Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $363.94/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −34.03 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$363.94

7 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,901

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$45.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

vs KY average

−7.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	370.43	1,927	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	325.00	1,739	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.43/cwt here — about $189 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale7 hd

363.94

—

KY average18 barns · 1,094 hd

365.30

−1.35

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−7.57

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−34.03

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	1,613	189.54	3,058	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	167.94	2,669	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	158.03	1,857	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	892	152.13	1,357	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,080	185.00	1,998	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)	1,047	$1,899	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	887	$1,677	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,515	$3,625	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2	500–550	525	361.30/cwt	360.00–362.50	1,897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	391.10/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	367.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	447.63/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	647	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,336	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	596	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	644	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,351	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,943	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	384.53/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	406.84/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	493	372.49/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	892	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	692	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	965	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	191.89/cwt	191.00–193.00	3,489	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	179.34/cwt	177.00–184.00	2,981	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	164.70/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,622	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	151.62/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,821	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	173.62/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,984	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,080	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,998	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	162.02/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,985	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	143.85/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,611	4
Bulls	—	—	1,335	202.49/cwt	200.00–204.00	2,703	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	139.42/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,266	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	157.72/cwt	156.00–159.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	172.80/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,739	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,899.36/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	388.73/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	1,676.95/head	1,510.00–1,850.00	1,677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,087	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	3,624.75/head	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	353.73/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	413.82/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	380.84/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	171.88/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	392.01/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	347.53/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	397.33/cwt	397.00–397.50	1,927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	384.98/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	367.16/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	329.88/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,029	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 260Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 71Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 43Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	355.00	355.00
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
2	250–300	278	360.00–375.00	367.16
4	350–400	360	387.50–400.00	392.01
3	400–450	407	375.00–380.00	377.50
2	450–500	485	345.00–350.00	347.53
2	500–550	525	360.00–362.50	361.30
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
3	800–850	810	302.50	302.50
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	375.00	375.00
12	600–650	644	365.00	365.00
6	750–800	756	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	272.50	272.50
1	400–450	410	360.00	360.00
3	450–500	482	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	605	297.50	297.50
1	650–700	665	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	201.00	201.00
3	850–900	892	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	387.50–390.00	388.73
6	450–500	471	380.00–385.00	380.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	440.00–455.00	447.63
2	300–350	320	375.00–395.00	384.53
2	350–400	378	365.00–370.00	367.45
2	400–450	428	387.50–395.00	391.10
3	450–500	468	380.00–385.00	382.49
2	500–550	518	380.00–390.00	384.98
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
3	600–650	615	320.00–335.00	329.88
1	650–700	675	347.50	347.50
1	700–750	740	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	815	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	647	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
1	400–450	400	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	490	302.50	302.50
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	692	317.50	317.50
1	950–1000	965	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	515	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	585	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	300	432.50	432.50
1	350–400	390	402.50	402.50
1	500–550	525	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	397.50–410.00	406.84
6	550–600	596	387.00	387.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	493	370.00–375.00	372.49
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	400.00	400.00
1	200–250	230	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	265	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	305	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	440	407.50–420.00	413.82
3	450–500	485	397.00–397.50	397.33
1	500–550	505	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	613	352.50–355.00	353.73
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
2	850–900	850	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	191.00–193.00	191.89
3	—	1,662	177.00–184.00	179.34
2	—	1,335	200.00–204.00	202.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,592	160.00–169.00	164.70
4	—	1,585	171.00–174.00	172.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,201	148.00–154.00	151.62
4	—	1,143	169.00–177.00	173.62
5	—	1,225	160.00–165.00	162.02
4	—	1,120	140.00–146.00	143.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	137.00–143.00	139.42
2	—	845	160.00	160.00
4	—	903	156.00–159.00	157.72
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	185.00	185.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,047	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,899.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	887	1,510.00–1,850.00	1,676.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,515	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,624.75
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	169.00–175.00	171.88

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

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

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