Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.92/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 2 of 17 comparable sales and sits −65.31 against this barn's trailing median of $455.23.

Average price

$389.92

14 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.98

vs KY average

−54.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	389.92	2,105	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.43, low $380.33, median $455.23 across 17 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 sale14 hd

389.92

—

KY average26 barns · 1,184 hd

397.90

−7.98

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−54.18

This barn, trailing median17 sales

455.23

−65.31

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	1,712	171.91	2,944	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,263	147.56	1,863	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,603	134.59	2,158	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	914	116.28	1,063	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,475	199.00	2,935	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)	1,200	$2,625	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	329.27/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,377	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	376.50/cwt	376.50–376.50	2,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	394.88/cwt	391.00–397.00	2,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	377.93/cwt	377.00–380.00	1,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	291.00/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,484	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	422.52/cwt	422.00–423.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	353.64/cwt	352.00–354.00	1,973	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	693	334.18/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,316	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,853	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	367.32/cwt	358.00–377.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,491	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	182.20/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,407	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	163.63/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,939	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	124.75/cwt	103.00–135.00	1,609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,318	146.19/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	130.98/cwt	126.00–136.00	2,124	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	149.74/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,975	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,475	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,935	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,252	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	897	110.22/cwt	103.00–117.00	989	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 491Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 83Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 6

Compared to last week feeder classes sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	487.00	487.00
1	500–550	500	402.00	402.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	437.00	437.00
6	400–450	432	429.00	429.00
2	500–550	535	358.00–377.00	367.32
6	550–600	584	328.00–332.00	329.27
9	650–700	658	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	377.00–380.00	377.93
6	400–450	443	380.00	380.00
6	500–550	512	375.00	375.00
23	550–600	558	352.00–354.00	353.64
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	770	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	285.00–297.00	291.00
2	500–550	530	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	693	330.00–335.00	334.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	422.00–423.00	422.52
3	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
9	500–550	517	391.00–397.00	394.88
5	550–600	581	381.00	381.00
14	600–650	645	368.50	368.50
3	650–700	657	376.50	376.50
25	750–800	755	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	326.00	326.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,625.00	2,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	183.00	183.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,870	170.00–190.00	182.20
2	—	1,318	140.00–154.00	146.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,185	160.00–171.00	163.63
4	—	1,290	103.00–135.00	124.75
5	—	1,319	143.00–155.00	149.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	92.00	92.00
1	—	930	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,010	124.00	124.00
3	—	897	103.00–117.00	110.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,622	126.00–136.00	130.98
2	—	1,575	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	199.00	199.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle