Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher and sharply higher in some instances. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $356.87/cwt on 9 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −105.80 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$356.87

9 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,941

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.94

vs KY average

−17.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	356.87	1,941	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale9 hd

356.87

—

KY average24 barns · 1,133 hd

362.80

−5.94

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−17.56

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−105.80

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	1,673	180.69	3,023	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,704	147.99	2,522	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,195	147.84	1,767	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	125.15	1,185	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	164.38	2,071	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)	1,150	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$3,051	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	160	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	374.31/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	422.43/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	422.48/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	564	332.24/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,874	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	466.68/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	402.38/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	429.95/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	390.86/cwt	385.00–399.00	1,681	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	287.80/cwt	287.80–287.80	2,363	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	364.06/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,565	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	317.41/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,831	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	376.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	360.10/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	715	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	311.68/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,621	3
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	185.66/cwt	182.00–189.00	3,073	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,801	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	128.10/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,255	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	136.01/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	164.38/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,071	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,306	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	153.75/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,983	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	117.91/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,107	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	148.43/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,717	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	135.90/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,203	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	178.44/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,953	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,704	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	2,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	345.16/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	508	298.31/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	339.89/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	150	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	407	408.84/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	536	369.48/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	376.97/cwt	370.00–382.50	1,776	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	3,050.57/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	321.39/cwt	305.00–323.00	2,169	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	327.83/cwt	317.50–335.00	2,042	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	320.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	386.15/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	233.79/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,067	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	335.35/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	283.79/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,759	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 291Last week 305Year ago 234

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 55Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 12Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	160	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	290	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	357	420.00–435.00	429.95
3	400–450	428	370.00–380.00	376.88
12	450–500	470	380.00–392.50	386.15
3	500–550	537	355.00–362.50	360.10
2	550–600	560	315.00–325.00	320.04
4	600–650	616	315.00–320.00	317.47
1	650–700	650	322.50	322.50
2	850–900	858	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	489	362.50	362.50
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	150	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	310	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	420	402.50	402.50
2	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	465.00–470.00	466.68
3	350–400	372	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	428	352.50	352.50
7	450–500	496	387.50	387.50
4	500–550	519	365.00–377.50	374.31
4	550–600	567	330.00–345.00	339.89
7	600–650	623	317.50–335.00	327.83
14	650–700	675	305.00–323.00	321.39
2	700–750	715	285.00–300.00	292.45
1	800–850	830	235.00	235.00
4	850–900	884	230.00–235.00	233.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
5	700–750	715	326.00	326.00
65	800–850	821	287.80	287.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	460	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	273	420.00–425.00	422.43
4	300–350	315	400.00–410.00	402.38
6	350–400	377	410.00–425.00	422.48
10	400–450	430	385.00–399.00	390.86
14	450–500	471	370.00–382.50	376.97
7	500–550	536	330.00–350.00	335.35
7	550–600	577	312.50–327.50	317.41
2	600–650	620	282.50–285.00	283.79
5	700–750	725	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	850	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	347.50	347.50
10	550–600	564	330.00–332.50	332.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	430	360.00–375.00	364.06
2	450–500	463	360.00–365.00	362.46
3	500–550	520	310.00–315.00	311.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	480	340.00–350.00	345.16
3	500–550	508	295.00–300.00	298.31
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	540.00	540.00
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
5	400–450	407	400.00–415.00	408.84
9	500–550	536	365.00–370.00	369.48
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	182.00–189.00	185.66
1	—	1,845	206.00	206.00
1	—	1,590	145.00	145.00
2	—	1,655	175.00–181.00	178.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	980	124.00–131.00	128.10
5	—	939	114.00–122.00	117.91
2	—	885	135.00–137.00	135.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,165	133.00–138.00	136.01
5	—	1,290	152.00–158.00	153.75
10	—	1,157	143.00–151.00	148.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,704	147.00–149.00	147.99
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	163.00–166.00	164.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,177	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,050.57

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle