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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 20

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▼ 219 vs last sale 394▼ 134 vs year ago 309 · −43.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 25▼ 6 vs year ago 37 · −16.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 20 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 unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $359.99/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −32.00 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$359.99

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$42.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.11

vs KY average

+0.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	362.84	1,932	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	320.00	1,840	1thin

One grade step is worth $42.84/cwt here — about $92 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 sale15 hd

359.99

—

KY average25 barns · 880 hd

353.88

+6.11

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

+0.19

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−32.00

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	—	Low	1,856	198.08	3,677	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,259	175.23	2,207	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	173.10	2,733	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	140.53	1,362	4thin

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)	1,371	$2,416	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,753	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,977	3thin

Every lot

61 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 1-2Fancy	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	389.92/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,708	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,957	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,944	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,192	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,174	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	358.52/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,094	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,297	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	360.48/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,300	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	342.50/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,387	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,570	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	975	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	402.43/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,529	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,515	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	380.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,653	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	364.95/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,744	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,654	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	369.94/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,924	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	348.42/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,854	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,084	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,784	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	282.48/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,949	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,299	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	752	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,564	66
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,014	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,406	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	532	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,075	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	341.17/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,979	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	311.60/cwt	307.50–317.50	2,072	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,252	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,556	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	208.71/cwt	205.00–213.00	3,945	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	193.80/cwt	192.00–196.00	3,915	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	145.05/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,356	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,003	136.00/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,364	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	171.23/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,009	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	180.07/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,296	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,347	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,572	169.46/cwt	168.50–171.00	2,664	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,944	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,976.58/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,977	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,753.39/head	1,425.00–2,050.00	1,753	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	2,416.18/head	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,416	10

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 Aug 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 394Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 25Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	380	400.00–405.00	402.43
3	400–450	435	375.00–385.00	380.04
2	450–500	478	355.00–375.00	364.95
3	500–550	532	345.00–355.00	348.42
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	690	280.00–285.00	282.48
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	520	365.00–375.00	369.94
2	550–600	575	362.50	362.50
9	700–750	724	317.50	317.50
66	750–800	752	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	345.00–355.00	349.97
1	450–500	490	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	281.00	281.00
1	750–800	775	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	375	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	580	332.50–350.00	341.17
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	665	307.50–317.50	311.60
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	770	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	778	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	532	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	380.00–395.00	389.92
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
2	500–550	522	372.50	372.50
7	550–600	584	355.00–370.00	358.52
6	600–650	638	347.50–365.00	360.48
5	650–700	697	337.50–350.00	342.50
1	700–750	745	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	515	380.00	380.00
8	550–600	576	377.50	377.50
5	600–650	625	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	555	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	169.00–176.00	171.23
1	—	1,440	163.00	163.00
5	—	1,275	177.00–185.00	180.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,003	134.00–139.00	136.00
2	—	935	140.00–149.00	145.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	168.50–171.00	169.46
1	—	1,600	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	179.00	179.00
3	—	1,890	205.00–213.00	208.71
3	—	2,020	192.00–196.00	193.80

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	3	—	1,110	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,976.58

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)	10	—	1,371	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,416.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,068	1,425.00–2,050.00	1,753.39

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	2,650.00	2,650.00

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.