Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Buyers concerned about warm days coupled with cool nights affecting the health of calves limiting some demand in the market. Buyers still showing preference for long weaned and vaccinated calves. The unweaned and unvaccinated calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $357.78/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −104.89 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$357.78

34 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$21.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.15

vs KY average

−64.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	359.05	2,034	32
Medium and Large 2-3	558	337.50	1,883	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.55/cwt here — about $151 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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $415.74, median $462.67 across 20 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 sale34 hd

357.78

—

KY average24 barns · 905 hd

384.93

−27.15

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−64.87

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−104.89

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	1,807	186.00	3,361	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,591	160.53	2,554	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	158.25	2,003	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	120.00	1,158	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)	1,254	$2,149	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$2,115	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,067	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,525	$2,642	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,500	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$3,263	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,459	$3,217	6

Every lot, as filed

98 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	550–600	561	327.53/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,288	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,236	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	351.63/cwt	347.50–367.50	1,899	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	403.49/cwt	397.50–407.50	1,925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	341.59/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	328.61/cwt	322.50–331.00	2,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	353.80/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,146	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	601	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,019	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	516	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	317.47/cwt	305.00–321.00	1,949	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	376.60/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	287.33/cwt	280.00–291.00	2,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	336.43/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	358.35/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	398.28/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,498	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	406.50/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,719	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,090	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	327	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	834	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,927	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	319.37/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	336.71/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	306.73/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	375.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,343	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	367.56/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	368	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,233	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,120	1,497.50/head	1,200.00–1,760.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,602	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	162.41/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,100	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,469	2
Bulls	—	—	2,215	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	4,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	152.73/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,439	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	151.39/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,802	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	388.00/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,959	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	401.67/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	489	397.58/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	382	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,604	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,067.44/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,067	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	2,641.97/head	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,018	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	392.59/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	972	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	351.74/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	354.22/cwt	345.00–361.00	2,040	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	353.47/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,817	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	401.73/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	344.53/cwt	340.00–349.00	2,150	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	2,312.45/head	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,312	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	3,120.97/head	2,500.00–3,450.00	3,121	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	2,114.91/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,115	6

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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 327Year ago 181

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 26Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	330.00	330.00
10	300–350	324	350.00–360.00	353.80
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	420	335.00–355.00	341.59
3	450–500	485	355.00–360.00	358.35
11	500–550	514	347.50–362.50	353.47
10	550–600	561	320.00–337.50	327.53
4	600–650	606	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	860	275.00	275.00
4	950–1000	972	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	516	364.00	364.00
1	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
15	600–650	601	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	330.00–335.00	332.54
2	350–400	368	330.00–340.00	335.10
1	400–450	415	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	640	300.00–305.00	302.52
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	395	390.00–407.50	401.67
1	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	395	417.50	417.50
6	400–450	417	400.00–405.00	401.73
10	450–500	477	397.50–407.50	403.49
6	500–550	521	350.00–360.00	351.74
19	550–600	576	345.00–361.00	354.22
4	600–650	624	340.00–349.00	344.53
13	650–700	688	332.50	332.50
4	700–750	718	322.50–331.00	328.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	590	379.00	379.00
62	800–850	834	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	433	335.00–337.50	336.71
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	558	337.50	337.50
4	600–650	623	317.50–320.00	319.37
2	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	370.00	370.00
1	200–250	230	345.00	345.00
3	250–300	286	375.00–380.00	376.60
7	350–400	376	390.00–400.00	398.28
6	400–450	423	400.00–415.00	406.50
5	450–500	489	385.00–397.50	392.59
14	500–550	540	347.50–367.50	351.63
9	600–650	614	305.00–321.00	317.47
1	650–700	675	299.00	299.00
3	700–750	729	280.00–291.00	287.33
1	750–800	785	277.50	277.50
1	850–900	880	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	270	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	327	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	358	370.00–380.00	375.09
1	400–450	420	372.50	372.50
6	450–500	483	365.00–370.00	367.56
5	500–550	526	330.00–338.00	336.43
3	550–600	563	305.00–310.00	306.73
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	489	397.00–400.00	397.58
5	500–550	505	387.50–390.00	388.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,200.00–1,760.00	1,497.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,118	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,067.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,287	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,312.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,246	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,114.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	185.00	185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	170.00	170.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,433	2,500.00–3,450.00	3,120.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,975.00	2,975.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,525	2,100.00–3,050.00	2,641.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	177.00	177.00
2	—	1,643	163.00–165.00	163.99
3	—	1,597	150.00–155.00	152.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,293	160.00–164.00	162.41
5	—	1,190	149.00–155.00	151.39
2	—	1,385	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	120.00	120.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	163.00	163.00
1	—	2,215	204.00	204.00
2	—	1,895	200.00	200.00

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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