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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-21

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

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 222▼ 32 vs year ago 223 · −14.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 45▲ 12 vs year ago 22 · +54.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 16▲ 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

No comparison on feeder steers this week due to light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 with moderate demand. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $286.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −119.67 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$286.00

6 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−38.58

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	588	303.00	1,782	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	546	277.50	1,516	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $266 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale6 hd

286.00

—

KY average23 barns · 426 hd

324.58

−38.58

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−119.67

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

25 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $465.57, low $338.29, median $405.67 across 25 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	1,892	197.64	3,739	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	154.50	1,473	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	150.24	1,786	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,840	144.12	2,652	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,265	206.00	2,606	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)	1,305	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,370	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,215	$2,175	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	387	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,703	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	384.89/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,694	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,006	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,218	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	283	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,075	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,205	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	350.74/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,319	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	344.89/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,480	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	499	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,417	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,672	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	322.48/cwt	315.00–324.00	1,828	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	320.49/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,971	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	284	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,255	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,151	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,354	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,468	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	408	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,391	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,467	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,679	28
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	351.36/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,711	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	487	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,461	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,484	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,782	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,784	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,808	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,523	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,265	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,606	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,475	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	3,142	1
Bulls	—	—	1,961	195.08/cwt	185.00–200.00	3,826	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	174.45/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,584	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	139.32/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,329	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,360	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	139.86/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,568	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	156.17/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,918	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,840	144.12/cwt	143.00–145.00	2,652	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,305	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	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 Jul 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 222Year ago 223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 0

No comparison on feeder steers this week due to light test. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 with moderate demand. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	131.00–144.00	139.86
7	—	1,228	150.00–166.00	156.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	143.00–145.00	144.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	136.00–146.00	139.32
6	—	908	165.00–187.00	174.45
2	—	1,088	123.00–127.00	125.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	213.00	213.00
6	—	1,961	185.00–200.00	195.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	284	442.00	442.00
11	350–400	366	401.00	401.00
28	400–450	436	385.00	385.00
21	450–500	487	350.00–352.00	351.36
2	550–600	588	303.00	303.00
6	600–650	637	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	723	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	376.00	376.00
4	400–450	419	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	408	341.00	341.00
7	450–500	487	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	380.00	380.00
2	300–350	318	379.00	379.00
4	350–400	376	350.00–351.00	350.74
8	400–450	429	342.00–350.00	344.89
9	500–550	505	331.00	331.00
6	550–600	567	315.00–324.00	322.48
14	600–650	615	310.00–324.00	320.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	499	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	440	380.00–400.00	384.89
3	550–600	573	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	643	345.00	345.00
4	650–700	650	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
5	350–400	387	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,305	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	2,225.00	2,225.00

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.