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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Feb 24

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Feb 10Feb 24Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

274 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 116▼ 159 vs year ago 433 · −36.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 45▲ 0 vs year ago 48 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 10 · −30.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last weeks.

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 $262.09/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −128.08 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$262.09

29 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$27.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.61

vs KY average

−44.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	263.02	1,463	28
Medium and Large 2-3	525	236.00	1,239	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.02/cwt here — about $224 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 sale29 hd

262.09

—

KY average15 barns · 449 hd

267.70

−5.61

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−44.92

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−128.08

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	—	Average	1,722	131.05	2,256	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,616	137.02	2,214	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	125.12	1,493	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	109.11	1,112	11

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)	1,084	$2,020	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$1,950	1thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,082	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,248	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,067	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	315.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,311	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,468	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	313.69/cwt	311.00–325.00	1,653	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	277.78/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,764	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,691	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	761	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,017	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,017	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,593	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,111	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	233	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	610	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,005	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	216.51/cwt	216.00–217.00	714	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	257.36/cwt	250.00–260.00	952	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,176	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	294.18/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,268	28
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,373	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	274.93/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,419	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,239	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	255.31/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,486	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	241.48/cwt	226.00–244.50	1,555	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	233.18/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,688	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,825	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	331.10/cwt	330.00–337.00	901	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,045	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,266	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	227.52/cwt	214.00–240.00	853	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	321.18/cwt	298.00–325.00	1,346	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,357	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	268.67/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,397	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	246.39/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,528	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,624	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,756	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,795	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	121.44/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,983	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	140.67/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,546	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,365	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	103.74/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,058	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	87.20/cwt	80.00–92.00	891	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	118.10/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,216	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	128.56/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,523	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	139.06/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,656	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	112.94/cwt	108.00–119.00	1,359	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	90.48/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,108	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,370	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,621	135.17/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,191	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	2,020.18/head	1,525.00–2,325.00	2,020	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 116Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 45Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 10

No comparison due to no sale last weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	262.00	262.00
2	300–350	330	216.00–217.00	216.51
4	350–400	370	250.00–260.00	257.36
1	400–450	405	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	480	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	525	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	311	323.00	323.00
2	350–400	378	311.00	311.00
28	400–450	431	282.00–300.00	294.18
3	450–500	492	279.00	279.00
11	500–550	516	272.00–280.00	274.93
17	550–600	582	250.00–266.00	255.31
6	600–650	644	226.00–244.50	241.48
7	700–750	724	230.00–237.50	233.18
2	850–900	890	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	345.00	345.00
10	500–550	510	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	375	214.00–240.00	227.52
1	400–450	445	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	330.00–337.00	331.10
2	300–350	335	312.00	312.00
7	400–450	419	298.00–325.00	321.18
4	450–500	468	290.00	290.00
11	500–550	520	265.00–270.00	268.67
5	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
7	600–650	620	245.00–250.00	246.39
1	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
5	700–750	735	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	760	231.00	231.00
2	800–850	835	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	257.00	257.00
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	905	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	527	311.00–325.00	313.69
21	750–800	761	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	328.00	328.00
1	350–400	390	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	416	310.00–320.00	315.13
3	450–500	475	309.00	309.00
3	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
13	600–650	635	265.00–280.00	277.78
3	650–700	663	255.00	255.00
2	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
4	800–850	830	243.00	243.00
1	900–950	910	232.00	232.00

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,950.00	1,950.00

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)	4	—	1,084	1,525.00–2,325.00	2,020.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	80.00–92.00	87.20
3	—	1,020	99.00–109.00	103.74
2	—	1,000	135.00–138.00	136.53
3	—	1,030	111.00–123.00	118.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,185	121.00–135.00	128.56
6	—	1,191	136.00–145.00	139.06
2	—	1,225	90.00–91.00	90.48
4	—	1,203	108.00–119.00	112.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,621	128.00–138.00	135.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	136.00–144.00	140.67
3	—	1,633	114.00–130.00	121.44

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.