536	7thin

One grade step is worth $47.45/cwt here — about $281 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 sale21 hd

294.18

—

KY average26 barns · 807 hd

352.00

−57.81

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−125.64

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	1,650	183.06	3,021	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	150.15	1,858	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,643	144.49	2,374	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	108.80	1,059	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$2,411	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	575	331.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,907	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,676	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	323.27/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	377.44/cwt	350.00–381.00	1,442	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	357.55/cwt	344.00–367.00	1,552	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	749	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,817	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,644	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,070	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,440	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,410.93/head	2,350.00–2,475.00	2,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	269.69/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,947	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,695	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	90.31/cwt	90.00–91.00	819	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	144.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,374	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	135.95/cwt	122.00–144.00	1,695	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	179.52/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,197	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	154.25/cwt	146.00–165.00	1,897	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	131.12/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,374	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,536	1
Bulls	—	—	1,668	200.95/cwt	200.00–202.00	3,352	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	178.82/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	201.25/cwt	191.00–212.00	1,928	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	679	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,562	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	262.55/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,536	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	370.63/cwt	370.00–371.00	1,916	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	298	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,012	3

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 191Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 53Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 2

Compared to last week feeder classes sold sharply lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes with CME futures trending lower the last several days. Slaughter cattle 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
2	250–300	285	350.00	350.00
6	300–350	323	372.00	372.00
16	350–400	382	350.00–381.00	377.44
12	400–450	434	344.00–367.00	357.55
8	450–500	479	315.00–350.00	323.27
9	500–550	508	330.00	330.00
23	550–600	575	320.00–335.00	331.73
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
5	700–750	722	260.00–285.00	269.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	317.00	317.00
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	415	262.00	262.00
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	620	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	373	412.00	412.00
2	400–450	420	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
14	500–550	517	370.00–371.00	370.63
3	550–600	590	341.00	341.00
7	600–650	647	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	738	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	355.00	355.00
1	850–900	870	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	425.00	425.00
7	300–350	349	370.00	370.00
23	400–450	427	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	490	362.00	362.00
14	550–600	586	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	643	270.00	270.00
5	650–700	652	260.00	260.00
9	700–750	749	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	347	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
3	400–450	418	311.00	311.00
6	450–500	472	320.00	320.00
7	550–600	585	250.00–290.00	262.55
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
10	650–700	679	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	720	212.00	212.00

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	2,350.00–2,475.00	2,410.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,675.00	2,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	191.00–212.00	201.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	907	90.00–91.00	90.31
4	—	1,048	128.00–135.00	131.12
1	—	875	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	140.00–150.00	144.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,247	122.00–144.00	135.95
4	—	1,224	175.00–184.00	179.52
6	—	1,230	146.00–165.00	154.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,668	200.00–202.00	200.95
3	—	1,660	170.00–189.00	178.82

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

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