Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $409.96/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −52.71 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$409.96

43 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,296

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$68.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.87

vs KY average

−20.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	413.13	2,313	41
Medium and Large 2-3	565	345.00	1,949	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.13/cwt here — about $364 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

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 sale43 hd

409.96

—

KY average26 barns · 1,371 hd

395.10

+14.87

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−20.67

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−52.71

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	1,777	190.33	3,382	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	158.66	2,487	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	155.87	1,990	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,009	118.79	1,199	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	170.00	2,431	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)	1,471	$2,503	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,074	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,470	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,553	$2,619	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	500–550	518	378.62/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	229	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	791	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,594	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	346.16/cwt	340.00–352.50	2,319	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,553	2,619.20/head	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	380.76/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,397	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,819	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,867	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	324.88/cwt	324.00–332.50	2,297	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	354.91/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,168	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	397.87/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	352.62/cwt	347.50–375.00	1,876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	388.41/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,039	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,471	2,503.36/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,771	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	2,074.35/head	1,625.00–2,300.00	2,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	300.70/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,517	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	163.40/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,088	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	143.40/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,021	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	157.69/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,487	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	163.51/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,528	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	146.52/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,341	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	107.24/cwt	107.00–107.50	1,046	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	132.02/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,298	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,196	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,297	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	4,273	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,652	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,431	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	155.37/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,978	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	351.67/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	321.66/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	589	411.97/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,427	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,820	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	354.28/cwt	353.00–356.00	1,920	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,194	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	409.94/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	432.60/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	514	426.06/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,190	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	553	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	317.99/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,111	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	854	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,519	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	342.51/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,973	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	188	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,528	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	321.12/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	339.78/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	371.04/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,577	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	328.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,908	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 107Year ago 636

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 27Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
6	400–450	433	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	518	375.00–382.50	378.62
2	550–600	550	377.50	377.50
2	600–650	605	320.00–335.00	327.50
22	650–700	670	340.00–352.50	346.16
10	700–750	707	324.00–332.50	324.88
14	750–800	791	328.00	328.00
12	800–850	837	295.00–302.50	300.70
1	1050–1100	1,055	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	408	457.50	457.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	380.00–385.00	382.50
2	550–600	565	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	514	425.00–427.00	426.06
24	550–600	589	410.00–420.00	411.97
16	600–650	632	400.00	400.00
95	800–850	800	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
2	350–400	385	425.00–440.00	432.60
2	400–450	423	400.00–420.00	409.94
6	450–500	490	390.00–402.50	397.87
8	500–550	532	347.50–375.00	352.62
9	550–600	576	335.00–347.50	342.51
4	600–650	622	315.00–325.00	321.12
1	650–700	695	315.00	315.00
2	700–750	708	300.00–310.00	304.98
2	750–800	773	270.00–280.00	274.95
3	800–850	823	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	525	385.00–390.00	388.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	572	320.00–325.00	321.66
2	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	188	430.00	430.00
1	200–250	240	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	255	380.00	380.00
7	300–350	329	350.00–365.00	354.91
10	350–400	367	370.00–385.00	380.76
5	400–450	425	360.00–380.00	371.04
5	450–500	481	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	522	330.00–345.00	339.78
5	550–600	580	325.00–335.00	328.91
2	600–650	600	335.00	335.00
27	650–700	664	312.50–322.50	317.99
4	850–900	850	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	415	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	360	325.00–330.00	327.47
3	400–450	415	350.00–355.00	351.67
2	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	658	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	775	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	860	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	542	353.00–356.00	354.28
5	550–600	553	345.00	345.00
28	650–700	659	333.00	333.00
64	850–900	854	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,553	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,619.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,471	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,503.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,129	1,625.00–2,300.00	2,074.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,278	160.00–167.00	163.40
5	—	1,270	140.00–148.00	143.40
23	—	1,273	150.00–159.00	155.37
1	—	1,370	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,577	152.00–160.00	157.69
7	—	1,546	161.00–167.00	163.51
2	—	1,598	146.00–147.00	146.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	107.00–107.50	107.24
3	—	983	128.00–134.00	132.02
2	—	1,083	110.00–111.00	110.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	190.00	190.00
1	—	2,105	203.00	203.00
1	—	1,490	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	170.00	170.00

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

Steers · 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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