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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 5

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

638 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 888▲ 269 vs year ago 369 · +72.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 75▲ 38 vs year ago 34 · +111.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter 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 $327.53/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −124.01 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$327.53

28 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$55.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.24

vs KY average

−21.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	342.67	1,832	20
Medium and Large 2	509	290.00	1,476	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	590	287.50	1,696	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.17/cwt here — about $135 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 sale28 hd

327.53

—

KY average24 barns · 1,158 hd

326.29

+1.24

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−21.75

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−124.01

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	—	Low	1,352	166.25	2,247	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	139.72	1,679	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	139.68	2,188	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	924	119.57	1,104	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,270	158.65	2,015	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,443	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	382.66/cwt	381.00–386.00	1,481	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,348	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	432	382.37/cwt	377.50–387.50	1,652	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	456	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,683	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	355.70/cwt	347.50–361.00	1,729	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,476	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	340.81/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,820	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	348.24/cwt	345.00–349.00	1,867	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,696	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	311.49/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,913	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	302.26/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,898	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	303.25/cwt	300.00–308.00	2,004	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	279.60/cwt	279.00–280.00	1,896	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	263.50/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,884	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,759	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	277.84/cwt	276.00–280.50	2,042	17
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	764	271.50/cwt	271.50–271.50	2,074	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	267.52/cwt	266.50–271.00	2,095	27
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,968	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	810	268.90/cwt	268.90–268.90	2,178	65
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,012	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	876	244.25/cwt	243.50–245.00	2,140	8
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,980	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	802	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	980	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	969	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	329	350.21/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,152	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	345.38/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,323	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	313.04/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,334	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	326.39/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,394	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,304	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	277.09/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,319	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	296.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,412	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,549	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	275.37/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,407	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,373	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,367	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	283.75/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,583	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	262.13/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,523	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,445	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	250.02/cwt	249.00–255.00	1,545	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,612	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	261.73/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,754	17
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	237.61/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,694	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	241.24/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,850	24
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,682	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	872	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,831	2
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,995	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	894	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	276	302.56/cwt	300.00–305.00	835	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	349.73/cwt	345.00–355.00	979	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	1,058	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,290	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,296	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	343.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,264	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,442	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	360.54/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,536	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	388.31/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,670	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,424	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	349.84/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,658	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,538	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	318.63/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,698	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	333.81/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,803	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	301.51/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,710	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	260.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,732	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,649	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,617	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	211.74/cwt	209.00–227.00	1,633	8
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,050	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,270	158.65/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,015	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,098	161.99/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,779	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	713	97.49/cwt	97.00–98.00	695	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	121.63/cwt	118.00–126.00	1,180	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,390	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	126.87/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,501	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	137.09/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,651	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	149.24/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,809	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	133.42/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,045	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	137.64/cwt	134.00–141.00	2,131	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,608	145.89/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,346	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,136	1,443.47/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,443	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 888Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 75Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	327.50	327.50
3	250–300	297	330.00	330.00
8	300–350	329	345.00–357.50	350.21
10	350–400	383	337.50–355.00	345.38
4	400–450	426	305.00–320.00	313.04
14	450–500	477	290.00–300.00	296.00
11	500–550	511	265.00–280.00	275.37
10	550–600	581	260.00–275.00	262.13
20	600–650	618	249.00–255.00	250.02
13	650–700	658	245.00	245.00
11	700–750	713	225.00–242.00	237.61
24	750–800	767	239.00–245.00	241.24
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
1	1150–1200	1,175	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	260.00	260.00
4	500–550	536	255.00	255.00
4	550–600	585	247.00	247.00
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
3	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	775	217.00	217.00
2	850–900	872	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	305.00–320.00	312.50
2	400–450	442	295.00	295.00
5	450–500	476	275.00–280.00	277.09
2	500–550	528	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	305.00	305.00
8	550–600	558	282.50–285.00	283.75
4	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
17	650–700	670	260.00–265.00	261.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	325.00–329.00	326.39
2	450–500	465	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	377.50–387.50	382.37
8	450–500	456	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	381.00–386.00	382.66
3	400–450	415	320.00–330.00	324.88
13	450–500	486	347.50–361.00	355.70
15	500–550	534	325.00–342.00	340.81
26	600–650	628	290.00–306.00	302.26
5	650–700	678	279.00–280.00	279.60
20	700–750	715	260.00–270.00	263.50
27	750–800	783	266.50–271.00	267.52
1	800–850	835	241.00	241.00
8	850–900	876	243.50–245.00	244.25
1	900–950	915	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	715	246.00	246.00
1	750–800	795	247.50	247.50
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
4	950–1000	995	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	536	345.00–349.00	348.24
6	600–650	614	308.00–315.00	311.49
11	650–700	661	300.00–308.00	303.25
17	700–750	735	276.00–280.50	277.84
26	750–800	764	271.50	271.50
65	800–850	810	268.90	268.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
7	500–550	509	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
2	250–300	280	345.00–355.00	349.73
1	300–350	320	330.50	330.50
3	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	343.53
4	400–450	426	355.00–367.50	360.54
8	450–500	474	340.00–355.00	349.84
7	500–550	533	315.00–323.00	318.63
20	550–600	567	297.50–310.00	301.51
1	600–650	635	247.50	247.50
4	650–700	666	255.00–265.00	260.07
3	700–750	703	230.00	230.00
8	750–800	771	209.00–227.00	211.74
1	900–950	940	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	305.00	305.00
4	250–300	276	300.00–305.00	302.56
2	400–450	438	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	430	387.50–390.00	388.31
4	500–550	540	330.00–335.00	333.81
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	415	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	525	293.00	293.00
4	650–700	680	242.50	242.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	144.00–149.00	145.89
3	—	1,548	134.00–141.00	137.64
2	—	1,533	132.00–135.00	133.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,183	125.00–129.00	126.87
13	—	1,212	145.00–154.00	149.24
8	—	1,204	133.00–140.00	137.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	135.00–138.00	136.51
2	—	713	97.00–98.00	97.49
5	—	970	118.00–126.00	121.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,965	197.00	197.00
2	—	1,098	158.00–166.00	161.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	157.00–161.00	158.65

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	—	800	150.00	150.00

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)	1	—	1,025	1,510.00	1,510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,136	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,443.47

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	—	1,350	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.