Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder heifers sold steady. No comparison on feeder steers. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $322.91/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −96.92 against this barn's trailing median of $419.83.

Average price

$322.91

33 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$420

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

$93.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.98

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	536	339.85	1,820	27
Medium and Large 2-3	568	246.67	1,400	6thin

One grade step is worth $93.19/cwt here — about $420 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale33 hd

322.91

—

KY average26 barns · 659 hd

333.89

−10.98

This barn, trailing median24 sales

419.83

−96.92

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	—	High	1,973	182.35	3,597	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	153.73	2,358	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,254	141.92	1,779	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	120.78	1,190	12

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	$2,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,335	$2,383	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,959	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	113.71/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,171	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	130.10/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,552	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	150.82/cwt	142.00–160.00	2,280	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	289	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	354	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	1,579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,743	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	320.94/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,820	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	357.88/cwt	357.00–360.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	288.92/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,904	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	352.91/cwt	340.00–362.00	1,810	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	385.97/cwt	351.00–389.50	1,702	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	144.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,865	31
Bulls	—	—	2,185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	184.69/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,315	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	126.42/cwt	121.00–136.00	1,235	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	135.99/cwt	133.00–140.00	2,104	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,587	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,382.77/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,383	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	174.38/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,691	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	167.03/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,131	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	317.66/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	312.57/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	340.03/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,717	30

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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder heifers sold steady. No comparison on feeder steers. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	575	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	668	310.00–315.00	312.57
3	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	561	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	623	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	357.00–360.00	357.88
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	358	392.00	392.00
21	400–450	441	351.00–389.50	385.97
30	500–550	505	330.00–341.00	340.03
8	550–600	567	319.00–327.00	320.94
6	600–650	636	308.00	308.00
6	700–750	707	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	800	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	376	422.00	422.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	308.00	308.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	460.00	460.00
3	300–350	345	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	354	446.00	446.00
34	400–450	420	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	494	382.00	382.00
17	500–550	513	340.00–362.00	352.91
10	550–600	574	300.00–325.00	317.66
10	650–700	659	280.00–295.00	288.92
3	700–750	713	265.00	265.00
5	850–900	879	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
5	550–600	575	240.00	240.00
4	600–650	638	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	995	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,030	113.00–116.00	113.71
1	—	865	96.00	96.00
6	—	977	121.00–136.00	126.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	116.00	116.00
20	—	1,193	121.00–139.00	130.10
31	—	1,289	140.00–153.00	144.71
7	—	1,276	160.00–177.00	167.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	142.00–160.00	150.82
3	—	1,547	133.00–140.00	135.99
3	—	1,543	171.00–180.00	174.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,185	200.00	200.00
2	—	1,795	180.00–190.00	184.69
1	—	2,115	160.00	160.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,335	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,382.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,525.00	2,525.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	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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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