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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 13

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▲ 173 vs last sale 124▲ 106 vs year ago 191 · +55.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 36▲ 51 vs year ago 15 · +340.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 2▼ 45 vs year ago 55 · −81.8%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

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 $365.34/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 9 of 27 comparable sales and sits −24.83 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$365.34

33 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.95

vs KY average

−32.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	365.34	1,914	33

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 sale33 hd

365.34

—

KY average24 barns · 876 hd

353.39

+11.95

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−32.52

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−24.83

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	1,712	171.58	2,938	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	169.50	2,707	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	151.29	1,838	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	979	132.53	1,297	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,030	200.00	2,060	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$3,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	805	$220	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$212	1thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,122	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	369.17/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,281	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	237	414.75/cwt	405.00–450.00	983	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	425.74/cwt	399.00–430.00	1,260	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	307	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,289	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,509	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	398	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,150	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	387.69/cwt	370.00–398.00	1,640	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,489	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,604	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	366.44/cwt	352.00–369.00	1,832	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	363.64/cwt	330.00–367.00	2,040	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,190	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,105	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,204	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,069	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,094	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	429.69/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,465	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	412	354.66/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,461	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	399.34/cwt	380.00–407.00	1,729	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,540	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,869	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,696	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,016	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,003	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,920	9
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,749	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,030	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,060	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	157.52/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,390	5
Bulls	—	—	1,907	185.65/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,540	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	129.68/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,262	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	161.92/cwt	159.00–165.00	1,587	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	884	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	175.25/cwt	169.00–186.00	2,070	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,206	136.03/cwt	121.00–145.00	1,641	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	110.88/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,362	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	151.97/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,904	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	178.04/cwt	175.00–182.00	2,754	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	160.95/cwt	152.00–166.00	2,651	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,425.00/head	3,425.00–3,425.00	3,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	212.00/head	212.00–212.00	212	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 Oct 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 124Year ago 191

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 36Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 55

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with strong demand with a good quality offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
6	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
7	550–600	557	381.00	381.00
6	600–650	618	365.00–370.00	369.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	355.00	355.00
4	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	845	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	450.00	450.00
15	300–350	341	400.00–440.00	429.69
18	400–450	433	380.00–407.00	399.34
18	450–500	497	376.00	376.00
2	550–600	593	340.00	340.00
7	600–650	607	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
9	650–700	698	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	870	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	475.00	475.00
1	250–300	265	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	412	340.00–360.00	354.66
2	450–500	453	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	560	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	237	405.00–450.00	414.75
7	250–300	296	399.00–430.00	425.74
11	300–350	307	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	369	409.00	409.00
37	400–450	423	370.00–398.00	387.69
20	500–550	500	352.00–369.00	366.44
13	550–600	561	330.00–367.00	363.64
5	600–650	619	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	711	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	610	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	398	289.00	289.00
4	400–450	438	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	495	324.00	324.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	660	290.00	290.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	1,050	3,425.00	3,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,450.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	212.00	212.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	220.00	220.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	3,175.00	3,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	980	159.00–165.00	161.92
5	—	973	122.00–135.00	129.68
1	—	1,005	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,253	147.00–160.00	151.97
2	—	1,228	107.00–115.00	110.88
6	—	1,206	121.00–145.00	136.03
7	—	1,181	169.00–186.00	175.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	175.00–182.00	178.04
3	—	1,647	152.00–166.00	160.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,907	180.00–190.00	185.65
5	—	1,517	150.00–170.00	157.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	200.00	200.00

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.