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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Jun 9

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 220 vs last sale 337▼ 119 vs year ago 236 · −50.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 76▲ 5 vs year ago 33 · +15.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 20▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $321.10/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −69.06 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$321.10

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$431

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

$78.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.47

vs KY average

−19.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	330.97	1,802	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	544	252.00	1,371	2thin

One grade step is worth $78.97/cwt here — about $431 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

321.10

—

KY average23 barns · 1,158 hd

340.57

−19.47

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−19.82

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−69.06

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	1,383	180.50	2,495	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	154.56	1,804	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	150.09	2,424	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	132.50	1,197	14

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)	915	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,350	1thin

Every lot

49 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,478	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,923	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,868	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,831	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,082	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,252	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,288	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	274	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,096	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,129	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,248	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	373.85/cwt	373.00–375.00	1,380	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,357	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	447	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,319	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,313	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	335.36/cwt	310.00–338.00	1,781	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,426	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,850	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	301.45/cwt	299.00–304.00	1,890	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,973	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,158	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3Fancy	438	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,914	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,490	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,875	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	321.03/cwt	316.00–326.00	1,846	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,978	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,056	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	108.99/cwt	100.00–119.00	959	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	133.08/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,199	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	162.49/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,527	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,503	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	142.47/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,654	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	168.78/cwt	160.00–178.00	2,003	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	150.09/cwt	149.00–151.00	2,424	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,708	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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 337Year ago 236

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 76Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	149.00–151.00	150.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	880	100.00–119.00	108.99
7	—	901	121.00–145.00	133.08
3	—	940	156.00–175.00	162.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	139.00–150.00	142.47
7	—	1,187	160.00–178.00	168.78
2	—	1,113	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,310	151.00	151.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	575	316.00–326.00	321.03
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	304.00	304.00
1	550–600	560	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	460.00	460.00
8	500–550	511	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	343	431.00	431.00
3	450–500	493	379.00	379.00
4	650–700	663	314.00	314.00
7	700–750	706	319.00	319.00
2	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	625	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	437.00	437.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	369	373.00–375.00	373.85
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
10	500–550	531	310.00–338.00	335.36
4	550–600	578	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	627	299.00–304.00	301.45
4	650–700	651	303.00	303.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	337.00	337.00
3	350–400	367	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	447	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	513	256.00	256.00
1	550–600	575	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	348.00	348.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,350.00	2,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,550.00	1,550.00

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	1	—	825	207.00	207.00

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.