Sale reports / Kentucky / Owensboro Livestock Auction / 2025-02-10

Owensboro Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 10
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201
Feeder Cattle receipts
116 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 250▼ 192 vs year ago 308 · −62.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 31▲ 7 vs year ago 38 · +18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 40▲ 10 vs year ago 5 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, with instances of sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.31/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −122.86 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.
Average price
$267.31
26 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,425
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$38.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.44
vs KY average
−29.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533268.801,43225
Medium and Large 2-3540230.001,2421thin
One grade step is worth $38.80/cwt here — about $190 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 sale26 hd
267.31
—
KY average25 barns · 1,550 hd
269.75
−2.44
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−29.69
This barn, trailing median27 sales
390.16
−122.86
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
456407358309median 390.1603/0204/2006/1509/1411/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,613138.672,23710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,245127.111,58220
CowsLean 85-90%High935120.301,1257thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,240170.002,1081thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,065174.001,8531thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$2,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)858$1,4252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)863$1,7923thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$2,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,092$2,2503thin

Every lot

56 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1843
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5753
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6252
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,9691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328292.00/cwt292.00–292.009583
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,0752
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,2006
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0753
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2502275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,38115
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579259.50/cwt250.00–266.001,50310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5873
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2704210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4784
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3835175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4611
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3270285.00/cwt285.00–285.007701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2457319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,45811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy511310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5849
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3781
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2576265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5266
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2671224.87/cwt220.00–230.001,5094
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5351
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6581
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,065174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,8531
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,240170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160118.03/cwt104.00–130.001,3694
Bulls——1,881148.65/cwt145.00–150.002,7964
Bulls——1,983160.00/cwt160.00–160.003,1732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89394.63/cwt91.00–99.008452
Cows—Lean 85-90%938139.99/cwt135.00–145.001,3132
Cows—Lean 85-90%962124.29/cwt120.00–127.001,1963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12083.00/cwt83.00–83.009301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140117.02/cwt116.00–118.001,3342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263128.77/cwt122.00–134.001,62612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,267135.98/cwt135.00–137.001,7235
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29101,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29651,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-28401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28752,012.71/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0132

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.