Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $348.82/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −49.14 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$348.82

31 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$56.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

vs KY average

−20.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	359.60	1,969	21
Medium and Large 2	560	336.00	1,881	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	303.33	1,623	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.27/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale31 hd

348.82

—

KY average25 barns · 1,352 hd

357.89

−9.07

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−20.99

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−49.14

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	1,587	196.41	3,117	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	171.12	2,048	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	168.47	2,635	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	148.88	1,488	15

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,332	$2,790	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,705	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,821	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,660	$3,207	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	450–500	480	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	339.40/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	371.65/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	424.32/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	332.38/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	406.14/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,690	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	434.85/cwt	429.00–447.50	1,813	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	288.34/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	335.54/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,973	2
Bulls	Medium 2-3	600–650	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	725	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	735	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	180.67/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,201	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	164.70/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,962	9
Bulls	—	—	1,115	181.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,029	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	204.18/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,669	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	199.19/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,472	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	151.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,528	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,293	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	175.96/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,683	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	167.64/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,719	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	174.04/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,082	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	143.16/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	921	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	702	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,211	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	621	345.81/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,147	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	253	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,164	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	2,841.95/head	2,150.00–3,600.00	2,842	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,025.67/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,026	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	210.92/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	335.89/cwt	327.50–344.00	2,274	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	571	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,101	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	3,206.93/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,207	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,704.80/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	381.97/cwt	371.00–387.50	2,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	359.35/cwt	347.50–363.00	2,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	353.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,163	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	378.53/cwt	371.00–385.00	1,768	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	368.54/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,964	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	338.17/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	316.79/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	370.12/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,355	7

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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 175Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 31Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 20Year 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	440	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	402.50	402.50
3	500–550	523	340.00–345.00	341.67
4	550–600	573	337.50–340.00	339.40
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	318	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
10	400–450	417	429.00–447.50	434.85
4	450–500	464	422.50–430.00	424.32
11	500–550	533	362.50–377.50	368.54
9	550–600	583	347.50–363.00	359.35
2	600–650	628	322.50–342.50	332.38
3	650–700	673	337.00–340.00	338.17
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	785	277.50	277.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	470	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	520	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	555	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	460.00	460.00
9	400–450	418	467.50	467.50
7	550–600	571	368.00	368.00
6	600–650	621	345.00–347.50	345.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	564	337.00	337.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	568	370.00–372.50	371.65
2	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
7	350–400	366	365.00–375.00	370.12
7	400–450	416	400.00–412.50	406.14
13	450–500	467	371.00–385.00	378.53
9	500–550	532	356.00	356.00
6	550–600	578	350.00–365.00	353.77
2	600–650	618	325.00–335.00	330.06
7	650–700	656	310.00–322.50	316.79
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	790	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	438	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	618	285.00–295.00	288.34
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	392.50	392.50
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	392.50	392.50
2	600–650	628	394.00	394.00
1	650–700	665	368.00	368.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	588	325.00–346.00	335.54
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	440	447.50	447.50
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	512	372.00	372.00
4	550–600	573	371.00–387.50	381.97
6	600–650	638	339.00	339.00
6	650–700	677	327.50–344.00	335.89
2	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	337.00	337.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	157.50	157.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	145.00	145.00
2	700–750	702	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,354	2,150.00–3,600.00	2,841.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,025.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,219	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,704.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	3,050.00	3,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,033	210.00–212.00	210.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,660	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,206.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	180.00–182.00	180.67
9	—	1,191	160.00–168.00	164.70
10	—	1,196	169.00–177.00	174.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	180.00	180.00
6	—	1,010	150.00–155.00	151.32
8	—	1,011	140.00–147.50	143.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,525	175.00–177.00	175.96
3	—	1,622	163.00–171.00	167.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	179.00–185.00	181.99
3	—	1,797	202.00–207.00	204.18
2	—	1,743	198.00–200.00	199.19

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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