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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Feb 19Feb 26Mar 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

888 head

▲ 869 vs last sale 19▲ 598 vs year ago 290 · +206.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 61▲ 43 vs year ago 32 · +134.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 128▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Sharply higher in some instances. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $275.53/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −116.45 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$275.53

100 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$42.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs KY average

−31.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	281.22	1,566	85
Medium and Large 2	573	248.94	1,426	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	551	238.44	1,313	8thin

One grade step is worth $42.77/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale100 hd

275.53

—

KY average20 barns · 937 hd

275.33

+0.21

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−31.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−116.45

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

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	—	High	1,694	167.95	2,844	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	142.37	1,777	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	136.76	2,084	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	883	118.23	1,043	15

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)	1,135	$1,589	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,585	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	252	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	806	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	370.23/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,399	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	343.33/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,318	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	346.83/cwt	342.50–355.00	1,526	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,369	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	332.15/cwt	322.50–339.00	1,571	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	489	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,785	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	333.77/cwt	333.00–335.00	1,719	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,313	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,683	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,644	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	327.04/cwt	324.00–329.00	1,880	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	318.75/cwt	312.50–321.00	1,842	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,574	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	624	314.67/cwt	310.00–319.50	1,964	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	296.59/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,860	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,689	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	683	239.63/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,637	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	275.20/cwt	262.00–278.00	1,885	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	722	213.90/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,544	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	277.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,024	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	1,987	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	250.00/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,880	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,096	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,088	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	828	269.80/cwt	269.80–269.80	2,234	47
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	899	258.25/cwt	258.25–258.25	2,322	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	901	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,293	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	225	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	630	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,140	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	350.43/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,297	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	311.43/cwt	307.50–315.00	1,162	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	302.31/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,321	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	443	326.45/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,446	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	289.65/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,387	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	269.97/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,323	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	519	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,518	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	285.43/cwt	282.50–286.00	1,484	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	265.46/cwt	262.00–267.50	1,410	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	243.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,305	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	248.94/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,426	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	283.58/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,628	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	276.51/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,618	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	252.72/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,580	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,520	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	268.87/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,785	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	250.37/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,682	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,486	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	688	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,644	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	711	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,806	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	250.51/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,851	46
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,622	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,919	65
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	783	201.80/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,580	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,870	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	252	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,008	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	994	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,213	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	319.40/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,080	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	367	355.32/cwt	352.50–356.00	1,304	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	321.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,214	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,670	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	343.66/cwt	330.00–348.00	1,478	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	356.76/cwt	352.00–372.50	1,566	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	319.46/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,501	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,322	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	490	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,666	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	507	328.77/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,667	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	320.91/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,691	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	290.29/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,655	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,485	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	273.51/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,660	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,685	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	738	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,513	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	213.53/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,653	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,470	151.19/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,222	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	180.27/cwt	177.00–184.00	3,187	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	166.80/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,949	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	788	139.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,099	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	934	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	126.92/cwt	124.50–130.00	1,166	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	104.01/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,042	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	133.18/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,633	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	141.81/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,777	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	154.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,953	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,036	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	128.12/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,973	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	148.48/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,298	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,589.24/head	1,360.00–1,775.00	1,589	3

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 888Last week 19Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 61Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 128Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	255	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	373	307.50–315.00	311.43
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	490	267.50–272.50	269.97
5	500–550	536	240.00–245.00	243.51
3	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	640	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	685	217.00	217.00
5	750–800	783	201.00–205.00	201.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	347.50	347.50
8	350–400	370	340.00–355.00	350.43
16	400–450	437	287.00–315.00	302.31
11	450–500	479	285.00–297.50	289.65
14	500–550	531	262.00–267.50	265.46
8	550–600	585	260.00–279.00	276.51
9	600–650	625	242.50–260.00	252.72
36	650–700	672	247.00–260.00	250.37
46	700–750	739	250.00–253.00	250.51
8	800–850	846	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	573	247.50–250.00	248.94
2	650–700	688	239.00	239.00
3	750–800	758	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	520	282.50–286.00	285.43
46	550–600	574	282.00–289.00	283.58
10	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
21	650–700	664	267.00–271.00	268.87
7	700–750	711	254.00	254.00
65	750–800	766	250.50	250.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	443	320.00–327.00	326.45
11	500–550	519	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	365.00–375.00	370.23
5	450–500	489	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	384	335.00–347.50	343.33
23	400–450	440	342.50–355.00	346.83
16	450–500	473	322.50–339.00	332.15
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
21	550–600	578	312.50–321.00	318.75
10	600–650	627	290.00–300.00	296.59
10	650–700	685	262.00–278.00	275.20
8	700–750	732	271.50	271.50
4	750–800	752	244.00–256.00	250.00
4	800–850	800	261.00	261.00
7	850–900	899	258.25	258.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	515	333.00–335.00	333.77
27	550–600	575	324.00–329.00	327.04
32	600–650	624	310.00–319.50	314.67
37	700–750	729	275.00–280.00	277.63
9	750–800	791	265.00	265.00
47	800–850	828	269.80	269.80
8	900–950	901	254.50	254.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	520	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	610	258.00	258.00
12	650–700	683	235.00–242.00	239.63
7	700–750	722	212.50–215.00	213.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	460	297.50	297.50
1	550–600	565	291.00	291.00
2	600–650	628	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	252	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	330	367.50	367.50
5	350–400	367	352.50–356.00	355.32
1	400–450	420	397.50	397.50
1	450–500	490	340.00	340.00
6	500–550	507	327.50–330.00	328.77
1	550–600	585	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	485	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	588	252.50	252.50
2	700–750	738	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	338	317.50–320.00	319.40
5	350–400	377	320.00–330.00	321.94
6	400–450	439	352.00–372.50	356.76
9	450–500	470	310.00–325.00	319.46
4	500–550	527	313.00–325.00	320.91
15	550–600	570	285.00–299.00	290.29
6	600–650	607	272.00–275.00	273.51
2	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	702	240.00	240.00
5	750–800	774	205.00–217.50	213.53
1	850–900	860	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	330.00–348.00	343.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	103.00–106.00	104.01
6	—	830	110.00–115.00	112.48
4	—	919	124.50–130.00	126.92
2	—	788	135.00–144.00	139.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,263	150.00–157.00	154.64
6	—	1,226	129.00–137.50	133.18
11	—	1,253	139.00–146.00	141.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	136.00–140.00	138.01
2	—	1,548	146.00–151.00	148.48
3	—	1,540	125.00–131.00	128.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,768	177.00–184.00	180.27
3	—	1,768	164.00–171.00	166.80
2	—	1,470	147.00–154.00	151.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	159.00	159.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	690	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,585.00	1,585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,135	1,360.00–1,775.00	1,589.24

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.