Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to lack of comparable receipts due to extreme winter weather in the area restricting movement of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $231.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −166.97 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$231.00

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−39.55

vs KY average

−66.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	231.00	1,247	1thin

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 sale1 hd

231.00

—

KY average17 barns · 455 hd

270.55

−39.55

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−66.83

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−166.97

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	1,621	169.64	2,750	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	159.33	2,643	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	149.25	1,774	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	131.21	1,222	6thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,312	$2,127	38
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,102	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,660	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,230	24

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	—	1,580	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,660.43/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,660	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,127.03/head	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,127	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	1,295	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	2,763.13/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,763	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,177.46/head	1,625.00–3,025.00	2,177	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	2,145.50/head	1,600.00–2,675.00	2,146	34
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	838	1,364.18/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	180.59/cwt	177.00–184.00	3,251	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	157.19/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,982	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,141	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,380	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	149.43/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,771	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,955	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,485	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	133.12/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,269	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	138.52/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,532	7

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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 328Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 7Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 5Year ago 19

No trends due to lack of comparable receipts due to extreme winter weather in the area restricting movement of cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	166.00–169.00	167.51
1	—	1,345	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,800	177.00–184.00	180.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,261	154.00–162.00	157.19
20	—	1,185	145.00–153.00	149.43
7	—	1,106	135.00–141.00	138.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	123.00–127.00	125.00
1	—	945	146.00	146.00
2	—	953	130.00–136.00	133.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,553	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	465	279.00	279.00
1	500–550	530	261.00	261.00
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	615	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	261.00	261.00
1	500–550	540	264.00	264.00
2	550–600	595	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	655	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	169.00	169.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	231.00	231.00
2	600–650	608	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	855	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,428	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,763.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,275	1,625.00–3,025.00	2,177.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,660.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,312	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,127.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,299	1,600.00–2,675.00	2,145.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,364.18

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

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