Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $386.73/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −75.94 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$386.73

21 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$64.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+22.66

vs KY average

−38.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	389.82	2,051	20
Medium and Large 2-3	595	325.00	1,934	1thin

One grade step is worth $64.82/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale21 hd

386.73

—

KY average24 barns · 859 hd

364.07

+22.66

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

−38.14

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−75.94

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	—	Average	1,557	176.38	2,746	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,633	148.06	2,417	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,251	145.77	1,823	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	112.67	1,115	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Low	1,252	174.08	2,179	3thin

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)	1,050	$1,725	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,569	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$2,111	3thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	1100–1150	1,125	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	422.56/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	366.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,736	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	717	256.03/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	373.50/cwt	371.00–380.00	1,950	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	297.79/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	723	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,588	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	874	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,972	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	350.27/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	399.19/cwt	392.50–405.00	2,092	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	605	372.98/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,697	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	381.05/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	767	363.03/cwt	355.50–370.00	2,784	132
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	192	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,446	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	132.09/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,559	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	123.91/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,094	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,160	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,856	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,298	181.12/cwt	174.00–188.00	2,351	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,099	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	172.07/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,578	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	163.16/cwt	161.00–165.00	2,586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	154.80/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,489	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	143.61/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	140.24/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,764	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	161.39/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,117	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	148.80/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	325.07/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,684	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,152	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	602	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,092	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	528	397.46/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	215	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	995	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,569.12/head	1,000.00–2,200.00	1,569	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	414.94/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,888	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,725.08/head	1,000.00–2,125.00	1,725	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,111.05/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	352.34/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	487	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,094	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	426.68/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	333.93/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,897	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	349.96/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,408	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	313.99/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	341.16/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,818	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	350.04/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	337.44/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,027	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 295Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 79Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	435.00	435.00
3	350–400	387	425.00–430.00	426.68
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	475	400.00	400.00
4	500–550	535	350.00–360.00	352.34
3	600–650	640	340.00–355.00	350.04
9	650–700	688	345.00–360.00	349.96
3	700–750	732	337.50	337.50
6	750–800	756	325.00	325.00
5	850–900	852	310.00–315.00	313.99
1	1100–1150	1,125	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	524	392.50–405.00	399.19
5	600–650	605	370.00–375.00	372.98
1	650–700	650	367.50	367.50
24	700–750	723	358.00	358.00
132	750–800	767	355.50–370.00	363.03
15	800–850	805	335.00	335.00
60	850–900	874	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	383	375.00–380.00	377.48
2	450–500	478	351.00	351.00
1	550–600	595	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	715	262.50	262.50
1	800–850	820	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	369	442.00	442.00
2	400–450	408	445.00	445.00
12	450–500	487	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	370.00–375.00	372.50
4	300–350	312	335.00–345.00	337.44
2	350–400	392	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	432	365.00	365.00
20	450–500	473	360.00–370.00	366.92
19	500–550	533	335.00–355.00	341.16
17	550–600	568	320.00–337.50	333.93
4	600–650	620	332.50	332.50
9	650–700	682	290.00–300.00	297.79
5	700–750	717	255.00–260.00	256.03
1	750–800	795	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	835	247.50	247.50
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	522	371.00–380.00	373.50
2	600–650	605	347.50	347.50
2	650–700	675	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	192	300.00	300.00
1	200–250	215	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	465	340.00–345.00	342.47
2	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	325.07
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	605	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	715	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	910	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	410	377.50	377.50
4	450–500	469	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	430	420.00–425.00	422.56
5	450–500	471	380.00–385.00	381.05
1	500–550	525	375.00	375.00
6	550–600	578	345.00–360.00	350.27
9	600–650	617	332.50	332.50
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	295.00	295.00
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	470	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	890	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
16	450–500	455	400.00–416.00	414.94
4	500–550	528	395.00–405.00	397.46
1	550–600	555	370.00	370.00
11	600–650	602	347.50	347.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,180	128.00–134.00	132.09
6	—	1,258	136.00–143.00	140.24
3	—	1,312	160.00–162.00	161.39
9	—	1,249	145.00–153.00	148.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	122.00–126.00	123.91
2	—	1,585	161.00–165.00	163.16
4	—	1,608	153.00–156.00	154.80
2	—	1,673	142.00–145.00	143.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	110.00	110.00
1	—	900	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,298	174.00–188.00	181.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,498	168.00–176.00	172.07

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)	5	—	1,119	1,000.00–2,200.00	1,569.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,000.00–2,125.00	1,725.08
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,380	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,111.05

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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