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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 13

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 16Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

144 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 335▼ 419 vs year ago 563 · −74.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 69▼ 50 vs year ago 68 · −73.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sales over Christmas break. Strong demand this week on all classes of cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −163.18 against this barn's trailing median of $449.85.

Average price

$286.67

3 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$70.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.02

vs KY average

−55.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	513	310.00	1,590	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	240.00	1,416	1thin

One grade step is worth $70.00/cwt here — about $174 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

286.67

—

KY average15 barns · 482 hd

314.68

−28.02

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−55.78

This barn, trailing median16 sales

449.85

−163.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $489.43, low $360.38, median $449.85 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,503	147.55	2,217	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	118.59	1,884	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	117.43	1,513	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	90.00	909	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,400	1thin

Every lot

40 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,267	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,590	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,651	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,858	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	701	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,893	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	257.18/cwt	257.00–257.25	2,006	39
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,011	179.59/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,816	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	296.92/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,122	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,074	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,168	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	264.95/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,359	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	258.11/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,469	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,571	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	692	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,661	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	770	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,717	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,395	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	504	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,441	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,503	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,455	147.09/cwt	143.00–150.00	2,140	2
Bulls	—	—	1,485	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,827	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,794	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,271	115.63/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,470	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,833	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	118.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,884	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 144Last week 335Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 69Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year ago 5

No comparison due to no sales over Christmas break. Strong demand this week on all classes of cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,485	123.00	123.00
2	—	1,455	143.00–150.00	147.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,271	110.00–121.00	115.63
1	—	1,410	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,589	115.00–122.00	118.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	256.00	256.00
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	880	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
7	650–700	666	279.00	279.00
5	1000–1050	1,011	170.00–186.00	179.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	701	270.00	270.00
39	750–800	780	257.00–257.25	257.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	256.00	256.00
1	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	710	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	428	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	626	251.00	251.00
5	650–700	692	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	280.00–300.00	296.92
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
15	500–550	513	252.00–270.00	264.95
13	550–600	569	241.00–264.00	258.11
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	504	286.00	286.00
4	550–600	578	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	280.00	280.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.