Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $327.53/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −135.14 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$327.53

28 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$55.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs KY average

−21.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	342.67	1,832	20
Medium and Large 2	509	290.00	1,476	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	287.50	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.17/cwt here — about $135 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 sale28 hd

327.53

—

KY average24 barns · 1,158 hd

326.29

+1.24

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−21.75

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−135.14

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	1,352	166.25	2,247	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	139.72	1,679	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	139.68	2,188	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	119.57	1,104	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	158.65	2,015	3thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,443	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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	350–400	383	345.38/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,323	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	350.21/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,152	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	241.24/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,850	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	250.02/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,545	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	296.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,412	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	275.37/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,407	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	262.13/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,445	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	382.37/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	237.61/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	279.60/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	872	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	348.24/cwt	345.00–349.00	1,867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	382.66/cwt	381.00–386.00	1,481	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	355.70/cwt	347.50–361.00	1,729	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	876	244.25/cwt	243.50–245.00	2,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	261.73/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,754	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	283.75/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	810	268.90/cwt	268.90–268.90	2,178	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	340.81/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,820	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	311.49/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	303.25/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,004	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	277.84/cwt	276.00–280.50	2,042	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	267.52/cwt	266.50–271.00	2,095	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	302.26/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,898	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	263.50/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,884	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,074	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	260.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	540	333.81/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	388.31/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,670	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	145.89/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,346	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	126.87/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,501	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,390	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	137.64/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,131	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	133.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,045	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,270	158.65/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,015	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	149.24/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,809	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	137.09/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,651	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	713	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	695	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	121.63/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,180	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,098	161.99/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,779	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,443.47/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,443	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	349.73/cwt	345.00–355.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	301.51/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,710	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,367	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	277.09/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,175	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	313.04/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	349.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,658	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	343.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	326.39/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	318.63/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	276	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,065	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	211.74/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	360.54/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,536	4

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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 888Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 75Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	327.50	327.50
3	250–300	297	330.00	330.00
8	300–350	329	345.00–357.50	350.21
10	350–400	383	337.50–355.00	345.38
4	400–450	426	305.00–320.00	313.04
14	450–500	477	290.00–300.00	296.00
11	500–550	511	265.00–280.00	275.37
10	550–600	581	260.00–275.00	262.13
20	600–650	618	249.00–255.00	250.02
13	650–700	658	245.00	245.00
11	700–750	713	225.00–242.00	237.61
24	750–800	767	239.00–245.00	241.24
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	536	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	585	247.00	247.00
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	775	217.00	217.00
2	850–900	872	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	305.00–320.00	312.50
2	400–450	442	295.00	295.00
5	450–500	476	275.00–280.00	277.09
2	500–550	528	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	305.00	305.00
8	550–600	558	282.50–285.00	283.75
4	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
17	650–700	670	260.00–265.00	261.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	325.00–329.00	326.39
2	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	377.50–387.50	382.37
8	450–500	456	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	381.00–386.00	382.66
3	400–450	415	320.00–330.00	324.88
13	450–500	486	347.50–361.00	355.70
15	500–550	534	325.00–342.00	340.81
26	600–650	628	290.00–306.00	302.26
5	650–700	678	279.00–280.00	279.60
20	700–750	715	260.00–270.00	263.50
27	750–800	783	266.50–271.00	267.52
1	800–850	835	241.00	241.00
8	850–900	876	243.50–245.00	244.25
1	900–950	915	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	715	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	795	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
4	950–1000	995	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	345.00–349.00	348.24
6	600–650	614	308.00–315.00	311.49
11	650–700	661	300.00–308.00	303.25
17	700–750	735	276.00–280.50	277.84
26	750–800	764	271.50	271.50
65	800–850	810	268.90	268.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	509	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	280	345.00–355.00	349.73
1	300–350	320	330.50	330.50
3	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	343.53
4	400–450	426	355.00–367.50	360.54
8	450–500	474	340.00–355.00	349.84
7	500–550	533	315.00–323.00	318.63
20	550–600	567	297.50–310.00	301.51
1	600–650	635	247.50	247.50
4	650–700	666	255.00–265.00	260.07
3	700–750	703	230.00	230.00
8	750–800	771	209.00–227.00	211.74
1	900–950	940	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
4	250–300	276	300.00–305.00	302.56
2	400–450	438	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	430	387.50–390.00	388.31
4	500–550	540	330.00–335.00	333.81
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	415	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	525	293.00	293.00
4	650–700	680	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	144.00–149.00	145.89
3	—	1,548	134.00–141.00	137.64
2	—	1,533	132.00–135.00	133.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	125.00–129.00	126.87
13	—	1,212	145.00–154.00	149.24
8	—	1,204	133.00–140.00	137.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	135.00–138.00	136.51
2	—	713	97.00–98.00	97.49
5	—	970	118.00–126.00	121.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,965	197.00	197.00
2	—	1,098	158.00–166.00	161.99
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	157.00–161.00	158.65

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	—	800	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,510.00	1,510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,136	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,443.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,800.00	1,800.00

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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