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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 3

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 405 vs last sale 655▼ 432 vs year ago 682 · −63.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 60▼ 69 vs year ago 100 · −69.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 2▼ 11 vs year ago 51 · −21.6%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes this week. Slaughter cows sold steady, slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $277.72/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −127.94 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$277.72

46 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$29.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.67

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	279.66	1,525	43
Medium and Large 2-3	547	250.00	1,368	3thin

One grade step is worth $29.66/cwt here — about $158 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 sale46 hd

277.72

—

KY average24 barns · 983 hd

292.40

−14.67

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−127.94

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $338.29, median $405.67 across 25 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	—	Average	1,667	142.20	2,371	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	138.23	2,098	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	137.12	1,699	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	916	130.90	1,199	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	875	162.61	1,423	2thin

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)	1,009	$2,651	31
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$2,225	1thin

Every lot

53 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	340.67/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,301	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	318.54/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,526	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,586	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,387	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,673	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,770	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	272.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,802	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	246.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,816	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium 1-2	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	847	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	391	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,247	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,324	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,320	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	284.29/cwt	268.00–286.00	1,430	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,473	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,399	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	242.01/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,559	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,611	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,677	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	944	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	357	275.70/cwt	260.00–284.00	984	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,314	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,305	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,450	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,219	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	547	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,368	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	268.76/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,524	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,623	16
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,655	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,716	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	875	162.61/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,423	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	109.55/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	142.79/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,382	4
Bulls	—	—	1,988	173.68/cwt	170.00–177.00	3,453	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	136.86/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,236	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	144.31/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,714	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,381	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	134.90/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,752	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,114	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	133.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,082	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,009	2,650.62/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,651	31
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 655Year ago 682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 60Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 2Year ago 51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,668	140.00–152.00	142.79
2	—	1,988	170.00–177.00	173.68
2	—	1,345	100.00–120.00	109.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	130.00–139.00	134.90
1	—	1,255	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,188	141.00–150.00	144.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	131.00–135.00	133.72
2	—	1,458	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	130.00–141.00	136.86
1	—	955	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	160.00–165.00	162.61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	583	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	370	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	449	294.00	294.00
21	500–550	503	268.00–286.00	284.29
2	550–600	573	257.00	257.00
4	600–650	644	236.00–244.00	242.01
3	650–700	677	238.00	238.00
6	750–800	791	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	391	319.00	319.00
14	400–450	427	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	340.00–342.00	340.67
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
13	450–500	479	310.00–320.00	318.54
5	500–550	527	301.00	301.00
4	550–600	585	286.00	286.00
4	600–650	630	281.00	281.00
8	650–700	661	265.00–280.00	272.58
9	700–750	736	245.00–250.00	246.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	578	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	260.00–284.00	275.70
2	450–500	478	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	547	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	307.00	307.00
28	550–600	567	250.00–271.00	268.76
16	600–650	649	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	777	213.00	213.00
6	800–850	833	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	337.00	337.00
10	350–400	366	359.00	359.00
10	400–450	434	334.00	334.00
15	500–550	505	300.00	300.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,625.00	1,625.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,009	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,650.62

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,225.00	2,225.00

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.