Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and vaccinated feeders. Fleshy bawling and unvaccinated feeders facing discounts and weaker demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $345.81/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 3 of 28 comparable sales and sits −52.15 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$345.81

37 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$36.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.38

vs KY average

−13.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	349.78	1,956	33
Medium and Large 2-3	586	313.09	1,835	4thin

One grade step is worth $36.69/cwt here — about $122 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 sale37 hd

345.81

—

KY average25 barns · 1,265 hd

354.19

−8.38

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−13.85

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−52.15

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	1,634	174.60	2,853	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,604	154.65	2,480	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	144.03	1,776	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	912	131.10	1,195	6thin

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)	1,160	$2,400	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,360	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	645	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	585	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	540	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,342	$3,706	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,323	$3,628	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,318	$3,245	5

Every lot, as filed

91 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	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	440.02/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,088	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	370.80/cwt	367.50–377.50	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	348.41/cwt	340.00–352.50	1,836	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	320.40/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,156	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	356.13/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	320.61/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	218.86/cwt	210.00–227.50	2,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	342.45/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,186	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	433.79/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,622	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	354.29/cwt	347.50–355.00	2,345	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	321.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	588	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	352.89/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,040	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	313.09/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,835	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	161.80/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,521	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,634	152.55/cwt	149.00–155.00	2,493	4
Bulls	—	—	1,323	161.49/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,137	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,634	2
Bulls	—	—	1,622	176.08/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,856	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	144.53/cwt	144.00–145.00	2,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	129.56/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,515	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	161.25/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	149.90/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,883	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	135.06/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,263	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	124.49/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	569	385.54/cwt	377.50–391.00	2,194	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	633	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,152	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,359.69/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,360	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,400.28/head	1,875.00–2,700.00	2,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,756	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	498	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,892	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	3,244.56/head	2,825.00–3,700.00	3,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	391.70/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	391.50/cwt	387.50–395.00	2,048	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	442.10/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	363.84/cwt	355.00–372.50	1,561	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	416.20/cwt	407.50–425.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	3,705.87/head	2,800.00–4,200.00	3,706	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	3,628.45/head	3,425.00–3,800.00	3,628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	349.81/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	345.13/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,967	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	363.77/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	192	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	364.20/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,694	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	374.27/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,377	8

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 296Last week 334Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 67Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	395	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	770	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	192	435.00	435.00
1	200–250	230	425.00	425.00
4	250–300	279	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	374	430.00–450.00	433.79
5	400–450	440	435.00–445.00	440.02
7	450–500	479	380.00–397.00	391.70
3	500–550	510	367.50–377.50	370.80
7	550–600	578	350.00–355.00	352.89
4	600–650	625	320.00–322.50	320.61
9	650–700	673	310.00–325.00	320.40
3	700–750	720	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	760	310.00	310.00
3	800–850	832	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	475.00	475.00
4	500–550	505	395.00	395.00
5	550–600	569	377.50–391.00	385.54
2	600–650	633	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	362.50	362.50
6	550–600	588	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	195	355.00	355.00
4	250–300	283	355.00–360.00	356.13
2	300–350	333	345.00–355.00	349.81
8	350–400	368	365.00–380.00	374.27
20	400–450	429	355.00–372.50	363.84
10	450–500	465	350.00–367.50	364.20
9	500–550	527	340.00–352.50	348.41
16	550–600	570	335.00–350.00	345.13
4	600–650	637	340.00–345.00	342.45
8	650–700	666	320.00–330.00	321.27
2	750–800	770	272.50	272.50
3	800–850	808	262.50	262.50
2	950–1000	973	210.00–227.50	218.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	435	340.00–345.00	342.47
1	450–500	490	347.50	347.50
4	550–600	586	312.50–315.00	313.09
2	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	498	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	407.00	407.00
2	550–600	572	392.50	392.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	465.00	465.00
1	350–400	380	457.50	457.50
5	400–450	426	435.00–450.00	442.10
2	450–500	463	407.50–425.00	416.20
9	500–550	523	387.50–395.00	391.50
4	550–600	584	360.00–367.50	363.77
2	600–650	612	360.00	360.00
11	650–700	662	347.50–355.00	354.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	560	347.50	347.50
1	900–950	930	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	715	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	143.00	143.00
2	—	935	133.00–137.00	135.06
3	—	898	122.00–126.00	124.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,558	160.00–164.00	161.80
4	—	1,634	149.00–155.00	152.55
2	—	1,635	144.00–145.00	144.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,169	127.00–133.00	129.56
2	—	1,315	158.00–165.00	161.25
4	—	1,256	146.00–154.00	149.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,323	160.00–163.00	161.49
2	—	1,975	184.00	184.00
5	—	1,622	170.00–178.00	176.08

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)	2	—	1,123	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,359.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,875.00–2,700.00	2,400.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,025.00	2,025.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	194.00	194.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	540	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	645	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	585	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,318	2,825.00–3,700.00	3,244.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,342	2,800.00–4,200.00	3,705.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,323	3,425.00–3,800.00	3,628.45

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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