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Owensboro Livestock Auction

Name: Owensboro Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owensboro, Kentucky · Mon, Dec 8

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2201

← Dec 1Dec 8Dec 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

491 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 511▼ 14 vs year ago 505 · −2.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 36▼ 15 vs year ago 98 · −15.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%

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 sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good quality offering of feeder classes with several groups of CPH cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes

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 $347.64/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 7 of 27 comparable sales and sits −42.53 against this barn's trailing median of $390.16.

Average price

$347.64

61 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$43.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs KY average

−30.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	351.22	1,925	56
Medium and Large 2-3	534	307.53	1,642	5thin

One grade step is worth $43.69/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale61 hd

347.64

—

KY average26 barns · 1,738 hd

346.99

+0.64

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−30.32

This barn, trailing median27 sales

390.16

−42.53

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	1,785	165.02	2,945	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,177	145.93	1,717	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,658	140.36	2,327	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	973	131.52	1,280	21

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)	890	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	258	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,187	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	395.27/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,684	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,880	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	367.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,979	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	359.40/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,049	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,032	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,249	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,278	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,160	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	317.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,295	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,441	31
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,554	24
Steers	900–950	Medium 1-2	940	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,350	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium 1-2	995	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,497	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	1,493	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	1,668	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,721	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	370.50/cwt	370.50–370.50	1,882	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	307.53/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,642	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	337.78/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,946	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	325.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,055	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	637	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,070	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,983	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,109	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,307	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,912	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,781	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	211.50/cwt	211.50–211.50	2,009	21
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	1,019	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,367	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	1,502	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	945	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,686	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,829	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	314.79/cwt	314.00–315.00	1,624	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,926	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,696	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,877	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	137.66/cwt	130.00–160.00	2,134	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,849	1
Bulls	—	—	2,018	182.39/cwt	170.00–190.00	3,681	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	148.21/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,420	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	113.28/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,087	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	984	128.32/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,263	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	99.49/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,013	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	150.24/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,696	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	174.54/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,011	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	115.44/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,421	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	132.05/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,640	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,652	142.50/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,354	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,685	130.74/cwt	126.00–135.00	2,203	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	190.54/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,825	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 511Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 36Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
15	350–400	366	408.00	408.00
22	400–450	430	388.00	388.00
3	450–500	453	380.00	380.00
33	550–600	576	320.00–341.00	337.78
5	650–700	661	300.00	300.00
18	700–750	703	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
6	800–850	800	239.00	239.00
21	950–1000	950	211.50	211.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	508	370.50	370.50
39	600–650	631	325.00–330.00	325.60
9	700–750	749	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	300.00–313.00	307.53
23	600–650	637	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	840	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	720	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	940	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	995	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	470	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	460.00	460.00
6	400–450	426	385.00–400.00	395.27
2	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
7	500–550	539	360.00–370.00	367.12
19	550–600	570	350.00–370.00	359.40
29	600–650	639	352.00	352.00
5	650–700	670	340.00	340.00
14	700–750	722	310.00–320.00	317.84
31	750–800	758	322.00	322.00
24	800–850	824	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	430.00	430.00
18	400–450	438	385.00	385.00
18	500–550	508	360.00	360.00
12	550–600	580	332.00	332.00
11	600–650	645	291.00	291.00
7	700–750	715	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	548	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	497.00	497.00
2	300–350	325	462.00	462.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	516	314.00–315.00	314.79
5	600–650	628	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	126.00–135.00	130.74
9	—	1,652	140.00–146.00	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	90.00–107.00	99.49
3	—	960	107.00–120.00	113.28
10	—	958	140.00–159.00	148.21
5	—	984	121.00–135.00	128.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,242	130.00–136.00	132.05
4	—	1,231	110.00–120.00	115.44
6	—	1,152	166.00–180.00	174.54
11	—	1,129	143.00–158.00	150.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,018	170.00–190.00	182.39
5	—	1,550	130.00–160.00	137.66
1	—	1,790	215.00	215.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	190.00–191.00	190.54

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)	1	—	890	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.