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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 28

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

296 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 238▲ 131 vs year ago 165 · +79.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 49▲ 28 vs year ago 28 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 3▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady on a limited amount of comparisons. Some softer undertones noted. Fleshy short weaned bawling calves facing some discounts and buyers preferring longer weaned and pre-conditioned calves more suitable for grass. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 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 $334.20/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.79 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$334.20

18 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$77.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.76

vs KY average

+1.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	342.04	1,841	15thin
Medium and Large 2	525	310.00	1,628	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	545	265.00	1,444	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.04/cwt here — about $397 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale18 hd

334.20

—

KY average17 barns · 782 hd

326.44

+7.76

National average127 barns · 6,029 hd

332.69

+1.51

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−57.79

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	1,768	193.55	3,421	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,636	166.94	2,731	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	161.97	2,133	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,097	137.00	1,503	7thin

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)	1,388	$2,150	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,252	2thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	410.57/cwt	405.00–416.00	1,724	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,834	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,728	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,267	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,211	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,015	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,177	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	175	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	753	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,040	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	364.40/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,479	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	388.31/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,611	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	326.19/cwt	325.00–327.50	1,386	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	472	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,699	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	343.10/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,619	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	337.07/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,736	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,444	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,986	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	317.54/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,778	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	303.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,883	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,550	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	250.51/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,716	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,061	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,669	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,989	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	238.30/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,930	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	831	280.10/cwt	280.10–280.10	2,328	63
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,641	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,878	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	963	211.97/cwt	210.00–214.00	2,041	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,056	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,322	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	423	388.54/cwt	386.00–395.00	1,644	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	351.86/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,509	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,752	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	369.99/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,761	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,661	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,745	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	350.03/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,806	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	554	357.43/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,980	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	340.60/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,935	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	586	304.19/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,783	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,181	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	285.04/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,958	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	713	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,246	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	267.47/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,947	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,083	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,100	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	298	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	685	2
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,625	182.71/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,969	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	3,906	1
Bulls	—	—	1,817	194.68/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,537	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	152.68/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,611	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	135.92/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,509	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	122.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,377	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	155.55/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,918	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,245	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	163.93/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,229	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	177.51/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,867	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,639	165.36/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,710	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	154.23/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,560	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	2,252.40/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,252	2

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 296Last week 238Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 49Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	320	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	370	405.00	405.00
4	400–450	429	350.00–357.50	351.86
4	450–500	476	367.50–375.00	369.99
6	500–550	516	342.50–360.00	350.03
9	550–600	568	332.50–350.00	340.60
5	650–700	687	275.00–295.00	285.04
6	700–750	728	260.00–282.50	267.47
2	800–850	825	252.50	252.50
1	850–900	875	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	910	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	352.50	352.50
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	820	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	485	342.50	342.50
3	550–600	586	302.50–307.50	304.19
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	423	386.00–395.00	388.54
3	450–500	458	382.50	382.50
7	550–600	554	357.00–360.00	357.43
5	650–700	655	333.00	333.00
8	700–750	713	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	425	325.00–327.50	326.19
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	625	248.00	248.00
2	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	875	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	250	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	740	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	558	356.00	356.00
3	650–700	687	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	765	260.00	260.00
63	800–850	831	280.10	280.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	270	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
9	400–450	406	350.00–370.00	364.40
11	450–500	472	330.00–350.00	343.10
7	500–550	515	327.50–342.50	337.07
2	550–600	560	315.00–320.00	317.54
9	600–650	620	300.00–305.00	303.66
4	650–700	685	245.00–255.00	250.51
2	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	810	235.00–240.00	238.30
1	900–950	905	207.50	207.50
2	950–1000	963	210.00–214.00	211.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	385.00–390.00	388.31
2	450–500	472	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	571	397.00	397.00
10	600–650	616	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	385.00	385.00
2	400–450	420	405.00–416.00	410.57
1	450–500	450	407.50	407.50
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	620	325.00	325.00
4	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
2	700–750	738	290.00–300.00	294.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	605	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,233	152.00–157.00	155.55
1	—	1,305	172.00	172.00
8	—	1,360	159.00–166.00	163.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	130.00–139.00	135.92
2	—	1,120	121.00–125.00	122.94
2	—	1,055	149.00–157.00	152.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	150.00–159.00	154.23
3	—	1,615	175.00–181.00	177.51
4	—	1,639	164.00–170.00	165.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	217.00	217.00
8	—	1,817	190.00–199.00	194.68
3	—	1,625	181.00–184.00	182.71

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,388	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	2	—	1,040	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,252.40

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.