Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $317.68/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −80.29 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$317.68

64 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$66.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs KY average

−12.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	321.30	1,808	59
Medium and Large 2	547	279.99	1,530	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	255.00	1,492	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.30/cwt here — about $316 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale64 hd

317.68

—

KY average25 barns · 1,445 hd

320.68

−3.00

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−12.27

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−80.29

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	1,557	168.48	2,623	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	149.89	2,376	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	149.20	1,890	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	130.27	1,126	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	161.00	2,133	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,408	177.01	2,492	2thin

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)	1,013	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,595	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,645	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$3,133	4thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	450–500	469	363.95/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	327.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,827	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	334.25/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	239.92/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	281.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	335.85/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	321.32/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	365.01/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	361.26/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	315.32/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,816	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	356.91/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,091	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	376.64/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	386.86/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	626	344.07/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,154	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	314.29/cwt	305.00–318.00	2,241	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	323.11/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	313.10/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,167	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	359.18/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	265.86/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,257	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	175	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	128.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,149	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,133	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	138.98/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,646	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	120.10/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,030	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	156.79/cwt	154.00–159.50	2,427	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,408	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	146.92/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,190	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	156.44/cwt	153.00–159.50	2,054	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,467	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	150.25/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,944	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	158.25/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	181.05/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,382	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,834.83/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,835	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,595.00/head	1,595.00–1,595.00	1,595	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	3,133.20/head	2,300.00–3,400.00	3,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	509	380.31/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,936	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	402.02/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	355.78/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,818	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	298.86/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,993	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	827	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	391.12/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	378.35/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	278.56/cwt	275.00–282.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	358.67/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,037	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 479Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 60Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	255	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	323	355.00–365.00	361.26
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	426	360.00–375.00	365.01
9	450–500	469	355.00–370.00	363.95
4	500–550	524	315.00–325.00	321.32
30	550–600	576	307.50–320.00	315.32
2	600–650	643	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	687	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	818	235.00–245.00	239.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	330.00–340.00	334.25
21	550–600	558	325.00–335.00	327.37
3	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
10	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	485	335.00–337.50	335.85
3	500–550	537	280.00–285.00	281.65
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	418	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	440	375.00–380.00	378.35
1	450–500	495	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	520	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	697	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	436	395.00–410.00	402.02
2	450–500	465	385.00–397.50	391.12
6	500–550	511	342.50–362.50	355.78
2	550–600	568	355.00–362.50	358.67
5	600–650	627	318.00	318.00
15	650–700	667	295.00–307.50	298.86
3	700–750	717	260.00–277.50	265.86
2	750–800	763	275.00–282.00	278.56
3	800–850	827	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	545.00	545.00
1	200–250	235	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
7	500–550	509	375.00–382.50	380.31
5	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	630	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	768	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	440	402.50	402.50
5	450–500	468	375.00–390.00	386.86
3	500–550	515	357.50–360.00	359.18
9	550–600	586	352.50–362.50	356.91
8	600–650	616	314.00–330.00	323.11
10	650–700	692	313.00–314.00	313.10
13	700–750	713	305.00–318.00	314.29
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	375.00–385.00	376.64
13	600–650	626	342.00–345.00	344.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	891	126.00–130.00	128.94
4	—	858	119.00–121.00	120.10
3	—	810	145.00–149.00	146.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,548	154.00–159.50	156.79
1	—	1,775	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,184	135.00–142.00	138.98
9	—	1,313	153.00–159.50	156.44
6	—	1,294	147.00–152.00	150.25
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	161.00	161.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	176.00–178.00	177.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,298	155.00–163.00	158.25
2	—	1,868	180.00–182.00	181.05

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	—	795	156.00	156.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,834.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,595.00	1,595.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,284	2,300.00–3,400.00	3,133.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,645	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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