Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned pre-conditioned feeder packages. No trends for slaughter cows and bulls due not enough comparable receipts. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.42/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −115.55 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$282.42

68 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.57

vs KY average

−14.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	282.42	1,547	68

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale68 hd

282.42

—

KY average23 barns · 1,082 hd

270.85

+11.57

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−14.58

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−115.55

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	1,510	129.50	1,955	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	113.72	1,446	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	870	101.00	879	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)	1,700	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,498	$1,892	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	298.71/cwt	297.50–300.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,958	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,932	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,418	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	768	236.14/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,814	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	265.05/cwt	260.00–270.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	803	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,987	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,858	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	254.31/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,694	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	271.83/cwt	263.00–281.00	1,199	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,598	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	274.12/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,751	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	216.41/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	277.82/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	246.58/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,373	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,891.79/head	1,860.00–1,925.00	1,892	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,700	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,566	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	112.93/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,171	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,841	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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 310Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 76Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	297.50–300.00	298.71
1	500–550	530	240.00	240.00
5	550–600	566	273.00–285.00	277.82
2	700–750	728	224.00	224.00
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	227.50	227.50
2	350–400	382	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	536	282.00	282.00
47	550–600	550	290.50	290.50
43	700–750	702	249.50	249.50
32	750–800	768	235.00–237.00	236.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	260.00–270.00	265.05
6	400–450	441	263.00–281.00	271.83
3	450–500	466	272.50–275.00	274.12
7	500–550	540	250.00–255.00	254.31
5	550–600	557	240.00–251.00	246.58
19	700–750	706	240.00	240.00
6	800–850	821	212.00–221.00	216.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	489	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	505	267.50	267.50
26	700–750	720	258.00	258.00
19	750–800	771	254.00	254.00
2	900–950	945	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	600–650	643	300.50	300.50
23	800–850	803	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	234.00	234.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,498	1,860.00–1,925.00	1,891.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,700	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,820	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,200	118.00	118.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	101.00	101.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	111.00–115.00	112.93
1	—	1,195	98.00	98.00
1	—	1,405	131.00	131.00

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

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle