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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Aug 11

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

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Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 176▼ 49 vs year ago 180 · −27.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 51▼ 16 vs year ago 37 · −43.2%

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 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $343.26/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −62.41 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$343.26

31 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$74.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

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	523	357.64	1,870	25
Medium and Large 2-3	559	283.34	1,584	6thin

One grade step is worth $74.30/cwt here — about $286 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 sale31 hd

343.26

—

KY average24 barns · 526 hd

349.78

−6.52

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−62.41

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	—	Low	1,655	187.00	3,095	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	152.91	1,904	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	132.67	1,324	3thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,698	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	408.00/cwt	401.00–415.00	1,714	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,582	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	794	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,382	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,774	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,394	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	389	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,595	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	382.01/cwt	352.00–384.00	1,692	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,436	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	350.10/cwt	340.00–357.00	1,821	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	333.13/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,982	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,009	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,960	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,097	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,314	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,456	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	1,630	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	392.89/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,697	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,885	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,796	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	571	275.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,570	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,795	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,826	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,280	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	3,218	1
Bulls	—	—	1,920	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,082	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,500	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,402	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	171.42/cwt	171.00–172.00	1,916	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	132.45/cwt	124.00–148.00	1,574	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	160.38/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,127	6

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 Aug 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 176Year ago 180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 51Year ago 37

Compared to last week feeder classes sold steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady with good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	171.00–172.00	171.42
4	—	1,188	124.00–148.00	132.45
6	—	1,326	155.00–165.00	160.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	150.00	150.00
1	—	925	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,070	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,920	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,525	211.00	211.00

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	275	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	385	362.00	362.00
16	400–450	443	352.00–384.00	382.01
5	500–550	520	340.00–357.00	350.10
8	550–600	595	330.00–335.00	333.13
1	650–700	650	309.00	309.00
1	700–750	700	280.00	280.00
3	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	885	237.00	237.00
8	1000–1050	1,006	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	485	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	389	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	422.00	422.00
7	350–400	363	449.00	449.00
13	400–450	432	370.00–397.00	392.89
1	500–550	525	342.00	342.00
5	550–600	579	310.00	310.00
3	650–700	652	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	571	270.00–280.00	275.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
19	500–550	508	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	441.00	441.00
2	400–450	420	401.00–415.00	408.00
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
5	750–800	792	326.00	326.00
1	950–1000	970	286.00	286.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	794	300.00	300.00

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.