Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2025-01-15

Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 15

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Dec 18Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

466 head

▲ 361 vs last sale 105▲ 431 vs year ago 35 · +1,231.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 67 vs last sale 90▼ 22 vs year ago 45 · −48.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 50▲ 7 vs year ago 6 · +116.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to being closed for winter weather last week. However strong demand noted for all classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $298.92/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −152.62 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$298.92

38 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$48.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.50

vs KY average

−43.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	304.85	1,609	33
Medium and Large 2	570	272.00	1,550	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	526	256.75	1,351	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.10/cwt here — about $258 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale38 hd

298.92

—

KY average21 barns · 930 hd

315.42

−16.50

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−43.53

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−152.62

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $365.18, median $451.54 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	2,045	163.00	3,333	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	131.93	1,618	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,960	131.00	2,568	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	912	116.04	1,059	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,115	162.00	1,806	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)	1,261	$1,801	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,596	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,148	$1,801	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	915	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

65 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,140	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	387	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,277	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	300.67/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,170	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	306.68/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,365	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	292.06/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,387	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	507	299.09/cwt	290.00–301.00	1,516	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	256.00/cwt	251.00–266.00	1,306	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,646	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	292.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,632	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,550	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,489	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	269.37/cwt	262.00–272.00	1,667	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	285.39/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,775	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,609	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	262.37/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,768	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	290.25/cwt	290.25–290.25	1,968	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	256.34/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,882	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	260.22/cwt	250.00–261.00	2,004	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	824	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,175	66
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	289.32/cwt	285.00–291.00	984	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	285.92/cwt	282.50–287.00	1,055	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,224	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	291.19/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,238	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	277.77/cwt	273.00–285.00	1,333	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	519	280.48/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,456	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	271.92/cwt	271.00–277.50	1,444	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	268.89/cwt	262.50–277.00	1,554	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	254.38/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,562	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,674	63
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	234.52/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,590	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,821	71
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	282.38/cwt	280.00–285.00	889	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	333.77/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,295	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,374	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	448	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,169	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,466	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	282.43/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,463	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,553	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,655	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,115	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,806	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,975	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,140	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,532	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	863	97.37/cwt	94.00–100.00	840	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	867	123.52/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,071	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,374	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,170	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	128.76/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,552	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,469	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	148.42/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,900	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,960	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,568	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	1,801.14/head	1,200.00–2,175.00	1,801	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,595.69/head	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,596	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	1,801.26/head	1,425.00–2,275.00	1,801	4

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 105Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 90Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 50Year ago 6

No trends available due to being closed for winter weather last week. However strong demand noted for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	285.00	285.00
6	300–350	340	285.00–291.00	289.32
4	350–400	369	282.50–287.00	285.92
2	400–450	425	290.00–292.50	291.19
3	450–500	480	273.00–285.00	277.77
14	500–550	531	271.00–277.50	271.92
11	550–600	578	262.50–277.00	268.89
24	600–650	614	251.00–257.00	254.38
2	650–700	678	229.00–240.00	234.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	519	280.00–282.00	280.48
63	600–650	628	266.50	266.50
71	700–750	721	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	565	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	531	310.00	310.00
17	600–650	622	280.00–290.00	285.39
27	650–700	678	290.25	290.25
66	800–850	824	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	296.00	296.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	510	251.00–266.00	256.00
1	550–600	575	259.00	259.00
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	389	300.00–301.00	300.67
3	400–450	445	305.00–307.50	306.68
9	500–550	507	290.00–301.00	299.09
4	550–600	559	285.00–295.00	292.02
14	600–650	619	262.00–272.00	269.37
6	650–700	674	260.00–264.00	262.37
6	700–750	734	255.00–257.00	256.34
14	750–800	770	250.00–261.00	260.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	290.00–296.00	292.06
1	550–600	570	272.00	272.00
9	600–650	631	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
2	500–550	545	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	388	330.00–337.50	333.77
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	458	320.00	320.00
7	500–550	518	270.00–287.00	282.43
1	550–600	595	261.00	261.00
1	600–650	620	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	280.00–285.00	282.38
2	400–450	448	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	335.00	335.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	1,200.00–2,175.00	1,801.14

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,595.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,261	1,425.00–2,275.00	1,801.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	159.00	159.00
1	—	2,115	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	121.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	1,025	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,035	113.00	113.00
2	—	863	94.00–100.00	97.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	147.00–150.00	148.42
1	—	1,245	118.00	118.00
6	—	1,205	126.00–133.00	128.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	162.00	162.00

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.