Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2025-06-11

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 11
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 316▼ 310 vs year ago 596 · −52.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 29▲ 30 vs year ago 25 · +120.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $345.55/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −105.99 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.
Average price
$345.55
22 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,899
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$322
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$54.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.24
vs KY average
−35.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552354.281,95618thin
Medium and Large 2520325.001,6901thin
Medium and Large 2-3545300.001,6343thin
One grade step is worth $54.28/cwt here — about $322 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale22 hd
345.55
—
KY average22 barns · 904 hd
378.79
−33.24
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
−35.46
This barn, trailing median23 sales
451.54
−105.99
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—Average1,698193.613,2876thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,582165.732,6226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200159.231,91111
CowsLean 85-90%Low898125.651,1285thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,262176.512,2283thin

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
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,365$2,6001thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2223504.94/cwt500.00–510.001,1262
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260504.81/cwt500.00–510.001,3132
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5791
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485361.74/cwt355.00–375.001,7543
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0091
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3542302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6402
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543343.95/cwt339.00–350.001,8689
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0243
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3550295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575335.26/cwt325.00–345.001,9282
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582370.33/cwt370.00–371.002,1553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,6951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614344.46/cwt341.00–349.002,1156
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3683250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7082
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added726331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,40317
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7441
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765311.50/cwt305.00–318.002,3832
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800304.75/cwt304.75–304.752,43863
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2872231.08/cwt222.00–242.502,0153
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2-3960220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185510.00/cwt510.00–510.009441
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363394.97/cwt390.00–400.001,4342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425398.07/cwt390.00–400.001,6925
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5181
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441368.32/cwt365.00–375.001,6243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464354.26/cwt350.00–360.001,6447
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473373.30/cwt370.00–375.001,7666
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,5081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3502270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3552
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6161
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561349.55/cwt347.50–350.001,96111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,8131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581330.78/cwt322.50–340.001,92216
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,0605
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670288.78/cwt285.00–295.001,9354
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681248.78/cwt245.00–252.501,6944
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy687330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,26717
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8211
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9321
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy258480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,2382
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2021
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3363327.59/cwt325.00–330.001,1892
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2376376.77/cwt370.00–380.001,4173
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,5891
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4602
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy440390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3455310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7481
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy525355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,7863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578351.63/cwt345.00–355.002,0323
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5302
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3685225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5411
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2693253.00/cwt250.00–254.001,7534
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733217.46/cwt215.00–220.001,5942
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy741276.00/cwt276.00–276.002,0454
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6871
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2792261.00/cwt261.00–261.002,0675
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9391
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1851
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3585107.50/cwt107.50–107.506292
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,262176.51/cwt175.00–179.002,2283
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,3331
Bulls——1,518179.25/cwt173.00–185.002,7212
Bulls——1,555205.00/cwt205.00–205.003,1881
Bulls——2,078218.08/cwt217.00–219.004,5322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%871122.06/cwt120.00–125.001,0634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,176162.74/cwt158.50–165.001,9145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220169.16/cwt167.00–171.002,0642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221149.88/cwt147.00–153.001,8304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,9031
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583168.76/cwt164.00–171.002,6713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635179.54/cwt177.00–182.002,9352
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,383180.65/cwt179.00–182.002,4983

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.