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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Oct 20

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Oct 13Oct 20Oct 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 297▼ 30 vs year ago 221 · −13.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 66▲ 0 vs year ago 53 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 10 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 heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Limited comparison on feeder steers. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $362.68/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 8 of 25 comparable sales and sits −42.99 against this barn's trailing median of $405.67.

Average price

$362.68

37 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$60.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

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	538	365.97	1,970	35
Medium and Large 2-3	570	305.00	1,739	2thin

One grade step is worth $60.97/cwt here — about $231 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 sale37 hd

362.68

—

KY average25 barns · 582 hd

365.65

−2.97

This barn, trailing median25 sales

405.67

−42.99

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	—	Average	2,018	181.67	3,667	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	959	142.96	1,372	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	137.18	1,742	15
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,200	160.00	1,920	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)	1,130	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,258	$2,243	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$2,301	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,125	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	190	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	817	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,051	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	370.22/cwt	370.00–371.00	2,192	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	243	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	948	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	312	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,279	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	353	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,236	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,499	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,699	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,588	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	456	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,687	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,660	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	365.61/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,857	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,849	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,136	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,079	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,284	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,513	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,278	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,530	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,702	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	443	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,865	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	360.38/cwt	348.00–373.00	1,838	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	514	379.47/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,950	22
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,013	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,803	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1-2	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,920	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,682	1
Bulls	—	—	2,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,400	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	165.18/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,553	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	107.50/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,057	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,238	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	128.91/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,605	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	112.00/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,422	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	156.29/cwt	145.00–163.00	2,007	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,125.00/head	3,125.00–3,125.00	3,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	2,242.50/head	1,975.00–2,425.00	2,243	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,300.80/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,301	2

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 191Last week 297Year ago 221

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 66Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 lower. Limited comparison on feeder steers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	243	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	270	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	312	410.00	410.00
8	350–400	373	402.00	402.00
8	400–450	438	388.00	388.00
4	450–500	456	370.00	370.00
12	500–550	508	350.00–367.00	365.61
3	550–600	557	332.00	332.00
2	600–650	628	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	600	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	349.00	349.00
3	500–550	503	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	441.00	441.00
3	350–400	365	430.00	430.00
5	400–450	432	394.00	394.00
2	500–550	510	348.00–373.00	360.38
11	550–600	592	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	865	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	467.00	467.00
6	400–450	443	421.00	421.00
22	500–550	514	378.00–380.00	379.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	526	390.00	390.00
9	550–600	592	370.00–371.00	370.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	125.00	125.00
2	—	983	103.00–113.00	107.50
4	—	940	162.00–168.00	165.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	121.00–135.00	128.91
4	—	1,270	106.00–115.00	112.00
7	—	1,284	145.00–163.00	156.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,990	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,940	200.00	200.00
1	—	2,125	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	160.00	160.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,125.00	3,125.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	1,975.00–2,425.00	2,242.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.80

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.