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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 29

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

345 head

▲ 310 vs last sale 35▲ 113 vs year ago 232 · +48.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 36 vs year ago 38 · −94.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 1▲ 43 vs year ago 7 · +614.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable trends due to low receipt numbers from last weeks sale. However, there was strong demand for all feeder class animals today which prices reflect on todays sale and market report. Slaughter cow prices reflect a steady sale on todays offerings. Slaughter Bull prices showed selling down 8.00 to10.00 from last week slaughter bull prices, demand was still high for slaughter class animals.

20 or more groups

63 Steers 830lbs mostly blk with 15 mixed colored 260.75

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 $287.09/cwt on 11 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −164.45 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$287.09

11 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$38.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.04

vs KY average

−61.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	301.25	1,670	7thin
Medium and Large 2	571	262.31	1,498	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.94/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale11 hd

287.09

—

KY average25 barns · 1,606 hd

323.13

−36.04

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

−61.57

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−164.45

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	1,897	157.23	2,983	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	139.16	2,127	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	131.92	1,636	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	93.54	952	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

86 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 1-2	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	882	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,647	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	351.81/cwt	342.50–365.00	1,513	4
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	483	274.04/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,324	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,588	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	316.22/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,685	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	295.26/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,662	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	262.31/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,498	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	279.39/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,693	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	294.81/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,878	29
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	269.98/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,830	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	273.63/cwt	262.50–278.50	1,962	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	266.68/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,008	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,029	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	260.70/cwt	260.70–260.70	2,164	63
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,001	1
Steers	950–1000	Large 1-2	970	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,504	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	995	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,965	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	358	323.40/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,158	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	305.10/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,153	2
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	331.60/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,423	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	235.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,018	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,245	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	314.16/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,508	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,244	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	293.05/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,436	8
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	505	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,326	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	281.27/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,474	11
Heifers	500–550	Large 2-3	528	217.93/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,151	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	248.70/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,413	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	279.09/cwt	265.00–288.00	1,594	27
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	572	257.08/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,470	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	254.26/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,612	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,532	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	256.89/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,703	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	240.09/cwt	232.50–241.00	1,693	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,580	1
Heifers	700–750	Large 2	740	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,536	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,865	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,675	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	180.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,476	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	350.93/cwt	347.50–352.50	1,344	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	373.46/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,587	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,490	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	300.88/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,468	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	315.35/cwt	302.50–322.50	1,656	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,543	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,826	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	257.52/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,483	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	291.99/cwt	271.00–297.00	1,699	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 2	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	644	277.16/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,785	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	261.50/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,755	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	250.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,862	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,667	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,368	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,496	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,997	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,245	1
Bulls	—	—	2,175	169.71/cwt	163.00–179.00	3,691	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,039	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	89.39/cwt	87.00–91.00	921	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,044	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	148.07/cwt	141.00–158.00	1,759	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	109.33/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,328	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	129.23/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,663	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	145.38/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,043	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	118.10/cwt	112.00–130.00	1,822	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	155.56/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,498	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 345Last week 35Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 1Year ago 7

20 or more groups

63 Steers 830lbs mostly blk with 15 mixed colored 260.75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	262.50–285.00	274.04
1	950–1000	970	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
4	400–450	430	342.50–365.00	351.81
1	450–500	485	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	533	315.00–317.50	316.22
5	550–600	563	285.00–302.50	295.26
4	600–650	606	275.00–285.00	279.39
19	650–700	678	260.00–280.00	269.98
10	700–750	717	262.50–278.50	273.63
6	750–800	753	250.00–270.00	266.68
1	800–850	815	249.00	249.00
1	850–900	855	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	637	294.00–300.00	294.81
63	800–850	830	260.70	260.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	250.00–272.50	262.31
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	760	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	995	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	283.00	283.00
2	450–500	483	255.00–260.00	257.49
4	550–600	568	245.00–250.00	248.70
2	600–650	635	240.00–242.50	241.26
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	735	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	770	217.50	217.50
2	800–850	820	170.00–190.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	300.00–310.00	305.10
4	400–450	429	329.00–340.00	331.60
8	450–500	490	285.00–297.50	293.05
11	500–550	524	275.00–295.00	281.27
27	550–600	571	265.00–288.00	279.09
8	600–650	634	245.00–260.00	254.26
14	650–700	663	237.50–265.00	256.89
11	700–750	705	232.50–241.00	240.09
4	750–800	758	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	262.50	262.50
1	700–750	740	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	216.00–220.00	217.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	320.00–330.00	323.40
3	450–500	480	312.50–315.00	314.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	572	252.50–260.00	257.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	230.00–240.00	235.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
2	500–550	532	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	576	255.00–260.00	257.52
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	790	211.00	211.00
1	850–900	855	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	935	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	383	347.50–352.50	350.93
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	488	297.50–302.50	300.88
5	500–550	525	302.50–322.50	315.35
9	550–600	582	271.00–297.00	291.99
7	600–650	644	275.00–280.00	277.16
3	650–700	671	250.00–267.50	261.50
10	700–750	742	250.00–260.00	250.99
1	1050–1100	1,065	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
3	400–450	425	365.00–377.50	373.46
1	450–500	455	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	555	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,188	141.00–158.00	148.07
14	—	1,287	120.00–138.00	129.23
1	—	1,135	92.00	92.00
3	—	1,215	105.00–112.00	109.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	142.00–148.00	145.38
4	—	1,543	112.00–130.00	118.10
4	—	1,606	152.00–159.00	155.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	87.00–91.00	89.39
1	—	980	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	143.00	143.00
1	—	1,390	134.00	134.00
3	—	2,175	163.00–179.00	169.71

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.