Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and vaccinated calves. Fleshy, bawling, and unweaned calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.46/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 3 of 21 comparable sales and sits −58.34 against this barn's trailing median of $414.80.

Average price

$356.46

25 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$30.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	363.81	1,969	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	333.17	1,882	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.64/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $466.57, low $345.36, median $414.80 across 21 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 sale25 hd

356.46

—

KY average24 barns · 947 hd

355.84

+0.62

This barn, trailing median21 sales

414.80

−58.34

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	1,582	170.62	2,699	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	161.10	2,540	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	154.09	1,988	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	133.33	1,202	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,090	176.00	1,918	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,497	$2,674	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,105	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,913	7

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2-3	500–550	545	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	327.90/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	627	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	345.77/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	925	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	357.37/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,212	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	353.38/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	262.56/cwt	252.50–272.50	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	242	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	418.96/cwt	410.00–427.50	1,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	557	366.09/cwt	362.50–370.00	2,039	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	432.11/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,236	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	367.55/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,930	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	364.79/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,116	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	942	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	319.05/cwt	317.00–325.00	2,185	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	327.62/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	326.26/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	712	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	168	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	278.40/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	318.84/cwt	270.00–380.00	1,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	212.53/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,249	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	166.25/cwt	162.00–171.00	2,592	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	163.72/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,194	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	156.45/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,054	15
Bulls	—	—	1,483	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,411	5
Bulls	—	—	1,748	188.48/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,295	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,621	157.97/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,561	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,754	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,090	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,918	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,054	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,382	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	148.40/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,781	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,104.99/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,008	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	175.46/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	563	381.63/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,149	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,816	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,912.75/head	2,000.00–3,450.00	2,913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	348.21/cwt	342.00–357.50	1,647	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	353.97/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	381.36/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	331.99/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	377.30/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	402.56/cwt	395.00–407.50	1,888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	322.45/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,214	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,497	2,674.23/head	1,700.00–3,175.00	2,674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	374	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	466	435.91/cwt	435.00–436.00	2,031	11

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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Wed Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 157Year ago 667

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 48Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 22Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	168	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	390	410.00	410.00
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	474	270.00–380.00	318.84
2	500–550	545	347.00	347.00
4	550–600	575	320.00–335.00	326.26
1	600–650	645	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	740	237.50	237.50
1	750–800	770	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	405.00	405.00
2	200–250	242	390.00	390.00
9	250–300	286	430.00–435.00	432.11
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	377	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	410	410.00–427.50	418.96
3	450–500	463	410.00	410.00
9	500–550	525	357.50–377.50	367.55
6	550–600	558	340.00–360.00	345.77
2	600–650	608	300.00	300.00
15	650–700	685	317.00–325.00	319.05
1	700–750	720	232.50	232.50
2	750–800	770	252.50–272.50	262.56
2	900–950	942	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	425.00	425.00
3	250–300	290	455.00	455.00
7	350–400	374	482.50	482.50
3	400–450	415	437.50	437.50
11	450–500	466	435.00–436.00	435.91
1	500–550	520	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	563	380.00–385.00	381.63
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	627	371.00	371.00
4	650–700	661	358.00	358.00
2	700–750	712	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	469	395.00–407.50	402.56
9	550–600	580	360.00–372.50	364.79
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	692	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	445.00	445.00
4	450–500	468	431.00	431.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	315	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	375	322.50	322.50
7	400–450	438	325.00–330.00	327.90
2	450–500	478	320.00–335.00	327.62
3	500–550	520	275.00–285.00	278.40
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	610	265.00–270.00	267.52
2	750–800	780	210.00–215.00	212.53
1	800–850	825	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	350.00–360.00	353.38
7	550–600	557	362.50–370.00	366.09
14	600–650	619	345.00–362.50	357.37
12	900–950	925	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
5	250–300	262	335.00	335.00
2	300–350	342	360.00	360.00
6	350–400	378	365.00–385.00	381.36
2	400–450	423	350.00–355.00	352.46
9	450–500	473	342.00–357.50	348.21
8	500–550	531	320.00–340.00	331.99
5	550–600	564	350.00–357.50	353.97
4	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	322.45
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	835	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	855	252.00	252.00
1	900–950	945	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	468	370.00–385.00	377.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	153.00	153.00
4	—	1,559	162.00–171.00	166.25
4	—	1,621	156.00–160.00	157.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,340	162.00–165.00	163.72
15	—	1,313	152.00–160.00	156.45
3	—	1,262	138.00–140.00	138.97
5	—	1,200	146.00–150.00	148.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	141.00	141.00
1	—	975	129.00	129.00
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	160.00–165.00	162.60
2	—	1,748	186.00–191.00	188.48
1	—	1,745	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	176.00	176.00

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)	6	—	1,268	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,104.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,497	1,700.00–3,175.00	2,674.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	923	175.00–176.00	175.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,420	2,000.00–3,450.00	2,912.75

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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How this sale compares

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