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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

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

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 191▼ 192 vs year ago 248 · −77.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 34▼ 24 vs year ago 34 · −70.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 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 this week due to light receipts from extreme heat. Feeder classes sold with moderate demand. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

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 $332.89/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −57.27 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$332.89

5 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.21

vs KY average

−14.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	516	332.89	1,717	5thin

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 sale5 hd

332.89

—

KY average25 barns · 691 hd

331.68

+1.21

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−14.61

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−57.27

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	—	Average	1,425	179.00	2,551	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	163.93	2,063	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	153.03	2,295	3thin

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)	900	$2,825	1thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	332.11/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,062	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	933	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,092	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	346.03/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,446	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	506	336.11/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,701	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,809	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,492	2
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	443	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,418	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,631	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,173	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,629	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,807	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,326	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,435	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,779	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,717	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,533	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	185.35/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,549	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	153.03/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,295	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 56Last week 191Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 34Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

No comparison this week due to light receipts from extreme heat. Feeder classes sold with moderate demand. Strong demand for slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	352.00	352.00
1	300–350	305	358.00	358.00
8	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	418	330.00–350.00	346.03
4	500–550	506	325.00–340.00	336.11
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	603	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
5	600–650	621	320.00–340.00	332.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	453	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	543	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	583	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	905	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	247.00	247.00
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	154.00	154.00
2	—	1,375	180.00–190.00	185.35
1	—	1,170	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	150.00–156.00	153.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,353	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,570	177.00	177.00

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	1	—	900	2,825.00	2,825.00

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.