Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $351.03/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 4 of 28 comparable sales and sits −46.94 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$351.03

11 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$92.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs KY average

−33.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	367.92	2,027	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	275.00	1,540	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.92/cwt here — about $487 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

351.03

—

KY average24 barns · 874 hd

345.56

+5.47

National average182 barns · 15,418 hd

384.39

−33.36

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−46.94

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	1,739	188.82	3,284	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,203	146.49	1,763	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	145.79	1,345	8thin

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)	1,200	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,446	$2,585	5

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	332.54/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	279.99/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,865	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	364.94/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	149.06/cwt	145.00–152.50	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	711	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	427.91/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,080	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	363.02/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	636	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,360	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,093	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	150.91/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,784	5
Bulls	—	—	2,003	202.52/cwt	199.00–207.00	4,056	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	189.92/cwt	189.00–192.00	3,229	4
Bulls	—	—	1,370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	134.29/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,256	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	155.10/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,415	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	141.61/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,685	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	158.57/cwt	158.00–160.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	502	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	365.50/cwt	365.50–365.50	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,446	2,584.56/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	319.16/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	639	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,300	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	387.45/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	411.78/cwt	402.50–417.50	1,919	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,737	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	343.77/cwt	340.00–351.00	1,987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	736	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1

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 148Last week 400Year ago 548

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 50Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 40Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	486	415.00–430.00	427.91
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	650	354.00	354.00
6	700–750	736	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	425	365.50	365.50
1	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	372.50	372.50
10	600–650	636	371.00	371.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	403	431.00	431.00
7	450–500	466	402.50–417.50	411.78
2	500–550	503	325.00–340.00	332.54
1	550–600	595	347.50	347.50
1	750–800	750	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	575	315.00	315.00
2	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	378	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	429	360.00–370.00	363.02
5	450–500	478	362.50–370.00	364.94
3	550–600	578	340.00–351.00	343.77
2	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
10	650–700	666	270.00–282.50	279.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
17	600–650	639	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	662	317.50–320.00	319.16
7	700–750	711	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	385.00–390.00	387.45
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	502	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	145.00–152.50	149.06
3	—	935	133.00–136.00	134.29
3	—	912	153.00–157.00	155.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	112.50	112.50
5	—	1,182	147.00–155.00	150.91
5	—	1,190	140.00–143.00	141.61
3	—	1,272	158.00–160.00	158.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,003	199.00–207.00	202.52
4	—	1,700	189.00–192.00	189.92
1	—	1,370	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	165.00	165.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	162.00–165.00	163.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,446	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,584.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00

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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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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