Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $366.80/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −95.87 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$366.80

92 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$45.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.80

vs KY average

+2.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	369.77	1,981	86
Medium and Large 2	533	324.18	1,726	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.59/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale92 hd

366.80

—

KY average24 barns · 1,140 hd

356.00

+10.80

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

+2.04

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−95.87

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	1,552	164.80	2,558	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,543	142.88	2,205	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	141.73	1,740	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	129.94	1,237	9thin

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)	1,083	$1,933	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,871	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,151	$1,830	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$1,302	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$1,175	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	326.02/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,695	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	253.13/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,552	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	394	430.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,696	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	435	413.35/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	346.72/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,446	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	342.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,299	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	326.91/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,559	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,719	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	279.84/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	331.55/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,276	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	308.79/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,470	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,085	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	316.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	995	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	289.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,167	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	304.21/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,171	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	355.15/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	351.55/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	415.79/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	356.04/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,887	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	368.62/cwt	367.50–369.00	2,079	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	380.21/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,106	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	684	325.80/cwt	325.80–325.80	2,228	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	382.44/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,947	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	370.16/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	566	376.62/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,995	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	121.11/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,138	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	136.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,319	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	129.79/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,225	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,835	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	152.26/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,381	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	133.56/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,047	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	142.33/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,726	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	135.04/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,658	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	148.21/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,876	5
Bulls	—	—	1,440	154.87/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,230	2
Bulls	—	—	1,737	172.74/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,442	163.49/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,358	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,092	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,175.16/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	1,302.00/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,302	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,829.52/head	1,100.00–2,325.00	1,830	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,870.74/head	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,871	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,933.31/head	1,275.00–2,150.00	1,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	417.96/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,797	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	352	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	456	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	388.92/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	257.53/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,816	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	990	187.12/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	307.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	271.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	447	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	635	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	596	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	224.14/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	306.63/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,097	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	372.57/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	371.67/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	340.00/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	273.62/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,353	2

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 Apr 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 144Year ago 470

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 13Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	300.00–305.00	304.21
1	400–450	430	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	900–950	905	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	418	350.00–360.00	355.15
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	520	325.00–330.00	326.02
1	550–600	595	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	760	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
10	350–400	394	430.00–435.00	430.49
2	400–450	420	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	435	400.00–415.00	413.35
34	500–550	509	380.00–395.00	382.44
20	550–600	564	367.50–369.00	368.62
53	650–700	684	325.80	325.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	415.00	415.00
5	350–400	382	400.00–425.00	415.79
2	400–450	423	375.00–385.00	380.21
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
22	500–550	530	345.00–360.00	356.04
8	550–600	590	347.50–355.00	351.55
1	600–650	615	337.50	337.50
7	650–700	688	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	720	292.50	292.50
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
11	350–400	379	340.00–355.00	342.68
22	400–450	417	335.00–350.00	346.72
14	450–500	477	323.00–340.00	326.91
2	500–550	532	295.00	295.00
5	550–600	570	275.00–290.00	279.84
10	600–650	613	250.00–260.00	253.13
2	650–700	682	260.00	260.00
4	700–750	705	252.50–265.00	257.53
3	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	882	236.00	236.00
1	900–950	925	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	529	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	596	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	635	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	390	305.00–310.00	307.53
3	400–450	435	270.00–275.00	271.61
5	450–500	477	285.00–295.00	289.09
3	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
3	550–600	558	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	720	217.50	217.50
1	900–950	920	191.00	191.00
6	950–1000	990	186.00–193.00	187.12
1	1050–1100	1,085	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	310.00–320.00	316.00
6	350–400	385	330.00–335.00	331.55
2	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
8	450–500	476	305.00–315.00	308.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	365.00–377.50	372.57
9	400–450	447	355.00	355.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	635	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	383	420.00–430.00	425.03
3	400–450	435	385.00–397.50	388.92
2	450–500	480	365.00–375.00	370.16
2	500–550	518	345.00	345.00
4	550–600	565	325.00–345.00	340.00
1	600–650	630	315.00	315.00
6	650–700	684	305.00–315.00	306.63
1	700–750	715	295.00	295.00
4	750–800	788	270.00–285.00	273.62
5	800–850	830	200.00–230.00	224.14
1	1050–1100	1,055	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	352	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	430	417.50–420.00	417.96
4	450–500	456	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	525	375.00–385.00	380.05
3	550–600	566	370.00–380.00	376.62
2	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	440	370.00–375.00	371.67
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	597	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	315.00–325.00	319.97
3	500–550	517	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	570	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	682	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	118.00–124.00	121.11
3	—	970	134.00–138.00	136.03
4	—	944	128.00–131.00	129.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,564	149.00–155.00	152.26
2	—	1,533	131.00–136.00	133.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,213	138.00–146.00	142.33
6	—	1,228	131.00–137.00	135.04
5	—	1,266	146.00–152.00	148.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	154.00–156.00	154.87
3	—	1,737	170.00–176.00	172.74
3	—	1,442	160.00–167.00	163.49

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	—	740	147.50	147.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	783	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,302.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,151	1,100.00–2,325.00	1,829.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,146	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,870.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,275.00–2,150.00	1,933.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,010	1,950.00	1,950.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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