Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 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 $357.61/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −105.06 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$357.61

59 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,041

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$553

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

$72.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.62

vs KY average

−26.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	364.59	2,088	51
Medium and Large 2	568	320.00	1,818	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	292.50	1,536	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.09/cwt here — about $553 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 1000–1100 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 sale59 hd

357.61

—

KY average27 barns · 1,189 hd

374.23

−16.62

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−26.99

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−105.06

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	1,704	191.93	3,271	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	156.99	2,404	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	154.10	1,866	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	925	138.21	1,278	5thin

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)	858	$1,863	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,177	$3,454	3thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 2	600–650	600	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	388.11/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	348.98/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	455.44/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	317.38/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,955	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	339.29/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,802	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	321.08/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	345.94/cwt	345.00–346.00	2,280	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	954	289.30/cwt	289.30–289.30	2,760	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	298.16/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	318.78/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	344.27/cwt	340.00–347.50	2,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	311.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	371.61/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	407	341.66/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,391	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	271.96/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	292.43/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	645	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	2
Bulls	—	—	1,305	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,847	192.22/cwt	190.00–195.00	3,550	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	138.69/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,338	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,393	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	143.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,789	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	165.59/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,014	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	166.63/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,479	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	156.01/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,290	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	153.99/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,794	7
Bulls	—	—	1,690	202.96/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,430	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,033	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	514	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	292.50/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,511	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	3,454.39/head	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	588	373.59/cwt	373.00–376.00	2,197	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	353.35/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	388	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	205	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	323.46/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,164	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	307.46/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,201	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	364.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,114	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	381.74/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,367	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	336.07/cwt	329.00–347.50	1,929	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	372.01/cwt	368.00–382.50	2,016	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	348.35/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	284.21/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	473	413.33/cwt	412.50–415.00	1,955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	382.96/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	352.90/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,683	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	394.72/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	408.72/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	311.68/cwt	307.50–312.50	2,453	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	397.83/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,878	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	316.95/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,956	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,478	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	416.24/cwt	415.00–417.50	1,578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 615Year ago 239

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 86Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 52Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	464	365.00	365.00
4	500–550	529	320.00	320.00
5	550–600	562	310.00–315.00	311.55
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	450.00–460.00	455.44
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	358	380.00–385.00	381.74
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	450	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
7	550–600	575	337.50–355.00	348.98
5	600–650	621	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	792	237.50	237.50
1	800–850	835	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	415	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	440	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	495	420.00	420.00
4	500–550	514	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	333	350.00–355.00	352.52
1	400–450	435	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
6	400–450	407	340.00–345.00	341.66
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	650	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	475.00	475.00
1	200–250	205	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	265	390.00–400.00	394.72
3	300–350	321	385.00–395.00	388.11
3	350–400	373	340.00–355.00	348.35
5	400–450	417	380.00–385.00	382.96
16	450–500	477	345.00–365.00	352.90
13	500–550	530	317.50–325.00	321.08
8	550–600	575	310.00–320.00	318.78
4	600–650	611	290.00–307.50	298.16
6	650–700	663	280.00–287.50	284.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	500–550	531	339.00–340.00	339.29
5	550–600	557	337.50	337.50
44	600–650	616	315.00–320.00	317.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	388	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
6	500–550	523	352.50–355.00	353.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	370.00–375.00	371.61
3	400–450	437	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
6	550–600	568	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	395.00	395.00
11	550–600	580	360.00–365.00	364.54
7	600–650	608	340.00–347.50	344.27
33	650–700	659	345.00–346.00	345.94
3	700–750	702	319.00	319.00
55	950–1000	954	289.30	289.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	379	415.00–417.50	416.24
4	400–450	410	405.00–410.00	408.72
16	450–500	472	395.00–400.00	397.83
7	500–550	542	368.00–382.50	372.01
11	550–600	574	329.00–347.50	336.07
18	600–650	617	305.00–325.00	316.95
21	650–700	669	310.00–327.50	323.46
8	700–750	716	300.00–312.50	307.46
12	750–800	787	307.50–312.50	311.68
2	800–850	810	250.00–265.00	257.50
3	850–900	885	280.00	280.00
3	900–950	910	240.00	240.00
3	1000–1050	1,007	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	525	290.00–295.00	292.50
5	600–650	619	270.00–275.00	271.96
2	650–700	675	290.00–295.00	292.43
2	1000–1050	1,000	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	412.50–415.00	413.33
19	550–600	588	373.00–376.00	373.59
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	390	205.00	205.00

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)	1	—	645	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,177	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,454.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	2,300.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	177.00	177.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	169.00	169.00
3	—	1,847	190.00–195.00	192.22
2	—	1,690	202.00–204.00	202.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	138.00–139.00	138.69
1	—	820	126.00	126.00
1	—	910	149.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,617	148.00	148.00
3	—	1,488	163.00–171.00	166.63
2	—	1,468	153.00–159.00	156.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,243	140.00–149.00	143.96
8	—	1,216	162.00–169.00	165.59
7	—	1,165	150.00–159.00	153.99

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

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

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United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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