Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited amount of receipts however there was good demand for all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $346.58/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −51.39 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$346.58

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.94

vs KY average

+6.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	346.58	1,898	14thin

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

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 sale14 hd

346.58

—

KY average24 barns · 1,173 hd

338.63

+7.94

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

+6.40

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−51.39

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	1,687	201.37	3,397	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	162.50	2,543	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	157.89	1,985	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	600	122.50	735	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,720	159.00	2,735	1thin

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)	1,435	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,894	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,615	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	358.77/cwt	355.00–362.50	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	344.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	315.86/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	326.74/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	498	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	349.06/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	372.83/cwt	372.50–373.00	2,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	341.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	373.87/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,484	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	148.48/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,875	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,484	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,590	1
Bulls	—	—	1,403	198.05/cwt	197.00–200.00	2,779	2
Bulls	—	—	2,255	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,690	1
Steers	Select	—	1,720	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	343.54/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,278	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	169.49/cwt	169.00–170.00	2,246	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	156.42/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	548	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,893.64/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	321.73/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,522	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	362.46/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	347.58/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	368.34/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,435	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,235	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	365.01/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,591	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 95Last week 158Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 40Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 16

No trends due to limited amount of receipts however there was good demand for all classes of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	355.00–362.50	358.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	372	335.00–350.00	343.54
9	400–450	436	360.00–372.50	365.01
4	450–500	480	340.00–350.00	344.28
7	500–550	537	335.00–350.00	341.32
5	550–600	566	345.00–352.50	349.06
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	468	360.00–365.00	362.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	425	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	487	365.00–380.00	373.87
1	500–550	505	357.50	357.50
4	550–600	592	377.50	377.50
3	650–700	661	365.00–370.00	368.34
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	397.50	397.50
2	550–600	560	382.50	382.50
3	600–650	608	372.50–373.00	372.83
2	650–700	652	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	465	345.00–350.00	347.58
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	578	320.00–337.50	326.74
3	600–650	617	315.00–317.50	315.86
2	650–700	673	310.00–320.00	314.94
2	700–750	725	303.00	303.00
1	900–950	900	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	473	320.00–325.00	321.73
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,263	148.00–149.00	148.48
2	—	1,325	169.00–170.00	169.49
3	—	1,208	154.00–161.00	156.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	169.00	169.00
1	—	1,660	156.00	156.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	122.50	122.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,403	197.00–200.00	198.05
1	—	2,255	208.00	208.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	159.00	159.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,893.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,400.00	2,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	194.00	194.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	3,100.00	3,100.00

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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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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle