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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 2

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 198▲ 108 vs year ago 201 · +53.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 35▲ 31 vs year ago 24 · +129.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $293.11/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −98.87 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$293.11

36 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$46.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.51

vs KY average

−28.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	301.00	1,654	27
Medium and Large 2	528	276.67	1,459	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	583	255.00	1,487	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.00/cwt here — about $167 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 sale36 hd

293.11

—

KY average26 barns · 1,531 hd

307.62

−14.51

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−28.27

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−98.87

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	1,541	156.68	2,415	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,546	146.35	2,263	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	134.56	1,732	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	898	120.86	1,086	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	160.00	2,088	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,875	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	952	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,304	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,716	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	405.85/cwt	402.50–412.50	1,595	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	352.57/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,527	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	390.01/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,697	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	371.25/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,782	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	564	366.09/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,065	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	351.18/cwt	345.00–354.00	2,065	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	342.50/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,072	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	311.23/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,964	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	295.92/cwt	291.00–297.50	2,018	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,014	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	345	396.29/cwt	390.00–397.50	1,367	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	376.83/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,477	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	353.95/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,469	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	384.50/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,607	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	307.53/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,467	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	329.38/cwt	329.00–330.00	1,594	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	303.62/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,576	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	279.00/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,451	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	547	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,739	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	289.92/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,653	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,487	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,802	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	263.76/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,625	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	276.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,822	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	238.26/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,596	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,468	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	232.48/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,658	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,462	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	264.10/cwt	264.10–264.10	2,086	65
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	374.77/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,211	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,463	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,533	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	384.05/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,617	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	438	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,730	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,386	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,716	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	503	334.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,683	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	357.57/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,020	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	330.73/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,925	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	344.75/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,103	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	282.71/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,747	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,088	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,913	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	157.15/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,488	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,576	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	803	131.86/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,059	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	907	126.49/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,147	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	110.82/cwt	107.50–114.00	1,028	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	121.06/cwt	117.00–125.50	1,513	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	133.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,694	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	143.01/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,936	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,205	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	145.19/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,277	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,334	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 198Year ago 201

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 35Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	433	350.00–355.00	352.57
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	320	407.50	407.50
3	350–400	393	402.50–412.50	405.85
4	400–450	435	385.00–400.00	390.01
6	450–500	480	365.00–385.00	371.25
11	550–600	588	345.00–354.00	351.18
5	600–650	631	300.00–320.00	311.23
4	650–700	682	291.00–297.50	295.92
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	850	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	564	365.00–370.00	366.09
2	600–650	605	340.00–345.00	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	390	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
8	350–400	392	372.50–385.00	376.83
5	400–450	415	350.00–360.00	353.95
5	450–500	484	329.00–330.00	329.38
11	500–550	519	295.00–307.50	303.62
9	550–600	570	282.50–295.00	289.92
4	600–650	616	260.00–267.50	263.76
3	650–700	670	235.00–245.00	238.26
3	700–750	713	227.50–240.00	232.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	300.00–305.00	302.57
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	477	305.00–310.00	307.53
5	500–550	520	277.50–280.00	279.00
1	550–600	565	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	583	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	720	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	547	318.00	318.00
4	550–600	589	306.00	306.00
5	650–700	660	270.00–280.00	276.05
65	750–800	790	264.10	264.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	345	390.00–397.50	396.29
11	400–450	418	382.50–390.00	384.50
2	450–500	465	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	365.00–385.00	374.77
2	350–400	375	380.00–400.00	390.00
5	400–450	421	375.00–390.00	384.05
1	450–500	470	365.00	365.00
15	500–550	503	330.00–340.00	334.67
7	550–600	582	320.00–335.00	330.73
2	600–650	618	275.00–290.00	282.71
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	565	355.00–360.00	357.57
3	600–650	610	325.00–355.00	344.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	440	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	580	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	820	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	420	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	117.00–125.50	121.06
4	—	1,354	140.00–148.00	143.01
9	—	1,266	130.00–139.00	133.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	928	107.50–114.00	110.82
2	—	803	130.00–133.00	131.86
5	—	907	124.00–129.00	126.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,568	143.00–147.00	145.19
1	—	1,460	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	161.00	161.00
5	—	1,583	151.00–159.00	157.15
1	—	1,275	150.00	150.00

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	—	730	180.00	180.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	145.00	145.00

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	—	1,350	1,875.00	1,875.00

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.