Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with spots on light weight calves selling sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $348.93/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −70.90 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$348.93

35 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$67.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.66

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	545	350.87	1,910	34
Medium and Large 2-3	555	283.00	1,571	1thin

One grade step is worth $67.87/cwt here — about $340 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 sale35 hd

348.93

—

KY average25 barns · 615 hd

342.27

+6.66

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−70.90

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	1,700	172.50	2,933	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,503	154.32	2,320	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	139.11	1,758	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	108.04	1,004	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	200.53	2,196	2thin

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)	1,675	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	600–650	600	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	371.40/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	349.62/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	415.03/cwt	412.00–420.00	1,328	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	377.49/cwt	351.00–383.00	1,597	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	405.03/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	399.87/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	322.51/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,804	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	313	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	335.88/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,928	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	365.86/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,884	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	407.57/cwt	407.00–410.00	1,753	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	124.67/cwt	111.00–137.00	1,587	10
Bulls	—	—	1,705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	105.28/cwt	92.00–115.00	1,036	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,668	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,835	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	158.86/cwt	154.00–161.50	2,378	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	148.13/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,863	16
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,095	200.53/cwt	200.00–201.00	2,196	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,136	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,321	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,147	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	87.00/cwt	86.00–88.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	730	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,183	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,635	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	1,426	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,898	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	344.94/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,345	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,592	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,814	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	336.37/cwt	330.00–341.00	2,233	7

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 Nov 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 281Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 56Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 15Year ago 2

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with spots on light weight calves selling sharply higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	373	431.00	431.00
7	400–450	432	400.00–412.00	405.03
2	450–500	488	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	544	370.00–375.00	371.40
4	600–650	600	355.00	355.00
7	650–700	664	330.00–341.00	336.37
6	750–800	753	320.00	320.00
2	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	419	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	531	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	638	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
4	650–700	678	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	412.00–420.00	415.03
6	350–400	371	390.00–405.00	399.87
9	400–450	423	351.00–383.00	377.49
5	450–500	484	340.00–352.00	349.62
4	500–550	543	320.00–330.00	322.51
4	600–650	641	307.00	307.00
2	800–850	813	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	504	360.00	360.00
6	600–650	608	334.00	334.00
3	700–750	703	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	437.00	437.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	392	420.00	420.00
15	400–450	430	407.00–410.00	407.57
8	450–500	471	383.00	383.00
17	500–550	515	365.00–370.00	365.86
17	550–600	574	335.00–340.00	335.88
3	600–650	643	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	664	317.00	317.00
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	279	511.00	511.00
3	300–350	313	453.00	453.00
10	350–400	375	436.00	436.00
13	700–750	730	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	335.00–350.00	344.94
2	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	555	283.00	283.00
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	111.00–137.00	124.67
16	—	1,258	140.00–160.00	148.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	984	92.00–115.00	105.28
1	—	905	146.00	146.00
1	—	910	126.00	126.00
2	—	815	86.00–88.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,575	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,497	154.00–161.50	158.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,695	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	200.00–201.00	200.53

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	—	1,675	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,025.00	2,025.00

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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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Replacement Cattle