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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jan 20

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 144▼ 52 vs year ago 247 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 18▼ 8 vs year ago 56 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 1▲ 13 vs year ago 3 · +433.3%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to firm. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.98/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −143.19 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$246.98

9 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,368

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$75.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−34.62

vs KY average

−57.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	255.35	1,411	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	180.00	1,017	1thin

One grade step is worth $75.35/cwt here — about $394 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale9 hd

246.98

—

KY average25 barns · 2,137 hd

281.60

−34.62

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−57.44

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−143.19

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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $441.67, low $322.89, median $390.16 across 27 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	1,775	141.95	2,520	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	115.63	1,385	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	887	113.57	1,007	9thin
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	105.00	1,124	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	854	167.94	1,435	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,182	$2,266	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$1,798	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,288	2thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,526	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	980	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,638	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	257.89/cwt	240.00–261.50	1,857	25
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,984	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	672	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,102	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,215	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	239.64/cwt	220.00–250.00	879	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	309.63/cwt	309.00–311.00	1,198	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	293.96/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,246	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	444	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,221	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,252	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,458	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,335	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	248.96/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,451	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	638	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,404	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,641	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	222.31/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,581	22
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,292	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,134	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,299	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,424	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	269.06/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,539	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	236.61/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,607	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	735	148.45/cwt	137.00–155.00	1,091	2
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	894	174.43/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,559	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	157.93/cwt	155.00–161.00	3,182	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	815	109.59/cwt	101.00–117.00	893	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	846	139.47/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,180	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	81.69/cwt	80.00–84.00	809	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	138.31/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,593	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	104.46/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,210	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	116.35/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,422	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,063	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,070	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,124	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	760	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,955.52/head	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,956	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,182	2,265.55/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,266	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	800	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	169.19/cwt	147.00–181.00	1,303	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 144Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 18Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 1Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to firm. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	387	309.00–311.00	309.63
5	400–450	424	282.00–297.00	293.96
6	450–500	496	294.00	294.00
3	500–550	502	266.00	266.00
5	550–600	583	237.00–252.00	248.96
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	681	241.00	241.00
22	700–750	711	220.00–223.00	222.31
2	750–800	780	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	280.00	280.00
2	250–300	250	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	367	220.00–250.00	239.64
4	400–450	444	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	495	253.00	253.00
1	550–600	565	180.00	180.00
3	600–650	638	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	339.00	339.00
4	350–400	365	333.00	333.00
6	400–450	425	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	585	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
25	700–750	720	240.00–261.50	257.89
10	750–800	778	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	433	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
11	550–600	572	250.00–271.00	269.06
6	650–700	679	220.00–240.00	236.61
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	368	351.00	351.00
9	450–500	452	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	515	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	894	165.00–184.00	174.43
2	—	735	137.00–155.00	148.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,158	101.00–107.00	104.46
10	—	1,222	110.00–122.00	116.35
1	—	1,250	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,152	132.00–149.00	138.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	990	80.00–84.00	81.69
2	—	815	101.00–117.00	109.59
4	—	846	138.00–142.00	139.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	155.00–161.00	157.93
1	—	1,295	110.00	110.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,182	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,265.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,775.00–2,175.00	1,955.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	—	1,050	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	770	147.00–181.00	169.19

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.