Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Sharply higher in some instances. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $275.53/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −122.43 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$275.53

100 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$42.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs KY average

−31.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	281.22	1,566	85
Medium and Large 2	573	248.94	1,426	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	238.44	1,313	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.77/cwt here — about $254 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.

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 sale100 hd

275.53

—

KY average20 barns · 937 hd

275.33

+0.21

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−31.48

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−122.43

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	—	High	1,694	167.95	2,844	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	142.37	1,777	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	136.76	2,084	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	883	118.23	1,043	15

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)	1,135	$1,589	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,585	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2-3	350–400	373	311.43/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	250.37/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,682	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	783	201.80/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	269.97/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	489	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	250.00/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	248.94/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	327.04/cwt	324.00–329.00	1,880	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	268.87/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,785	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	574	283.58/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,628	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	343.33/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	683	239.63/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,637	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	370.23/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	899	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	2,322	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	791	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,096	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	332.15/cwt	322.50–339.00	1,571	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	318.75/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,842	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	296.59/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,860	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	275.20/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	346.83/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,526	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	333.77/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	722	213.90/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,544	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	269.80/cwt	269.80–269.80	2,234	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	901	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	314.67/cwt	310.00–319.50	1,964	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	277.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,024	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	507	328.77/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	104.01/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,042	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	154.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,953	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	133.18/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,633	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,036	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	148.48/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	252	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,008	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	128.12/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,973	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	934	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	141.81/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,777	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	126.92/cwt	124.50–130.00	1,166	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	139.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,099	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	180.27/cwt	177.00–184.00	3,187	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	166.80/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,949	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	151.19/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	355.32/cwt	352.50–356.00	1,304	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,589.24/head	1,360.00–1,775.00	1,589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	213.53/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	319.46/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,501	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	607	273.51/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	356.76/cwt	352.00–372.50	1,566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	276.51/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	846	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	766	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,919	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	243.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	289.65/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,387	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	265.46/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,410	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	302.31/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,321	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	252.72/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,580	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	350.43/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,297	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	519	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	443	326.45/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,446	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	285.43/cwt	282.50–286.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	250.51/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,851	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	320.91/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	319.40/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	738	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	343.66/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	290.29/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,655	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	321.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,214	5

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 19Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 61Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 128Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	255	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	373	307.50–315.00	311.43
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	490	267.50–272.50	269.97
5	500–550	536	240.00–245.00	243.51
3	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	685	217.00	217.00
5	750–800	783	201.00–205.00	201.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	347.50	347.50
8	350–400	370	340.00–355.00	350.43
16	400–450	437	287.00–315.00	302.31
11	450–500	479	285.00–297.50	289.65
14	500–550	531	262.00–267.50	265.46
8	550–600	585	260.00–279.00	276.51
9	600–650	625	242.50–260.00	252.72
36	650–700	672	247.00–260.00	250.37
46	700–750	739	250.00–253.00	250.51
8	800–850	846	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	573	247.50–250.00	248.94
2	650–700	688	239.00	239.00
3	750–800	758	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	520	282.50–286.00	285.43
46	550–600	574	282.00–289.00	283.58
10	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
21	650–700	664	267.00–271.00	268.87
7	700–750	711	254.00	254.00
65	750–800	766	250.50	250.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	443	320.00–327.00	326.45
11	500–550	519	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	365.00–375.00	370.23
5	450–500	489	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	384	335.00–347.50	343.33
23	400–450	440	342.50–355.00	346.83
16	450–500	473	322.50–339.00	332.15
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
21	550–600	578	312.50–321.00	318.75
10	600–650	627	290.00–300.00	296.59
10	650–700	685	262.00–278.00	275.20
8	700–750	732	271.50	271.50
4	750–800	752	244.00–256.00	250.00
4	800–850	800	261.00	261.00
7	850–900	899	258.25	258.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	515	333.00–335.00	333.77
27	550–600	575	324.00–329.00	327.04
32	600–650	624	310.00–319.50	314.67
37	700–750	729	275.00–280.00	277.63
9	750–800	791	265.00	265.00
47	800–850	828	269.80	269.80
8	900–950	901	254.50	254.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	520	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	610	258.00	258.00
12	650–700	683	235.00–242.00	239.63
7	700–750	722	212.50–215.00	213.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	297.50	297.50
1	550–600	565	291.00	291.00
2	600–650	628	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	252	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	330	367.50	367.50
5	350–400	367	352.50–356.00	355.32
1	400–450	420	397.50	397.50
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	507	327.50–330.00	328.77
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	485	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	588	252.50	252.50
2	700–750	738	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	338	317.50–320.00	319.40
5	350–400	377	320.00–330.00	321.94
6	400–450	439	352.00–372.50	356.76
9	450–500	470	310.00–325.00	319.46
4	500–550	527	313.00–325.00	320.91
15	550–600	570	285.00–299.00	290.29
6	600–650	607	272.00–275.00	273.51
2	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	702	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	774	205.00–217.50	213.53
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	330.00–348.00	343.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	103.00–106.00	104.01
6	—	830	110.00–115.00	112.48
4	—	919	124.50–130.00	126.92
2	—	788	135.00–144.00	139.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	150.00–157.00	154.64
6	—	1,226	129.00–137.50	133.18
11	—	1,253	139.00–146.00	141.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	136.00–140.00	138.01
2	—	1,548	146.00–151.00	148.48
3	—	1,540	125.00–131.00	128.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	177.00–184.00	180.27
3	—	1,768	164.00–171.00	166.80
2	—	1,470	147.00–154.00	151.19

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	159.00	159.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,585.00	1,585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,360.00–1,775.00	1,589.24

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

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle