Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $335.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −127.67 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$335.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.00

vs KY average

−37.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	335.00	1,792	1thin

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 sale1 hd

335.00

—

KY average23 barns · 846 hd

366.00

−31.00

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−37.43

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−127.67

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	1,465	188.00	2,754	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	158.87	1,976	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	158.55	2,407	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	903	140.97	1,273	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	175.58	2,256	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$3,017	5

Every lot, as filed

67 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 1-2	400–450	428	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	258.68/cwt	255.00–262.50	2,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	356.70/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,563	53
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	336.96/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	126.86/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,170	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	158.55/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,407	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	143.25/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,702	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	157.63/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,126	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	166.45/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,984	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,285	175.58/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,256	2
Bulls	Large 2-3	450–500	498	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	896	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,641	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	136.15/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,223	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	164.86/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	148.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Large 2-3	650–700	658	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	938	2
Bulls	Large 2-3	750–800	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	350–400	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	250–300	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Large 2-3	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,296	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	239.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	338.79/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	493	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,291	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,216	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	3,017.02/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,017	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	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

Wed Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 197Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 44Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	381.00	381.00
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	613	335.00	335.00
7	650–700	684	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	745	297.50	297.50
2	750–800	770	270.00–280.00	275.03
2	800–850	830	255.00–262.50	258.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	750–800	772	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	685	280.00–285.00	282.46
2	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	388	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	442	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	485	340.00–345.00	341.67
5	500–550	535	330.00–345.00	336.96
2	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	723	280.00–282.50	281.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	355.00–360.00	356.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	748	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	470	337.50–340.00	338.79
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
3	850–900	865	230.00–245.00	239.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	515	250.00–255.00	251.70
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	370	192.50	192.50
3	450–500	498	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	658	142.50	142.50
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	125.00–128.00	126.86
6	—	898	132.50–140.00	136.15
2	—	908	160.00–169.00	164.86
3	—	892	145.00–155.00	148.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	156.00–161.00	158.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	141.00–146.00	143.25
5	—	1,349	154.00–161.00	157.63
7	—	1,192	163.00–170.00	166.45
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	174.00–177.00	175.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,275	156.00	156.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,134	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,017.02

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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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

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