Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to being closed for winter weather last week. However strong demand noted for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.92/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −163.75 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$298.92

38 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$48.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.50

vs KY average

−43.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	304.85	1,609	33
Medium and Large 2	570	272.00	1,550	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	526	256.75	1,351	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.10/cwt here — about $258 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $415.74, median $462.67 across 20 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

298.92

—

KY average21 barns · 930 hd

315.42

−16.50

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−43.53

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−163.75

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2,045	163.00	3,333	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	131.93	1,618	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,960	131.00	2,568	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	116.04	1,059	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,115	162.00	1,806	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,261	$1,801	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,596	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,801	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	254.38/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,562	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	289.32/cwt	285.00–291.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	285.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,775	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	256.00/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	721	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,821	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	277.77/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,674	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	269.37/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,667	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	256.34/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	306.68/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	262.37/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	292.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	824	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,175	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	292.06/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	300.67/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	260.22/cwt	250.00–261.00	2,004	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	1,968	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,646	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	299.09/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,516	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,609	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	282.43/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,463	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	282.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	285.92/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	291.19/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	234.52/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	280.48/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	268.89/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	271.92/cwt	271.00–277.50	1,444	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	333.77/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,295	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,224	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,801.14/head	1,200.00–2,175.00	1,801	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,595.69/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	1,801.26/head	1,425.00–2,275.00	1,801	4
Bulls	—	—	1,975	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,140	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,532	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	123.52/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,071	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,374	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	148.42/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,900	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	97.37/cwt	94.00–100.00	840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	128.76/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,552	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,960	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,568	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,806	1

How this sale compares

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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 105Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 90Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 50Year ago 6

No trends available due to being closed for winter weather last week. However strong demand noted for all classes.

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	285	285.00	285.00
6	300–350	340	285.00–291.00	289.32
4	350–400	369	282.50–287.00	285.92
2	400–450	425	290.00–292.50	291.19
3	450–500	480	273.00–285.00	277.77
14	500–550	531	271.00–277.50	271.92
11	550–600	578	262.50–277.00	268.89
24	600–650	614	251.00–257.00	254.38
2	650–700	678	229.00–240.00	234.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	280.00–282.00	280.48
63	600–650	628	266.50	266.50
71	700–750	721	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	531	310.00	310.00
17	600–650	622	280.00–290.00	285.39
27	650–700	678	290.25	290.25
66	800–850	824	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	296.00	296.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	510	251.00–266.00	256.00
1	550–600	575	259.00	259.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	389	300.00–301.00	300.67
3	400–450	445	305.00–307.50	306.68
9	500–550	507	290.00–301.00	299.09
4	550–600	559	285.00–295.00	292.02
14	600–650	619	262.00–272.00	269.37
6	650–700	674	260.00–264.00	262.37
6	700–750	734	255.00–257.00	256.34
14	750–800	770	250.00–261.00	260.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	290.00–296.00	292.06
1	550–600	570	272.00	272.00
9	600–650	631	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	388	330.00–337.50	333.77
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	458	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	518	270.00–287.00	282.43
1	550–600	595	261.00	261.00
1	600–650	620	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	280.00–285.00	282.38
2	400–450	448	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	1,200.00–2,175.00	1,801.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,595.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,261	1,425.00–2,275.00	1,801.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	159.00	159.00
1	—	2,115	167.00	167.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	121.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	1,025	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,035	113.00	113.00
2	—	863	94.00–100.00	97.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	147.00–150.00	148.42
1	—	1,245	118.00	118.00
6	—	1,205	126.00–133.00	128.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	162.00	162.00

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.

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Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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