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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 23

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

305 head

▼ 174 vs last sale 479▲ 2 vs year ago 303 · +0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 60▲ 1 vs year ago 54 · +1.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 26▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 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 $317.68/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −74.30 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$317.68

64 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$66.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs KY average

−12.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	321.30	1,808	59
Medium and Large 2	547	279.99	1,530	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	255.00	1,492	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.30/cwt here — about $316 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale64 hd

317.68

—

KY average25 barns · 1,445 hd

320.68

−3.00

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−12.27

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−74.30

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	1,557	168.48	2,623	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	149.89	2,376	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	149.20	1,890	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	130.27	1,126	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,325	161.00	2,133	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,408	177.01	2,492	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,595	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,645	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,284	$3,133	4thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,771	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	386.86/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,811	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	359.18/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,850	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	376.64/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,049	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,733	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,924	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	356.91/cwt	352.50–362.50	2,091	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	323.11/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,990	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	344.07/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,154	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	313.10/cwt	313.00–314.00	2,167	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	314.29/cwt	305.00–318.00	2,241	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	175	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	700	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	880	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	832	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	361.26/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,167	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,300	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,609	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	365.01/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,555	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	363.95/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,707	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	335.85/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,629	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	321.32/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,684	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	334.25/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,758	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	281.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,512	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	327.37/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,827	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	315.32/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,816	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,856	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,736	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,752	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	239.92/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,963	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	175	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	954	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,257	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,502	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,805	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	402.02/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,753	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	378.35/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,665	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	391.12/cwt	385.00–397.50	1,819	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,770	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	509	380.31/cwt	375.00–382.50	1,936	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	355.78/cwt	342.50–362.50	1,818	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	358.67/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,037	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,994	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	630	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,111	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	298.86/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,993	15
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	697	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,952	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,823	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	265.86/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,906	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	278.56/cwt	275.00–282.00	2,125	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,034	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,408	177.01/cwt	176.00–178.00	2,492	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,325	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,133	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	158.25/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,975	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	181.05/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,382	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	146.92/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,190	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	120.10/cwt	119.00–121.00	1,030	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	128.94/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,149	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	138.98/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,646	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,294	150.25/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,944	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	156.44/cwt	153.00–159.50	2,054	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,161	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	156.79/cwt	154.00–159.50	2,427	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,775	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,467	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,645	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,834.83/head	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,835	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,595.00/head	1,595.00–1,595.00	1,595	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	3,133.20/head	2,300.00–3,400.00	3,133	4

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 305Last week 479Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 60Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 26Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	255	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	323	355.00–365.00	361.26
1	350–400	380	375.00	375.00
5	400–450	426	360.00–375.00	365.01
9	450–500	469	355.00–370.00	363.95
4	500–550	524	315.00–325.00	321.32
30	550–600	576	307.50–320.00	315.32
2	600–650	643	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	687	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	818	235.00–245.00	239.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	526	330.00–340.00	334.25
21	550–600	558	325.00–335.00	327.37
3	600–650	640	290.00	290.00
10	650–700	680	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	350	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
6	450–500	485	335.00–337.50	335.85
3	500–550	537	280.00–285.00	281.65
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	418	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	385.00	385.00
3	400–450	440	375.00–380.00	378.35
1	450–500	495	357.50	357.50
1	500–550	520	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	697	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	715	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
7	400–450	436	395.00–410.00	402.02
2	450–500	465	385.00–397.50	391.12
6	500–550	511	342.50–362.50	355.78
2	550–600	568	355.00–362.50	358.67
5	600–650	627	318.00	318.00
15	650–700	667	295.00–307.50	298.86
3	700–750	717	260.00–277.50	265.86
2	750–800	763	275.00–282.00	278.56
3	800–850	827	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	545.00	545.00
1	200–250	235	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	435	415.00	415.00
7	500–550	509	375.00–382.50	380.31
5	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	630	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	785	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	768	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	440	402.50	402.50
5	450–500	468	375.00–390.00	386.86
3	500–550	515	357.50–360.00	359.18
9	550–600	586	352.50–362.50	356.91
8	600–650	616	314.00–330.00	323.11
10	650–700	692	313.00–314.00	313.10
13	700–750	713	305.00–318.00	314.29
1	750–800	755	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	544	375.00–385.00	376.64
13	600–650	626	342.00–345.00	344.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	891	126.00–130.00	128.94
4	—	858	119.00–121.00	120.10
3	—	810	145.00–149.00	146.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	147.00	147.00
2	—	1,548	154.00–159.50	156.79
1	—	1,775	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,184	135.00–142.00	138.98
9	—	1,313	153.00–159.50	156.44
6	—	1,294	147.00–152.00	150.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	176.00–178.00	177.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,298	155.00–163.00	158.25
2	—	1,868	180.00–182.00	181.05

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	—	795	156.00	156.00

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)	3	—	1,013	1,750.00–1,925.00	1,834.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,595.00	1,595.00

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	4	—	1,284	2,300.00–3,400.00	3,133.20

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	—	1,645	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.