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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 16

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jul 9Jul 16Jul 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 197▼ 69 vs year ago 227 · −30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 44▲ 8 vs year ago 32 · +25.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 13▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $335.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −116.54 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$335.00

1 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−31.00

vs KY average

−37.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	335.00	1,792	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

335.00

—

KY average23 barns · 846 hd

366.00

−31.00

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−37.43

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−116.54

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	—	High	1,465	188.00	2,754	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	158.87	1,976	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	158.55	2,407	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	903	140.97	1,273	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,285	175.58	2,256	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,134	$3,017	5

Every lot

67 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,631	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	448	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,344	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,831	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,792	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,054	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,937	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,291	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,935	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,884	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,216	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	275.03/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,118	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,563	53
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	258.68/cwt	255.00–262.50	2,147	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	731	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	300–350	Large 2-3	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,222	2
Heifers	350–400	Large 2-3	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,254	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	442	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,569	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,657	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	493	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,775	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	356.70/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,891	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,564	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	336.96/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,803	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,888	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	2,033	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	748	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,945	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Large 2-3	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 2-3	370	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	712	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,292	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	338.79/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,592	2
Bulls	450–500	Large 2-3	498	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	896	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	251.70/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,296	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 2-3	658	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	938	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,890	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,797	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 2-3	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	239.08/cwt	230.00–245.00	2,068	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,285	175.58/cwt	174.00–177.00	2,256	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,989	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,641	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	892	148.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,327	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	136.15/cwt	132.50–140.00	1,223	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	164.86/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,497	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	126.86/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,170	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	143.25/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,702	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	166.45/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,984	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	157.63/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,126	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	158.55/cwt	156.00–161.00	2,407	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	3,017.02/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,017	5

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 197Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 44Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 13Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	381.00	381.00
1	500–550	535	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	613	335.00	335.00
7	650–700	684	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	745	297.50	297.50
2	750–800	770	270.00–280.00	275.03
2	800–850	830	255.00–262.50	258.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	750–800	772	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	685	280.00–285.00	282.46
2	700–750	730	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	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	450–500	455	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	388	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	442	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	485	340.00–345.00	341.67
5	500–550	535	330.00–345.00	336.96
2	550–600	590	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	690	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	723	280.00–282.50	281.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	355.00–360.00	356.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	748	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	530	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	395	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	470	337.50–340.00	338.79
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
3	850–900	865	230.00–245.00	239.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
3	500–550	515	250.00–255.00	251.70
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	790	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	370	192.50	192.50
3	450–500	498	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	658	142.50	142.50
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	922	125.00–128.00	126.86
6	—	898	132.50–140.00	136.15
2	—	908	160.00–169.00	164.86
3	—	892	145.00–155.00	148.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,518	156.00–161.00	158.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	141.00–146.00	143.25
5	—	1,349	154.00–161.00	157.63
7	—	1,192	163.00–170.00	166.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	174.00–177.00	175.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,275	156.00	156.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,450.00	1,450.00

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	5	—	1,134	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,017.02

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.