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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 22

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 431 vs last sale 466▼ 176 vs year ago 211 · −83.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 23▼ 26 vs year ago 34 · −76.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week because of low number of receipts due to the extreme cold temperatures.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.02/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −153.97 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$238.02

3 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−39.52

vs KY average

−66.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	238.02	1,266	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

238.02

—

KY average25 barns · 1,760 hd

277.54

−39.52

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−66.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−153.97

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $391.99 across 29 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	2,013	188.50	3,794	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	144.26	1,761	5thin

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)	945	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,420	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	241.20/cwt	237.50–245.00	880	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,008	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,175	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	237.98/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,142	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	238.02/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,266	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,332	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,366	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,583	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	240.68/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,143	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,363	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	238.03/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,233	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,520	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,527	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,474	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,571	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,718	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,965	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	3,851	1
Bulls	—	—	2,060	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	127.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,517	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	155.29/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,930	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 466Year ago 211

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 13Year ago 6

No trends this week because of low number of receipts due to the extreme cold temperatures.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	229.00	229.00
1	800–850	820	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	237.50–245.00	241.20
3	450–500	480	234.00–240.00	237.98
3	500–550	532	232.00–245.00	238.02
3	600–650	608	219.00	219.00
1	650–700	660	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	268.00	268.00
1	800–850	840	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	237.50–244.00	240.68
2	500–550	518	231.00–245.00	238.03
3	600–650	603	252.00	252.00
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	775	197.00	197.00
1	800–850	810	194.00	194.00
1	850–900	890	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	189.00	189.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	181.00	181.00
1	—	1,965	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,243	154.00–157.00	155.29
2	—	1,188	125.00–130.00	127.71

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.