Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.23/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −141.74 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$256.23

15 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,418

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$57.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.42

vs KY average

−42.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	260.07	1,432	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	202.50	1,195	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.57/cwt here — about $238 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $397.97 across 28 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 sale15 hd

256.23

—

KY average25 barns · 2,154 hd

274.65

−18.42

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−42.63

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−141.74

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	—	Low	1,977	158.57	3,135	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,538	136.06	2,092	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	130.31	1,626	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	102.14	990	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,323	150.89	1,996	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,464	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 2	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	244.49/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	323.14/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	257.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,473	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	253.19/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	248.26/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,576	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	253.76/cwt	252.00–261.00	1,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	301.48/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	734	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	598	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	309.66/cwt	306.00–320.00	1,623	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	848	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	329.38/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,123	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	252.85/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,853	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	287.27/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,824	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	143.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,865	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	131.64/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,619	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	120.29/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,471	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	93.55/cwt	91.00–95.00	870	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,086	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	142.73/cwt	141.50–144.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,323	150.89/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,996	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	107.65/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,103	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	135.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,028	5
Bulls	—	—	1,920	157.35/cwt	154.00–161.00	3,021	4
Bulls	—	—	2,133	166.39/cwt	163.00–169.00	3,549	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	1,463.56/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	334.36/cwt	325.00–343.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	239.04/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	358.54/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	348.84/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	273.19/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	314.58/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	324.40/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	268.78/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	298.96/cwt	294.00–305.00	1,710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	315.11/cwt	305.00–320.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,938	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	315.55/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,183	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 345Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 2Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 50Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	305.00–320.00	315.11
4	350–400	373	322.50–325.00	323.14
4	400–450	424	307.50–320.00	315.55
5	450–500	478	300.00–302.50	301.48
5	500–550	540	250.00–257.00	253.19
7	550–600	573	250.00–260.00	257.00
4	600–650	635	242.50–257.50	248.26
4	650–700	654	240.00–252.00	244.49
3	700–750	715	237.00	237.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	288.00	288.00
64	800–850	804	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	429	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	473	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	590	202.50	202.50
1	650–700	665	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	434	380.00	380.00
11	500–550	524	306.00–320.00	309.66
2	550–600	598	305.00	305.00
5	650–700	689	252.00–261.00	253.76
16	700–750	733	242.00–255.00	252.85
1	750–800	760	246.00	246.00
2	800–850	848	244.00	244.00
3	850–900	870	244.00	244.00
2	1050–1100	1,090	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	253.00	253.00
1	600–650	615	232.50	232.50
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	554	327.50–330.00	329.38
1	650–700	670	281.00	281.00
11	700–750	734	264.00	264.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	445	262.50	262.50
2	500–550	535	261.00	261.00
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	630	244.00	244.00
1	650–700	660	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	725	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	855	187.00	187.00
1	900–950	935	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
4	600–650	635	285.00–288.00	287.27
1	650–700	655	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	350.00–365.00	358.54
2	350–400	375	325.00–343.00	334.36
2	400–450	430	345.00–352.50	348.84
7	500–550	508	305.00–322.00	314.58
5	550–600	572	294.00–305.00	298.96
5	600–650	624	265.00–270.00	268.78
4	650–700	668	269.00–283.00	273.19
6	700–750	722	234.00–243.00	239.04
4	750–800	756	246.00	246.00
3	850–900	867	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	417	320.00–330.00	324.40
3	500–550	522	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,303	140.00–148.00	143.10
8	—	1,230	129.00–136.00	131.64
10	—	1,223	117.00–125.00	120.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	930	91.00–95.00	93.55
1	—	960	120.00	120.00
3	—	1,025	106.00–110.00	107.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	128.00	128.00
2	—	1,580	141.50–144.00	142.73
5	—	1,502	133.00–139.00	135.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	150.00–152.00	150.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,920	154.00–161.00	157.35
3	—	2,133	163.00–169.00	166.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	858	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,463.56

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

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