Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a limited amount of comparable receipts. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Buyers still showing preference for long weaned and vaccinated calves. Fleshy bawling and unvaccinated calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows and 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 $364.03/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 7 of 28 comparable sales and sits −33.94 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$364.03

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$28.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs KY average

−1.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	367.00	2,004	34
Medium and Large 2-3	543	338.75	1,839	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.25/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale38 hd

364.03

—

KY average25 barns · 1,677 hd

362.97

+1.06

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−1.82

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−33.94

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	—	High	1,630	179.46	2,926	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	161.28	2,729	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	151.99	1,941	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	782	142.74	1,116	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,159	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$1,778	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,535	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,200	8

Every lot, as filed

81 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	650–700	672	334.67/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,249	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,159.36/head	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,159	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,778.04/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	356.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	376.74/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,181	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	411.35/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,979	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	359.69/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	359.10/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,029	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	349	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	292.87/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	392.71/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,360	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	807	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,889	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	369.50/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	481	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	200	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,530	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	182.67/cwt	181.00–185.00	3,220	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,049	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,632	162.47/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,652	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	139.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,709	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,272	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	162.82/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,035	3
Bulls	—	—	1,185	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,866	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	154.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,024	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	273	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	406	441.87/cwt	432.50–445.00	1,794	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,231	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	410.55/cwt	407.50–412.50	1,967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	376.54/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,310	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	313.70/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,299	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,534.90/head	1,875.00–2,950.00	2,535	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,199.67/head	1,350.00–2,675.00	2,200	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	406.22/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,414	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,307	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	432.42/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,405	2

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 Sep 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 296Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 54Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 40Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	376.54
6	450–500	466	350.00–367.50	359.69
1	500–550	515	357.50	357.50
16	550–600	565	350.00–367.50	359.10
8	650–700	672	325.00–336.00	334.67
3	750–800	783	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	530	375.00	375.00
43	600–650	621	380.00	380.00
7	650–700	656	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	273	330.00–335.00	332.57
4	300–350	349	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	528	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	558	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	316.00	316.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	458	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	325	430.00–435.00	432.42
1	350–400	390	447.50	447.50
4	400–450	420	400.00–415.00	406.22
7	450–500	482	385.00–402.50	392.71
6	500–550	522	365.00–372.50	369.50
3	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	356.76
1	600–650	640	327.50	327.50
4	650–700	690	310.00–325.00	313.70
7	700–750	721	280.00–295.00	292.87
1	750–800	760	302.50	302.50
1	900–950	905	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	383	380.00–385.00	382.45
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	481	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	502	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	588	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	406	432.50–445.00	441.87
8	450–500	479	407.50–412.50	410.55
1	550–600	560	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	342.50	342.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
14	450–500	481	405.00–415.00	411.35
1	500–550	535	347.50	347.50
14	550–600	579	370.00–385.00	376.74
10	650–700	666	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	637	379.00	379.00
33	800–850	807	358.00	358.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	465.00	465.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,375	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,159.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,778.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,875.00–2,950.00	2,534.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	1,350.00–2,675.00	2,199.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,763	181.00–185.00	182.67
1	—	1,185	157.50	157.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	152.50	152.50
3	—	740	140.00–145.00	141.73
1	—	965	136.00	136.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	160.00–164.00	162.47
1	—	1,525	149.00	149.00
1	—	2,040	170.00	170.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	135.00–143.00	139.38
3	—	1,250	162.00–165.00	162.82
11	—	1,308	150.00–159.00	154.77

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle