Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week for Thanksgiving Holiday. Strong demand for feeder classes this week with a strong quality offering this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.11/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −69.32 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$332.11

66 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$61.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

vs KY average

−38.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	335.83	1,803	62
Medium and Large 2-3	517	274.48	1,419	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.35/cwt here — about $384 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

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $362.03, median $401.43 across 26 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 sale66 hd

332.11

—

KY average11 barns · 407 hd

328.45

+3.66

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−38.34

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−69.32

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	1,554	166.20	2,583	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	151.53	2,370	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	139.43	1,786	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	100.00	915	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 Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,925	4thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	650–700	669	322.88/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,160	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,859	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	281.45/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,328	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,162	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	731	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,266	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,837	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,864	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	278.37/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,960	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	361.42/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,854	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,858	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	387.25/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,421	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	340.14/cwt	316.00–345.50	1,765	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,864	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,654	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,012	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	169.40/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,461	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,035	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	148.01/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,970	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	146.73/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,403	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	125.03/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,558	4
Bulls	—	—	1,550	187.27/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	342.94/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	914	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,874	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	298	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,445	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	405.50/cwt	405.50–405.50	1,573	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	416	324.73/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,351	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	632	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	591	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,655	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	381	329.32/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,255	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	301.75/cwt	295.00–312.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	343.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,955	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	378.61/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,673	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	274.48/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	323.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,109	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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 258Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 97Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 3

No comparison due to no sale last week for Thanksgiving Holiday. Strong demand for feeder classes this week with a strong quality offering this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
10	500–550	513	352.00–370.00	361.42
17	550–600	569	340.00–350.00	343.59
11	650–700	669	315.00–327.00	322.88
2	800–850	808	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	900	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	432.00	432.00
9	300–350	323	411.00	411.00
11	350–400	367	385.00–390.00	387.25
36	400–450	442	378.00–380.00	378.61
8	450–500	481	360.00	360.00
38	500–550	519	316.00–345.50	340.14
24	550–600	565	329.00	329.00
4	600–650	645	288.00	288.00
5	650–700	654	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
7	750–800	796	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	295.00–312.00	301.75
12	350–400	381	311.00–335.00	329.32
3	400–450	432	250.00–305.00	281.45
4	500–550	517	270.00–287.00	274.48
3	600–650	632	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	323.93
62	700–750	731	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	388	405.50	405.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	501	310.00	310.00
13	550–600	574	320.00	320.00
10	600–650	632	295.00	295.00
9	700–750	704	270.00–285.00	278.37
8	900–950	914	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	485.00	485.00
19	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
22	400–450	424	390.00	390.00
26	500–550	515	362.00	362.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	368	327.00–360.00	342.94
7	400–450	416	320.00–337.00	324.73
5	450–500	483	300.00	300.00
8	550–600	591	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,453	164.00–175.00	169.40
4	—	1,638	141.00–154.00	146.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	160.00–161.00	160.49
5	—	1,331	144.00–153.00	148.01
1	—	1,195	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,246	121.00–132.00	125.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	140.00–150.00	145.12
2	—	1,550	183.00–190.00	187.27

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	950	2,925.00	2,925.00

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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle