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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 19

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 309 vs last sale 328▼ 674 vs year ago 693 · −97.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 7▲ 13 vs year ago 48 · +27.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 123 vs last sale 5▲ 109 vs year ago 19 · +573.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to lack of comparable receipts due to extreme winter weather in the area restricting movement of cattle.

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 $231.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −160.99 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$231.00

1 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,247

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−39.55

vs KY average

−66.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	231.00	1,247	1thin

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 sale1 hd

231.00

—

KY average17 barns · 455 hd

270.55

−39.55

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−66.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−160.99

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	1,621	169.64	2,750	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,659	159.33	2,643	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	149.25	1,774	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	131.21	1,222	6thin

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)	1,312	$2,127	38
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,273	$2,102	36
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,660	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$2,230	24

Every lot

37 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	988	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,297	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,383	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,519	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	663	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,247	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,490	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,208	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,642	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,292	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,426	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,493	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,546	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,647	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	180.59/cwt	177.00–184.00	3,251	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	125.00/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,141	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,380	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	133.12/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,269	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	138.52/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,532	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	149.43/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,771	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	157.19/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,982	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,485	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,870	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,955	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	2,177.46/head	1,625.00–3,025.00	2,177	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	1,295	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,428	2,763.13/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,763	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	838	1,364.18/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,364	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,660.43/head	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,660	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	2,145.50/head	1,600.00–2,675.00	2,146	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	2,127.03/head	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,127	38

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 Feb 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 328Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 7Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 128Last week 5Year ago 19

No trends due to lack of comparable receipts due to extreme winter weather in the area restricting movement of cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	166.00–169.00	167.51
1	—	1,345	152.00	152.00
2	—	1,800	177.00–184.00	180.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,261	154.00–162.00	157.19
20	—	1,185	145.00–153.00	149.43
7	—	1,106	135.00–141.00	138.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	123.00–127.00	125.00
1	—	945	146.00	146.00
2	—	953	130.00–136.00	133.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,553	160.00	160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	465	279.00	279.00
1	500–550	530	261.00	261.00
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	615	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	261.00	261.00
1	500–550	540	264.00	264.00
2	550–600	595	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	655	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	715	169.00	169.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	231.00	231.00
2	600–650	608	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	855	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	1	—	1,025	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,428	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,763.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,275	1,625.00–3,025.00	2,177.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	3	—	1,167	1,550.00–1,825.00	1,660.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	1,312	1,600.00–2,650.00	2,127.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,299	1,600.00–2,675.00	2,145.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,364.18

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.