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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Apr 28

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▲ 516 vs last sale 146▲ 484 vs year ago 178 · +271.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 52▲ 11 vs year ago 42 · +26.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 14▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison on feeder steers due to light receipts from last week. Feeder heifers sold steady with good demand for all classes of feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

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 $316.41/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −73.75 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$316.41

85 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$41.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.69

vs KY average

−12.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	320.55	1,762	76
Medium and Large 2	540	297.00	1,604	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	574	280.00	1,607	4thin
Large 1-2	540	279.00	1,507	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.55/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale85 hd

316.41

—

KY average25 barns · 1,338 hd

324.10

−7.69

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−12.93

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−73.75

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	1,619	153.70	2,488	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,596	148.64	2,372	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	139.37	1,702	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	132.67	1,270	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,050	180.00	1,890	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,050	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,355	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	1,104	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,018	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	393	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,733	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	1,627	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,933	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	379.62/cwt	354.00–384.00	1,849	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	538	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,942	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	548	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,589	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,798	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	596	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,985	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	310.66/cwt	309.00–313.00	2,140	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,185	35
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	766	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,838	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	793	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,022	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	853	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,252	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,059	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	935	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	399.25/cwt	390.00–404.00	1,306	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	367.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,214	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	381.60/cwt	368.00–384.00	1,435	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	358.11/cwt	355.00–364.00	1,533	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	299.54/cwt	286.00–310.00	1,312	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	342.20/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,619	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,722	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,604	1
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,507	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,734	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	574	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,607	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	306.16/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,822	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,421	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,887	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,685	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,702	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,997	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	759	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,670	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	243.37/cwt	241.00–246.00	1,864	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	938	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,787	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,683	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,040	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	999	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,283	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	339	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,356	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,004	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,281	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	353	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,585	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,604	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,429	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	436	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,753	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,591	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,354	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	516	335.01/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,729	24
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,321	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	294.29/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,548	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	579	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,853	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,706	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,529	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	669	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,880	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,758	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,771	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,050	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,240	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	144.40/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,350	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	92.09/cwt	91.00–93.00	893	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	130.81/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,286	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,092	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,210	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	142.39/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,747	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	118.48/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,455	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	164.43/cwt	160.00–167.50	2,031	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	142.10/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,129	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,694	155.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,629	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	171.43/cwt	170.00–173.00	1,342	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,355.00/head	2,355.00–2,355.00	2,355	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 146Year ago 178

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 52Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 14Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	395	412.00	412.00
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
22	450–500	487	354.00–384.00	379.62
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
15	550–600	562	320.00	320.00
7	750–800	793	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	538	361.00	361.00
27	550–600	596	333.00	333.00
17	650–700	689	309.00–313.00	310.66
35	750–800	764	286.00	286.00
18	850–900	853	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	502.00	502.00
3	350–400	393	441.00	441.00
17	450–500	482	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	351.00	351.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
4	750–800	766	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	395.00	395.00
9	300–350	330	350.00–370.00	367.74
21	350–400	376	368.00–384.00	381.60
29	400–450	428	355.00–364.00	358.11
11	450–500	473	340.00–345.00	342.20
30	500–550	542	320.00	320.00
24	550–600	595	305.00–310.00	306.16
9	650–700	674	250.00	250.00
18	700–750	709	240.00	240.00
17	750–800	766	241.00–246.00	243.37
2	900–950	938	190.00–191.00	190.50
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	327	390.00–404.00	399.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	334.00	334.00
9	400–450	438	286.00–310.00	299.54
4	550–600	574	280.00	280.00
5	600–650	615	231.00	231.00
2	650–700	663	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	220.00	220.00
7	750–800	759	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	940	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	511	337.00	337.00
4	600–650	631	299.00	299.00
9	700–750	737	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	377.00	377.00
2	300–350	348	368.00	368.00
5	400–450	422	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	468	340.00	340.00
17	500–550	526	280.00–310.00	294.29
3	600–650	632	270.00	270.00
11	650–700	676	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	735	241.00	241.00
4	850–900	860	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	250–300	295	435.00	435.00
4	300–350	339	400.00	400.00
9	350–400	353	449.00	449.00
12	400–450	436	402.00	402.00
24	500–550	516	320.00–341.00	335.01
19	550–600	579	320.00	320.00
8	650–700	669	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	345	291.00	291.00
3	400–450	433	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	470	288.00	288.00
2	500–550	520	254.00	254.00
2	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	637	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	111.00–126.00	118.48
3	—	1,235	160.00–167.50	164.43
12	—	1,227	130.00–149.00	142.39
2	—	1,158	104.00–105.00	104.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,498	136.00–146.00	142.10
4	—	1,694	151.00–161.00	155.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	935	140.00–161.00	144.40
2	—	970	91.00–93.00	92.09
1	—	1,050	104.00	104.00
4	—	983	129.00–133.00	130.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,680	150.00–155.00	152.41
1	—	1,315	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	170.00–173.00	171.43

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)	2	—	1,215	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,355.00	2,355.00

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.