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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Mar 10

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

400 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 452▲ 129 vs year ago 271 · +47.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 37▲ 12 vs year ago 34 · +35.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 8 · +100.0%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Corrections: Stock cows changed to per CWT. Added group of steers: 23 hd 677 lbs 310.00

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. With spots of steers and heifers selling sharply higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 4.00 higher with good demand.

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 $299.49/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −150.36 against this barn's trailing median of $449.85.

Average price

$299.49

17 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.68

vs KY average

−59.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	299.49	1,714	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

299.49

—

KY average22 barns · 915 hd

331.17

−31.68

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−59.18

This barn, trailing median16 sales

449.85

−150.36

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	1,816	150.92	2,741	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	142.93	2,298	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	132.60	1,657	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	103.97	1,125	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,196	175.00	2,093	5thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,545	180.00	2,781	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$2,011	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,988	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,050	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	405.16/cwt	402.00–410.00	952	12
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	277	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,039	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	384	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,402	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,319	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,565	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,389	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	330.60/cwt	320.00–336.00	1,577	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,648	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	297.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,722	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	234.92/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,433	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,887	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	667	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,081	55
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	305.56/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,047	33
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,796	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,971	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,021	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,965	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	241	381.66/cwt	379.00–387.00	920	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	327.13/cwt	325.00–329.00	893	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,124	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	901	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,146	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	307.44/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,113	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,290	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	274.16/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,198	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,432	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,456	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	263.03/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,236	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,334	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,569	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	264.08/cwt	256.00–274.00	1,563	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,671	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,593	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,608	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,446	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,353	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,758	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	788	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	886	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	281	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,096	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,062	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,433	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	335.84/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,269	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	259.16/cwt	250.00–268.00	1,109	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	429	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,476	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,304	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,526	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	512	243.49/cwt	229.00–271.00	1,247	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	513	321.50/cwt	321.50–321.50	1,649	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,613	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	1,781	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,742	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,692	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,781	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,196	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,093	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	126.59/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,791	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,764	2
Bulls	—	—	2,160	178.60/cwt	175.00–182.00	3,858	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	126.67/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,283	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	81.27/cwt	80.00–84.00	936	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	143.96/cwt	138.00–162.00	1,759	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	128.39/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,620	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,288	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	116.27/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,515	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	150.08/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,394	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	135.78/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	2,011.17/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,011	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	1,988.41/head	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,988	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	163.84/cwt	142.00–183.00	1,666	5

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 Mar 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 452Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 37Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 6Year ago 8

Corrections: Stock cows changed to per CWT. Added group of steers: 23 hd 677 lbs 310.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	1,800.00–2,150.00	1,988.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,011.17

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	2,050.00	2,050.00

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	5	—	1,017	142.00–183.00	163.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	275	322.00	322.00
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	378	332.00–337.00	335.84
5	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	512	298.00	298.00
1	550–600	560	288.00	288.00
2	600–650	638	273.00	273.00
1	700–750	705	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	291.00	291.00
2	400–450	428	250.00–268.00	259.16
2	450–500	483	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	512	229.00–271.00	243.49
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	281	390.00	390.00
10	350–400	376	381.00	381.00
9	400–450	429	344.00	344.00
26	500–550	513	321.50	321.50
22	550–600	585	304.50	304.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	241	379.00–387.00	381.66
2	300–350	323	348.00	348.00
11	350–400	375	344.00	344.00
5	400–450	438	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	325.00–329.00	327.13
12	300–350	338	339.00	339.00
4	350–400	362	300.00–310.00	307.44
12	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
16	500–550	543	289.00	289.00
11	550–600	592	256.00–274.00	264.08
3	600–650	637	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	762	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	940	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	269.00	269.00
5	400–450	437	260.00–284.00	274.16
9	450–500	470	248.00–270.00	263.03
8	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	189.00	189.00
1	850–900	890	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	601	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	200–250	235	402.00–410.00	405.16
3	250–300	277	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	384	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	423	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	225.00–245.00	234.92
1	650–700	670	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	650–700	667	312.00	312.00
16	700–750	735	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	448	310.00	310.00
9	450–500	477	320.00–336.00	330.60
2	500–550	530	311.00	311.00
15	550–600	578	290.00–300.00	297.95
7	600–650	631	299.00	299.00
33	650–700	670	295.00–310.00	305.56
3	750–800	773	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	805	251.00	251.00
6	850–900	885	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,196	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	143.00–165.00	150.08
3	—	1,620	131.00–138.00	135.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,152	80.00–84.00	81.27
3	—	1,013	124.00–131.00	126.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,262	123.00–133.00	128.39
2	—	1,303	113.00–119.00	116.27
9	—	1,222	138.00–162.00	143.96
1	—	1,275	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,160	175.00–182.00	178.60
2	—	1,873	145.00–150.00	147.56
2	—	1,415	120.00–132.00	126.59

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.