Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm on a light comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $316.89/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −102.93 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$316.89

9 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$522

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

$40.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.31

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	597	330.34	1,972	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	290.00	1,450	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.34/cwt here — about $522 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale9 hd

316.89

—

KY average24 barns · 782 hd

337.20

−20.31

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−102.93

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	1,765	150.00	2,648	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	152.73	2,363	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	142.08	1,693	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	115.09	1,153	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,060	204.00	2,162	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)	1,450	$2,725	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	104.06/cwt	91.00–115.00	1,016	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	126.12/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,295	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	130.22/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,577	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	146.18/cwt	141.00–159.00	1,716	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	144.90/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,297	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	170.42/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,528	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	347.64/cwt	321.00–358.00	1,686	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,163	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,503	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	330.34/cwt	312.00–334.00	1,972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	385.75/cwt	385.00–386.00	1,690	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	330.10/cwt	322.00–335.00	1,584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	344	425.83/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	392.28/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,533	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,324	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	325.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	648	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	609	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,010	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,648	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,060	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,162	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,028	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,068	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,668	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	4

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 258Year ago 255

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 62Year ago 43

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to firm on a light comparison. Slaughter cows sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	91.00–115.00	104.06
5	—	1,027	120.00–139.00	126.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	125.00–134.00	130.22
5	—	1,174	141.00–159.00	146.18
1	—	1,200	169.00	169.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,585	143.00–147.00	144.90
2	—	1,505	169.00–172.00	170.42
1	—	1,555	133.00	133.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	204.00	204.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	310	427.00	427.00
11	350–400	382	400.00	400.00
17	400–450	444	370.00	370.00
13	450–500	480	322.00–335.00	330.10
7	500–550	504	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	633	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	300.00–350.00	325.89
1	300–350	330	357.00	357.00
2	400–450	420	321.00	321.00
4	450–500	479	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	460.00	460.00
7	250–300	277	420.00	420.00
12	350–400	357	421.00	421.00
20	400–450	438	385.00–386.00	385.75
20	450–500	485	321.00–358.00	347.64
6	550–600	597	312.00–334.00	330.34
5	650–700	650	304.00	304.00
1	700–750	745	252.00	252.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	502.00	502.00
9	600–650	609	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	400.00–430.00	425.83
4	350–400	379	421.00	421.00
2	400–450	403	400.00	400.00
8	450–500	456	375.00–395.00	392.28
5	550–600	553	351.00	351.00
3	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	648	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	900	246.00	246.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,475.00	2,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,450	2,725.00	2,725.00

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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

Slaughter Cattle

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