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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 21

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 14May 21May 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

238 head

▼ 338 vs last sale 576▼ 131 vs year ago 369 · −35.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 52▲ 13 vs year ago 36 · +36.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 9▼ 5 vs year ago 8 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $356.87/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −94.67 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$356.87

21 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$26.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.69

vs KY average

−21.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	361.86	1,982	17thin
Medium and Large 2	548	335.63	1,838	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.24/cwt here — about $144 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 sale21 hd

356.87

—

KY average26 barns · 1,172 hd

366.55

−9.69

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−21.18

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−94.67

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	2,066	182.96	3,779	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	164.78	2,078	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	161.86	2,483	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	138.93	1,272	12
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,130	204.00	2,305	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)	1,195	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,495	$3,700	1thin

Every lot

81 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	348	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,375	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,702	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,602	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,673	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	362.96/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,906	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,816	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,907	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	355.12/cwt	342.50–359.00	2,045	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,106	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	798	302.75/cwt	302.75–302.75	2,416	66
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	906	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	340.27/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,276	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	374.18/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,459	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	340.94/cwt	335.00–347.50	1,449	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	366.91/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,596	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	343.30/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,634	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,510	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	308.70/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,599	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,566	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	350.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,897	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,806	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	338.04/cwt	325.00–342.50	1,923	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	346.60/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,979	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	302.44/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,754	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	364.38/cwt	362.50–365.00	2,226	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	301.28/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,877	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,680	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	247.37/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,801	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,981	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,225	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	368.69/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,309	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,831	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	483	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,618	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,776	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	338.04/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,734	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	518	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,826	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	316.25/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,724	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,665	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,916	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	629	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,793	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,786	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	288.00/cwt	287.50–289.00	2,039	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	256.20/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,845	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,130	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,305	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,835	194.26/cwt	189.00–199.00	3,565	2
Bulls	—	—	2,058	180.08/cwt	177.00–182.00	3,706	3
Bulls	—	—	2,550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	4,310	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	126.67/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,096	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	133.60/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,192	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	155.47/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,505	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	155.83/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,925	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	165.86/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,080	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	173.80/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,273	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	166.49/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,469	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	154.72/cwt	153.00–156.00	2,390	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,793	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	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 May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 576Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 52Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	430	372.50	372.50
7	500–550	525	352.50–372.50	362.96
8	550–600	576	342.50–359.00	355.12
2	700–750	702	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	542	335.00	335.00
1	550–600	565	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
2	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
66	750–800	798	302.75	302.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	410	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	355	362.50–372.50	368.69
1	450–500	455	402.50	402.50
5	500–550	513	330.00–345.00	338.04
1	550–600	585	327.50	327.50
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	708	287.50–289.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	362.50	362.50
2	500–550	545	312.50–320.00	316.25
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
4	600–650	638	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	720	252.50–260.00	256.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	425	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	483	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	578	288.00	288.00
3	600–650	629	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	571	345.00–350.00	346.60
4	600–650	611	362.50–365.00	364.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	362.50	362.50
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
15	350–400	390	365.00–377.50	374.18
8	400–450	425	335.00–347.50	340.94
6	450–500	476	340.00–347.50	343.30
6	500–550	542	345.00–355.00	350.06
7	550–600	569	325.00–342.50	338.04
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	728	240.00–255.00	247.37
3	750–800	762	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	830	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	375	335.00–345.00	340.27
2	500–550	518	305.00–312.50	308.70
1	550–600	560	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	623	300.00–302.50	301.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	540	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	580	300.00–305.00	302.44
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	435	365.00–367.50	366.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	132.00–136.00	133.60
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
3	—	865	126.00–128.00	126.67
5	—	968	150.00–159.00	155.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	164.00–169.00	166.49
3	—	1,545	153.00–156.00	154.72
1	—	1,605	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,235	153.00–159.00	155.83
4	—	1,308	170.00–178.00	173.80
8	—	1,254	161.00–169.00	165.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,550	169.00	169.00
3	—	2,058	177.00–182.00	180.08
2	—	1,835	189.00–199.00	194.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,495	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	—	1,000	188.00	188.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	3,000.00	3,000.00

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.