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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 12

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

491 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 638▼ 419 vs year ago 910 · −46.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 72▲ 8 vs year ago 78 · +10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 9▲ 18 vs year ago 6 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $289.94/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −102.04 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$289.94

47 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

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

$69.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.39

vs KY average

−25.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	294.36	1,618	41
Medium and Large 2	572	266.71	1,526	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	225.00	1,148	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.36/cwt here — about $471 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale47 hd

289.94

—

KY average25 barns · 1,525 hd

297.34

−7.39

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−25.02

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−102.04

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	—	Low	1,942	171.22	3,325	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	143.67	2,169	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	133.12	1,658	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	119.32	1,108	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	156.00	1,771	1thin

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)	1,066	$2,012	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,886	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,527	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,605	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,595	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,736	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	361.23/cwt	357.50–365.00	1,528	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	372.94/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,794	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	342.94/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,656	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	338.31/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,776	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	358.20/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,902	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,980	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	355.57/cwt	355.00–356.00	1,984	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,867	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,744	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	339.58/cwt	330.00–346.00	1,983	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,921	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	325.40/cwt	321.00–326.00	2,027	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	279.68/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,885	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,633	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,674	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	287.53/cwt	284.50–293.00	2,062	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	276.43/cwt	264.00–280.00	1,982	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	758	276.01/cwt	255.00–277.50	2,092	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	773	224.01/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,732	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,121	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,116	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,080	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	902	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	378.97/cwt	372.50–390.00	1,398	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	1,442	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	407	334.51/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,361	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	332.61/cwt	327.50–338.00	1,537	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	284.22/cwt	282.50–287.50	1,350	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	307.55/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,476	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	298.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,457	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	293.94/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,514	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	285.76/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,480	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	556	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,701	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	287.51/cwt	282.00–292.50	1,642	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	267.14/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,547	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	289.35/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,826	44
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	266.97/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,690	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	259.54/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,752	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	218.72/cwt	202.00–223.00	1,995	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,152	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	397.54/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,451	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	367.55/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,500	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	405.75/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,684	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	390.03/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,623	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,490	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,748	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	358.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,740	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	332.61/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,736	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	556	340.48/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,893	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,493	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	316.14/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,780	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	608	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,860	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	290.26/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,782	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,613	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	269.32/cwt	268.00–276.00	1,839	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	261.79/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,848	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,707	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	238.08/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,855	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,771	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,930	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,941	166.43/cwt	163.00–171.00	3,230	5
Bulls	—	—	1,946	180.75/cwt	180.00–181.00	3,517	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	107.24/cwt	105.00–111.00	957	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	133.76/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,263	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	969	123.00/cwt	117.50–128.00	1,192	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	126.19/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,528	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	144.97/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,806	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	135.87/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,728	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,265	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,120	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,605	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,066	2,011.87/head	1,000.00–2,425.00	2,012	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	1,885.99/head	1,525.00–2,225.00	1,886	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,527.21/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,527	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,595	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 491Last week 638Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 72Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 9Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	290.00–296.00	293.94
44	600–650	631	280.00–290.00	289.35
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	430	295.00	295.00
3	450–500	475	282.50–287.50	284.22
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	660	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	488	295.00–300.00	298.49
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
4	550–600	579	265.00–268.00	267.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	295	395.00	395.00
14	350–400	369	372.50–390.00	378.97
5	400–450	407	330.00–337.50	334.51
13	450–500	480	305.00–322.00	307.55
9	500–550	518	277.50–287.50	285.76
14	550–600	571	282.00–292.50	287.51
20	600–650	633	260.00–277.50	266.97
10	650–700	675	249.00–265.00	259.54
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
5	900–950	912	202.00–223.00	218.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.50	360.50
14	450–500	462	327.50–338.00	332.61
15	550–600	556	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
5	500–550	531	355.00–359.00	358.20
7	550–600	558	355.00–356.00	355.57
8	600–650	623	321.00–326.00	325.40
11	700–750	717	284.50–293.00	287.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	570	306.00	306.00
1	650–700	695	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	705	237.50	237.50
3	750–800	773	220.00–227.00	224.01
1	900–950	935	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	423	357.50–365.00	361.23
17	450–500	481	370.00–380.00	372.94
8	500–550	525	330.00–340.00	338.31
23	550–600	584	330.00–346.00	339.58
1	600–650	605	317.50	317.50
8	650–700	674	275.00–285.00	279.68
11	700–750	717	264.00–280.00	276.43
15	750–800	758	255.00–277.50	276.01
4	800–850	845	251.00	251.00
1	900–950	920	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
9	400–450	411	422.50	422.50
1	500–550	535	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
6	450–500	483	340.00–345.00	342.94
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	570	327.50	327.50
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	320	360.00	360.00
4	350–400	365	390.00–400.00	397.54
4	400–450	416	385.00–400.00	390.03
9	450–500	486	355.00–365.00	358.07
3	500–550	522	330.00–337.50	332.61
4	550–600	563	310.00–325.00	316.14
6	600–650	614	285.00–293.00	290.26
6	650–700	683	268.00–276.00	269.32
11	700–750	706	260.00–267.50	261.79
5	750–800	779	234.00–244.00	238.08
1	800–850	815	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	415	402.50–410.00	405.75
2	450–500	460	380.00	380.00
4	550–600	556	339.00–345.00	340.48
4	600–650	608	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	558	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	665	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	365.00–370.00	367.55
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	715	237.50–240.00	238.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,246	143.00–148.00	144.97
18	—	1,272	130.00–139.00	135.87
14	—	1,211	122.00–129.00	126.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	892	105.00–111.00	107.24
4	—	969	117.50–128.00	123.00
4	—	944	130.00–138.00	133.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	1,490	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	157.00	157.00
4	—	1,946	180.00–181.00	180.75
5	—	1,941	163.00–171.00	166.43

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,527.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,066	1,000.00–2,425.00	2,011.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,183	1,525.00–2,225.00	1,885.99

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	—	1,595	2,750.00	2,750.00

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	—	1,605	3,150.00	3,150.00

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.