Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder classes with several groups of CPH cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.64/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −53.79 against this barn's trailing median of $401.43.

Average price

$347.64

61 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$43.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs KY average

−30.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	351.22	1,925	56
Medium and Large 2-3	534	307.53	1,642	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.69/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale61 hd

347.64

—

KY average26 barns · 1,738 hd

346.99

+0.64

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−30.32

This barn, trailing median26 sales

401.43

−53.79

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	—	Average	1,785	165.02	2,945	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	145.93	1,717	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,658	140.36	2,327	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	973	131.52	1,280	21

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	325.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,055	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	1,882	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,009	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	950–1000	995	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,497	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	900–950	940	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	637	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,070	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	534	307.53/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	395.27/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	317.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,295	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	359.40/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,049	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,441	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,249	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	367.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,554	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,829	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,686	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,019	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	130.74/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,203	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	99.49/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,013	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,652	142.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,354	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	113.28/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,087	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	148.21/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,420	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	132.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,640	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	128.32/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,263	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	115.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,421	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	174.54/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,011	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	150.24/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,696	11
Bulls	—	—	2,018	182.39/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,681	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	137.66/cwt	130.00–160.00	2,134	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,849	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	190.54/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,877	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,109	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	314.79/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,926	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	337.78/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,946	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,493	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,668	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,721	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 511Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 36Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
15	350–400	366	408.00	408.00
22	400–450	430	388.00	388.00
3	450–500	453	380.00	380.00
33	550–600	576	320.00–341.00	337.78
5	650–700	661	300.00	300.00
18	700–750	703	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
6	800–850	800	239.00	239.00
21	950–1000	950	211.50	211.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	508	370.50	370.50
39	600–650	631	325.00–330.00	325.60
9	700–750	749	308.00	308.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	300.00–313.00	307.53
23	600–650	637	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	840	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	720	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	995	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	426	385.00–400.00	395.27
2	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	539	360.00–370.00	367.12
19	550–600	570	350.00–370.00	359.40
29	600–650	639	352.00	352.00
5	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
14	700–750	722	310.00–320.00	317.84
31	750–800	758	322.00	322.00
24	800–850	824	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	430.00	430.00
18	400–450	438	385.00	385.00
18	500–550	508	360.00	360.00
12	550–600	580	332.00	332.00
11	600–650	645	291.00	291.00
7	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	497.00	497.00
2	300–350	325	462.00	462.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	516	314.00–315.00	314.79
5	600–650	628	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	126.00–135.00	130.74
9	—	1,652	140.00–146.00	142.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	90.00–107.00	99.49
3	—	960	107.00–120.00	113.28
10	—	958	140.00–159.00	148.21
5	—	984	121.00–135.00	128.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,242	130.00–136.00	132.05
4	—	1,231	110.00–120.00	115.44
6	—	1,152	166.00–180.00	174.54
11	—	1,129	143.00–158.00	150.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,018	170.00–190.00	182.39
5	—	1,550	130.00–160.00	137.66
1	—	1,790	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	190.00–191.00	190.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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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

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