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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 12

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

349 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 275▲ 124 vs year ago 225 · +55.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 45▼ 3 vs year ago 48 · −6.3%

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 steady to 5.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $340.94/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 6 of 27 comparable sales and sits −49.23 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$340.94

78 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$67.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.82

vs KY average

+1.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	521	347.69	1,810	70
Medium and Large 2	545	295.00	1,608	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	534	280.00	1,495	7thin

One grade step is worth $67.69/cwt here — about $315 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 sale78 hd

340.94

—

KY average26 barns · 1,544 hd

333.12

+7.82

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+1.06

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−49.23

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	1,880	186.66	3,509	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	156.98	2,383	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	143.69	1,749	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	135.51	1,270	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	875	206.00	1,803	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,779	171.00	3,042	4thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	440.75/cwt	431.00–450.00	1,653	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	386	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,837	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	404	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,543	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	317.32/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,602	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,018	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,936	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	305.33/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,692	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,172	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	322.03/cwt	304.00–325.00	2,067	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,937	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,149	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,371	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	190	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	760	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	873	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	408.90/cwt	405.00–411.00	1,550	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,326	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	357.36/cwt	341.00–364.00	1,662	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	358.29/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,824	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,478	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	321.69/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,750	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,608	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,777	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	320.29/cwt	318.00–323.00	1,989	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	274.31/cwt	265.00–286.00	1,874	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,768	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	208	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,040	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	312	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	1,485	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	343	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,194	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	361	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,664	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,371	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,814	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,585	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	312.46/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,478	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	503	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,806	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	310.34/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,766	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,915	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,952	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,779	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,042	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	875	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,803	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,880	186.66/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,509	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	130.73/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,214	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	155.84/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,493	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,466	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	139.11/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,671	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	158.34/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,036	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	156.98/cwt	154.00–160.00	2,383	2

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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 275Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 5.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	301.00	301.00
2	400–450	413	321.00	321.00
6	500–550	528	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	500–550	509	350.00–362.50	358.29
22	600–650	621	318.00–323.00	320.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	465	341.00–364.00	357.36
12	500–550	544	316.00–326.00	321.69
7	550–600	564	315.00	315.00
9	650–700	683	265.00–286.00	274.31
4	850–900	875	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	420.00	420.00
31	350–400	379	405.00–411.00	408.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	316.00–320.00	317.32
3	550–600	554	300.00–308.00	305.33
2	750–800	790	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	431.00–450.00	440.75
5	400–450	404	382.00	382.00
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	547	369.00	369.00
4	550–600	550	352.00	352.00
7	600–650	642	304.00–325.00	322.03
1	650–700	675	287.00	287.00
6	850–900	878	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	550–600	567	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	386	476.00	476.00
15	450–500	458	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	356.00	356.00
4	400–450	449	353.00	353.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
10	550–600	569	300.00–320.00	310.34
5	650–700	672	285.00	285.00
5	750–800	787	248.00	248.00
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	312	476.00	476.00
11	350–400	361	461.00	461.00
11	400–450	433	419.00	419.00
14	500–550	503	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	348.00	348.00
2	450–500	473	305.00–320.00	312.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	114.00	114.00
2	—	958	149.00–163.00	155.84
4	—	929	123.00–136.00	130.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	154.00–160.00	156.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	130.00	130.00
5	—	1,286	153.00–163.00	158.34
10	—	1,201	132.00–144.00	139.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,779	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,880	180.00–190.00	186.66

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.