Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2025-05-14

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 14
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 615▲ 337 vs year ago 239 · +141.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 86▲ 1 vs year ago 51 · +2.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 52▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $357.61/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −93.93 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.
Average price
$357.61
59 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,041
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$553
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$72.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.62
vs KY average
−26.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2573364.592,08851
Medium and Large 2568320.001,8186thin
Medium and Large 2-3525292.501,5362thin
One grade step is worth $72.09/cwt here — about $553 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 1000–1100 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 sale59 hd
357.61
—
KY average27 barns · 1,189 hd
374.23
−16.62
National average159 barns · 12,107 hd
384.60
−26.99
This barn, trailing median23 sales
451.54
−93.93
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
506455403351median 451.5403/0404/1505/2709/1610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,704191.933,2716thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,531156.992,4048thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,211154.101,86624
CowsLean 85-90%Average925138.211,2785thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)858$1,8632thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,305$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$3,4543thin

Every lot

111 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372371.61/cwt370.00–375.001,3823
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379416.24/cwt415.00–417.501,5786
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410408.72/cwt405.00–410.001,6764
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472397.83/cwt395.00–400.001,87816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473413.33/cwt412.50–415.001,9553
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0423
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,5362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2542372.01/cwt368.00–382.502,0167
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8186
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574336.07/cwt329.00–347.501,92911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added580364.54/cwt360.00–365.002,11411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy588373.59/cwt373.00–376.002,19719
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8153
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608344.27/cwt340.00–347.502,0937
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617316.95/cwt305.00–325.001,95618
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3619271.96/cwt270.00–275.001,6835
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added659345.94/cwt345.00–346.002,28033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669323.46/cwt310.00–327.502,16421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3675292.43/cwt290.00–295.001,9742
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,0911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,2393
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716307.46/cwt300.00–312.502,2018
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2787311.68/cwt307.50–312.502,45312
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810257.50/cwt250.00–265.002,0862
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4783
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1843
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added954289.30/cwt289.30–289.302,76055
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,000190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9002
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,007267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,6893
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185475.00/cwt475.00–475.008791
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205410.00/cwt410.00–410.008411
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205390.00/cwt390.00–390.008001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265394.72/cwt390.00–400.001,0462
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275355.00/cwt355.00–355.009761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280340.00/cwt340.00–340.009521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321388.11/cwt385.00–395.001,2463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333352.52/cwt350.00–355.001,1742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373348.35/cwt340.00–355.001,2993
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6102
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3407341.66/cwt340.00–345.001,3916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7022
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417382.96/cwt380.00–385.001,5975
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,5771
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7062
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477352.90/cwt345.00–365.001,68316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6091
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy523353.35/cwt352.50–355.001,8486
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530321.08/cwt317.50–325.001,70213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added531339.29/cwt339.00–340.001,80245
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8805
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575318.78/cwt310.00–320.001,8338
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611298.16/cwt290.00–307.501,8224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616317.38/cwt315.00–320.001,95544
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3650265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663284.21/cwt280.00–287.501,8846
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225455.44/cwt450.00–460.001,0252
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2250410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3300340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0201
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2358381.74/cwt380.00–385.001,3673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3415345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4321
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8485
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7782
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6944
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0791
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy514385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9794
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8672
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3525305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6012
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6934
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562311.55/cwt310.00–315.001,7515
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575348.98/cwt337.50–355.002,0077
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2621335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0805
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8701
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8851
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2792237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8812
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0041
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0762
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006401
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3390205.00/cwt205.00–205.008001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,2051
Bulls——1,690202.96/cwt202.00–204.003,4302
Bulls——1,847192.22/cwt190.00–195.003,5503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%820126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0331
Cows—Lean 85-90%910149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3561
Cows—Lean 85-90%965138.69/cwt138.00–139.001,3383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165153.99/cwt150.00–159.001,7947
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216165.59/cwt162.00–169.002,0148
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243143.96/cwt140.00–149.001,7899
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468156.01/cwt153.00–159.002,2902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488166.63/cwt163.00–171.002,4793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,617148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,3933
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3645675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1773,454.39/head3,100.00–3,800.003,4543
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6021

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.