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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 1

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Nov 17Dec 1Dec 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

511 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 258▲ 252 vs year ago 259 · +97.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 97▼ 21 vs year ago 57 · −36.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 3 · +166.7%

Also sold hereSpecial Graded Feeder Cattle SaleThu Aug 13, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week for Thanksgiving Holiday. Strong demand for feeder classes this week with a strong quality offering this week.

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 $332.11/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 4 of 27 comparable sales and sits −58.05 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$332.11

66 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$384

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

$61.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

vs KY average

−38.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	335.83	1,803	62
Medium and Large 2-3	517	274.48	1,419	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.35/cwt here — about $384 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale66 hd

332.11

—

KY average11 barns · 407 hd

328.45

+3.66

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−38.34

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−58.05

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	—	Low	1,554	166.20	2,583	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	151.53	2,370	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,281	139.43	1,786	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	915	100.00	915	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 Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,925	4thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	361.42/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,854	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	343.59/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,955	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	322.88/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,160	11
Steers	700–750	Medium 1-2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,464	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,160	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	269	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,162	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	301.75/cwt	295.00–312.00	966	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,328	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	387.25/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,421	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	381	329.32/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,255	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	405.50/cwt	405.50–405.50	1,573	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	281.45/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,216	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	378.61/cwt	378.00–380.00	1,673	36
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,732	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	274.48/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,419	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	340.14/cwt	316.00–345.50	1,765	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,859	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	323.93/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,008	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,706	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,858	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,897	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,266	62
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,109	7
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	298	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,445	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	19
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	342.94/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,262	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	416	324.73/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,351	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,463	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,654	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,449	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	501	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,553	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,864	26
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,837	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	591	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,655	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,864	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	278.37/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,960	9
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	914	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,874	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	187.27/cwt	183.00–190.00	2,903	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,261	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,338	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	125.03/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,558	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	160.49/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,035	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	148.01/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,970	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	169.40/cwt	164.00–175.00	2,461	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,012	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	146.73/cwt	141.00–154.00	2,403	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	4

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 Dec 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 258Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 97Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 3

No comparison due to no sale last week for Thanksgiving Holiday. Strong demand for feeder classes this week with a strong quality offering this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	470	370.00	370.00
10	500–550	513	352.00–370.00	361.42
17	550–600	569	340.00–350.00	343.59
11	650–700	669	315.00–327.00	322.88
2	800–850	808	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	900	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	432.00	432.00
9	300–350	323	411.00	411.00
11	350–400	367	385.00–390.00	387.25
36	400–450	442	378.00–380.00	378.61
8	450–500	481	360.00	360.00
38	500–550	519	316.00–345.50	340.14
24	550–600	565	329.00	329.00
4	600–650	645	288.00	288.00
5	650–700	654	290.00	290.00
3	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
7	750–800	796	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	295.00–312.00	301.75
12	350–400	381	311.00–335.00	329.32
3	400–450	432	250.00–305.00	281.45
4	500–550	517	270.00–287.00	274.48
3	600–650	632	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	620	320.00–330.00	323.93
62	700–750	731	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	388	405.50	405.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	501	310.00	310.00
13	550–600	574	320.00	320.00
10	600–650	632	295.00	295.00
9	700–750	704	270.00–285.00	278.37
8	900–950	914	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	298	485.00	485.00
19	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
22	400–450	424	390.00	390.00
26	500–550	515	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	368	327.00–360.00	342.94
7	400–450	416	320.00–337.00	324.73
5	450–500	483	300.00	300.00
8	550–600	591	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,453	164.00–175.00	169.40
4	—	1,638	141.00–154.00	146.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	160.00–161.00	160.49
5	—	1,331	144.00–153.00	148.01
1	—	1,195	112.00	112.00
4	—	1,246	121.00–132.00	125.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	140.00–150.00	145.12
2	—	1,550	183.00–190.00	187.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	950	2,925.00	2,925.00

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.