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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 21

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

146 head

▼ 251 vs last sale 397▼ 165 vs year ago 311 · −53.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 25▲ 1 vs year ago 51 · +2.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 30▲ 4 vs year ago 10 · +40.0%

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 firm with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for all slaughter classes.

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 $314.50/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −75.66 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$314.50

10 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.38

vs KY average

−15.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	314.50	1,690	10thin

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 sale10 hd

314.50

—

KY average25 barns · 1,395 hd

317.88

−3.38

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−15.45

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−75.66

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	1,780	164.59	2,930	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,559	145.67	2,271	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	138.59	1,740	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	127.77	1,274	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,038	182.01	1,889	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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,535	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,220	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,224	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,735	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,475	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$2,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$2,075	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,175	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,962	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	296.25/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,949	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,130	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,076	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	3
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	219.20/cwt	219.00–220.00	2,330	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	760	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	954	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	352.77/cwt	346.00–379.00	1,136	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,417	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,575	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	323.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,494	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,624	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,753	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	284.92/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,838	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	276.37/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,852	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	349	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	1,487	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	361	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,444	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,388	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,763	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	374.27/cwt	370.00–379.00	1,774	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,634	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,795	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,821	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,814	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,766	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,577	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	210.63/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,759	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,584	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,798	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,038	182.01/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,889	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,745	173.91/cwt	170.00–181.00	3,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	155.26/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,818	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	113.51/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,082	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	129.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,297	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	146.78/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,490	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,129	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	158.20/cwt	153.00–165.50	1,830	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,286	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	137.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,759	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	122.73/cwt	120.50–126.00	1,586	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,179	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	160.13/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,498	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,989	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,075.00/head	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,075	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,224.13/head	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,224	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	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 Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 397Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 25Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 30Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold firm with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
4	450–500	474	370.00–379.00	374.27
2	600–650	648	280.00	280.00
6	700–750	721	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	835	200.00–221.00	210.63
1	850–900	890	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	317.00	317.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	880	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	349	426.00	426.00
4	350–400	361	400.00	400.00
5	450–500	452	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	528	340.00	340.00
4	600–650	605	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	629	312.00	312.00
5	650–700	658	281.00–300.00	296.25
4	800–850	810	263.00	263.00
3	850–900	858	242.00	242.00
3	900–950	940	220.00	220.00
5	1050–1100	1,063	219.00–220.00	219.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	362.00	362.00
1	250–300	290	329.00	329.00
6	300–350	322	346.00–379.00	352.77
2	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	462	320.00–330.00	323.39
5	500–550	506	321.00	321.00
5	550–600	569	308.00	308.00
8	600–650	645	270.00–287.00	284.92
11	650–700	670	270.00–280.00	276.37
2	750–800	765	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	373	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	435	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	953	109.00–117.00	113.51
3	—	1,015	143.00–151.00	146.78
4	—	1,000	125.00–133.00	129.66
1	—	1,065	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,157	153.00–165.50	158.20
18	—	1,278	130.00–145.00	137.65
3	—	1,292	120.50–126.00	122.73
1	—	1,225	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	122.00	122.00
2	—	1,560	154.00–166.00	160.13
2	—	1,523	140.00–146.00	143.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	176.00–189.00	182.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,745	170.00–181.00	173.91
3	—	1,815	150.00–165.00	155.26

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	2,025.00–2,125.00	2,075.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,600.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,250	2,000.00–2,450.00	2,224.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,735.00	1,735.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.