Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to firm. 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 $333.35/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −64.62 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$333.35

44 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$23.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.10

vs KY average

+0.53 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	337.08	1,879	37
Medium and Large 2	571	313.60	1,790	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.48/cwt here — about $89 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 sale44 hd

333.35

—

KY average24 barns · 1,250 hd

332.25

+1.10

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

+0.53

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−64.62

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	1,874	189.83	3,558	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	155.19	1,921	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,536	153.70	2,361	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	975	134.95	1,316	17

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)	1,297	$2,123	38
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,868	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,185	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$3,103	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	521	385.81/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	519	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	314.20/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,820	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	323.77/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	352.51/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	407.99/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	358.89/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	391.27/cwt	390.00–392.50	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,966	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	795	275.75/cwt	275.75–275.75	2,192	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,049	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	456	386.13/cwt	377.50–395.00	1,761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	382.38/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,809	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	378.73/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	360.91/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,133	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	346.65/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	379.90/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	391.74/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	907	1,287.22/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,287	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	895	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,831	1
Bulls	—	—	2,010	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	143.57/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,401	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	159.73/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,487	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	163.68/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,038	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	154.08/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,841	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	150.08/cwt	149.00–154.00	2,287	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	143.95/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,952	7
Bulls	—	—	2,203	196.08/cwt	195.00–197.00	4,320	2
Bulls	—	—	1,280	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	130.79/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,237	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	124.57/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	375.82/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,627	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,194.74/head	1,550.00–2,850.00	2,195	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,960.95/head	1,475.00–2,550.00	1,961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	428.28/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	423.71/cwt	422.50–425.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,710	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	174.27/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	363.28/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	333.35/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,157	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	408.77/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	328.39/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	324.99/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,015	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	407.94/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,779	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	331.61/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,887	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	336.24/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	305.09/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,855	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	388.98/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	259.88/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,762	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	364.95/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	417.02/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	313.02/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	513	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,057	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	438	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	408.03/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	324.62/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,198	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	587	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,260	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	3,103.37/head	2,200.00–3,650.00	3,103	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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 291Year ago 813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 49Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 11Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	422.50–425.00	423.71
2	400–450	400	427.50	427.50
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	521	385.00–390.00	385.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	388	390.00–392.50	391.27
1	400–450	420	392.00	392.00
2	450–500	472	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	505	345.00–347.50	346.65
2	550–600	583	320.00–327.50	323.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
4	350–400	381	400.00–420.00	408.77
5	400–450	432	405.00–415.00	407.99
4	450–500	456	377.50–395.00	386.13
7	500–550	535	355.00–367.50	358.89
8	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
14	600–650	620	320.00–337.50	324.99
4	650–700	686	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	805	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	850	241.00	241.00
1	900–950	920	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
2	450–500	482	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	735	267.50	267.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	392	421.00	421.00
3	400–450	408	425.00–430.00	428.28
3	450–500	453	405.00	405.00
4	500–550	519	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	375.00–385.00	379.90
3	400–450	427	390.00–395.00	391.74
4	450–500	492	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
6	550–600	580	310.00–315.00	314.20
1	600–650	620	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	350.00–355.00	352.51
2	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
48	600–650	603	326.00	326.00
61	750–800	795	275.75	275.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	280	360.00	360.00
3	300–350	328	360.00–375.00	364.95
6	350–400	381	400.00–412.50	408.03
20	400–450	436	400.00–417.50	407.94
31	450–500	473	375.00–390.00	382.38
3	500–550	529	325.00–330.00	328.39
26	550–600	569	322.50–340.00	331.61
17	600–650	608	300.00–315.00	305.09
8	650–700	678	255.00–270.00	259.88
1	700–750	715	267.50	267.50
1	750–800	770	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	433	375.00–380.00	375.82
2	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	745	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	375.00	375.00
1	400–450	448	382.50	382.50
2	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	547	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	516	375.00–385.00	378.73
16	550–600	591	360.00–365.00	360.91
2	600–650	605	355.00	355.00
1	800–850	800	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	488	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	417.50	417.50
1	350–400	390	402.50	402.50
11	400–450	410	407.50–425.00	417.02
5	450–500	470	385.00–390.00	388.98
10	500–550	522	350.00–370.00	363.28
4	550–600	564	335.00–340.00	336.24
3	600–650	647	320.00–340.00	333.35
9	650–700	677	320.00–337.50	324.62
5	700–750	720	310.00–315.00	313.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	435.00	435.00
23	500–550	513	401.00	401.00
11	550–600	587	385.00	385.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	907	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,287.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	35	—	1,330	1,550.00–2,850.00	2,194.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,187	1,475.00–2,550.00	1,960.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,775.00	1,775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	970	170.00–178.00	174.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,185	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	2,200.00–3,650.00	3,103.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	169.00	169.00
1	—	2,010	209.00	209.00
2	—	2,203	195.00–197.00	196.08
1	—	1,280	179.00	179.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	976	140.00–147.00	143.57
7	—	946	127.00–135.00	130.79
3	—	1,042	121.00–128.00	124.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	157.00–161.00	159.73
5	—	1,524	149.00–154.00	150.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,245	160.00–169.00	163.68
21	—	1,195	150.00–159.00	154.08
7	—	1,356	140.00–147.00	143.95

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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