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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, May 19

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← May 12May 19Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

279 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 349▲ 59 vs year ago 220 · +26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 45▲ 17 vs year ago 41 · +41.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 9 · −77.8%

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 with good demand. Slaughter classes 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 $328.89/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −61.27 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$328.89

39 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.38

vs KY average

−5.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	328.89	1,792	39

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 sale39 hd

328.89

—

KY average27 barns · 1,749 hd

333.27

−4.38

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−5.37

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−61.27

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	—	Low	1,635	152.54	2,494	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,632	152.07	2,482	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	145.40	1,758	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	119.42	1,176	13

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$3,600	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,148	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	446.24/cwt	440.00–452.00	1,673	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	390.77/cwt	382.00–400.00	1,887	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,985	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,027	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,048	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,021	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,429	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	966	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,301	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,532	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	358.96/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,569	29
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,427	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	340.44/cwt	340.00–341.00	1,614	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Full	485	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,557	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,660	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,777	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	316.44/cwt	308.00–325.00	1,807	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	312.60/cwt	307.00–320.00	1,947	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	296.35/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,876	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,768	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,974	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	298	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	1,433	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,672	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	366.53/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,327	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	322.12/cwt	318.00–326.00	1,363	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	420.92/cwt	419.00–421.00	1,839	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	329.72/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,566	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,877	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,554	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,922	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	283.79/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,762	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	674	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,982	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,001	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium 1-2	745	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,721	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,823	8
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,163	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	136.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,028	3
Bulls	—	—	2,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	4,180	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	92.63/cwt	88.00–100.00	857	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	113.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,134	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	154.75/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,558	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,373	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	157.93/cwt	152.50–172.50	1,879	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	132.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,576	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	144.03/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,816	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,609	156.59/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,520	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,312	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 349Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 45Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 9

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter classes sold steady.

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	260	400.00	400.00
24	400–450	437	419.00–421.00	420.92
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
12	550–600	595	323.00	323.00
7	600–650	621	280.00–286.00	283.79
4	700–750	741	270.00	270.00
8	850–900	868	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	481.00	481.00
6	350–400	358	467.00	467.00
14	500–550	510	368.00	368.00
11	650–700	674	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	362	363.00–370.00	366.53
7	450–500	475	328.00–330.00	329.72
2	500–550	518	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	318.00–326.00	322.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	512	347.00	347.00
12	600–650	623	307.00–320.00	312.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	315	413.00	413.00
29	400–450	437	349.00–360.00	358.96
7	450–500	474	340.00–341.00	340.44
2	500–550	503	330.00	330.00
22	550–600	571	308.00–325.00	316.44
8	600–650	633	287.00–300.00	296.35
5	700–750	707	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	940	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	485	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	414.00	414.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	333.00	333.00
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	450	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	440.00–452.00	446.24
2	450–500	483	382.00–400.00	390.77
2	500–550	545	372.00	372.00
5	600–650	632	324.00	324.00
3	650–700	652	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	930	240.00	240.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	522.00	522.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	513	387.00	387.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	110.00–118.00	113.90
3	—	1,007	144.00–162.00	154.75
2	—	1,048	130.00–132.00	131.02
4	—	925	88.00–100.00	92.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	152.00–161.00	156.59
1	—	1,725	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,261	138.00–150.00	144.03
8	—	1,191	130.00–134.00	132.33
9	—	1,190	152.50–172.50	157.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,483	130.00–140.00	136.72
1	—	2,090	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,100	3,600.00	3,600.00

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.