Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter 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 $308.55/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −89.42 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$308.55

23 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$30.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.62

vs KY average

−48.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	313.90	1,693	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	579	283.13	1,638	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.78/cwt here — about $55 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale23 hd

308.55

—

KY average25 barns · 1,369 hd

331.17

−22.62

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−48.34

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−89.42

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	1,782	168.03	2,994	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,628	152.25	2,479	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,226	144.23	1,768	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	120.91	1,151	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	192.50	2,252	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,383	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,565	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$1,449	6

Every lot, as filed

79 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	577	299.30/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	317.38/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	346.02/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,453	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	336.25/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	302.38/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	314.34/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,983	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	268.13/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,524	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	287.53/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	274.17/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,626	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,056	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,049	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,788	148.21/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,650	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	1,137	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	132.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,588	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	141.33/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,737	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	132.89/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,306	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	111.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,042	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	156.02/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,465	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	149.90/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,896	6
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	290.52/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,112	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	1,569.00/head	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,569	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	166.69/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	608	328.36/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	308.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,612	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	334.59/cwt	326.00–337.50	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	303.75/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	319.51/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,514	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,382.74/head	1,700.00–3,050.00	2,383	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	330.03/cwt	326.00–335.00	2,106	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	285.69/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,968	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	1,731.06/head	1,425.00–2,250.00	1,731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	363.32/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	273.75/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	344.85/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,424	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	158.71/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,930	5
Bulls	—	—	1,983	177.54/cwt	177.00–178.00	3,521	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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 196Last week 560Year ago 117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 43Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 13Year 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
1	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	445	335.00–350.00	342.50
14	450–500	474	312.50–330.00	319.51
7	500–550	523	305.00–320.00	308.24
5	550–600	577	292.50–310.00	299.30
12	600–650	631	300.00–316.00	314.34
2	650–700	675	270.00–277.50	273.75
3	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	840	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	593	272.50–275.00	274.17
2	600–650	613	280.00–295.00	287.53
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	608	327.50–330.00	328.36
2	650–700	662	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	382	360.00–365.00	363.32
2	400–450	413	340.00–350.00	344.85
1	450–500	465	412.50	412.50
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
4	550–600	583	326.00–337.50	334.59
11	600–650	638	326.00–335.00	330.03
3	650–700	652	327.50	327.50
7	700–750	727	285.00–295.00	290.52
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	880	308.00	308.00
1	1100–1150	1,110	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	575	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	585	317.50	317.50
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	695	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	372.50	372.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	320	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	420	340.00–347.50	346.02
4	450–500	494	330.00–340.00	336.25
3	500–550	538	312.50–327.50	317.38
5	550–600	563	317.50	317.50
6	600–650	637	300.00–307.50	303.75
7	650–700	689	285.00–287.50	285.69
4	700–750	725	267.50–270.00	268.13
1	800–850	840	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	483	300.00–307.50	302.38
2	600–650	628	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	690	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	357.50	357.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	879	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,569.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,138	1,700.00–3,050.00	2,382.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,026	1,425.00–2,250.00	1,731.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	782	165.00–167.50	166.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,983	177.00–178.00	177.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,788	145.00–150.00	148.21
7	—	1,580	154.00–159.00	156.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	121.00–123.00	121.99
2	—	983	131.00–135.00	132.89
5	—	933	110.00–115.00	111.65
1	—	1,040	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	130.00–135.00	132.76
9	—	1,229	138.00–144.00	141.33
6	—	1,265	145.00–153.00	149.90
5	—	1,216	157.00–162.50	158.71
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	192.50	192.50

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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