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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 27

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

260 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 175▲ 188 vs year ago 72 · +261.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 31▲ 37 vs year ago 34 · +108.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 20▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $348.82/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 8 of 29 comparable sales and sits −43.16 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$348.82

31 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$56.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

vs KY average

−20.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	359.60	1,969	21
Medium and Large 2	560	336.00	1,881	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	303.33	1,623	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.27/cwt here — about $346 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale31 hd

348.82

—

KY average25 barns · 1,352 hd

357.89

−9.07

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−20.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−43.16

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	1,587	196.41	3,117	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	171.12	2,048	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	168.47	2,635	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	148.88	1,488	15

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)	1,332	$2,790	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,705	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,821	6
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,660	$3,207	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,969	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,905	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	381.97/cwt	371.00–387.50	2,189	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	335.54/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,973	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,316	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,474	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,163	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	665	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,447	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	677	335.89/cwt	327.50–344.00	2,274	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,170	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,595	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	370.12/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,355	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,492	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	406.14/cwt	400.00–412.50	1,690	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,555	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,661	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	378.53/cwt	371.00–385.00	1,768	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,894	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,680	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,894	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,901	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	371.65/cwt	370.00–372.50	2,111	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	353.77/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,045	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	330.06/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,040	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	288.34/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,782	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	316.79/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,078	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,943	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,252	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	253	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,164	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,336	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,314	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	434.85/cwt	429.00–447.50	1,813	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,954	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	424.32/cwt	422.50–430.00	1,969	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,932	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,755	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,787	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	368.54/cwt	362.50–377.50	1,964	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,707	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	571	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,101	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	339.40/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,945	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	359.35/cwt	347.50–363.00	2,095	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium 2-3	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	621	345.81/cwt	345.00–347.50	2,147	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	332.38/cwt	322.50–342.50	2,087	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	338.17/cwt	337.00–340.00	2,276	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,976	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,086	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,178	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	585	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	921	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	550–600	Large 3	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	702	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,211	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,115	181.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	2,029	2
Bulls	—	—	1,743	199.19/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	204.18/cwt	202.00–207.00	3,669	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	151.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,528	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	143.16/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,447	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	164.70/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,962	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	174.04/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,082	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	180.67/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,201	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,293	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	175.96/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,683	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,622	167.64/cwt	163.00–171.00	2,719	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	3,206.93/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,207	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	725	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	735	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	2,025.67/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,026	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	2,704.80/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,705	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,354	2,841.95/head	2,150.00–3,600.00	2,842	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	210.92/cwt	210.00–212.00	2,179	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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 260Last week 175Year ago 72

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 31Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	480	402.50	402.50
3	500–550	523	340.00–345.00	341.67
4	550–600	573	337.50–340.00	339.40
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	318	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
10	400–450	417	429.00–447.50	434.85
4	450–500	464	422.50–430.00	424.32
11	500–550	533	362.50–377.50	368.54
9	550–600	583	347.50–363.00	359.35
2	600–650	628	322.50–342.50	332.38
3	650–700	673	337.00–340.00	338.17
1	700–750	745	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	785	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	470	395.00	395.00
1	500–550	520	337.50	337.50
1	550–600	555	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	253	460.00	460.00
9	400–450	418	467.50	467.50
7	550–600	571	368.00	368.00
6	600–650	621	345.00–347.50	345.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
6	550–600	564	337.00	337.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	568	370.00–372.50	371.65
2	600–650	600	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
7	350–400	366	365.00–375.00	370.12
7	400–450	416	400.00–412.50	406.14
13	450–500	467	371.00–385.00	378.53
9	500–550	532	356.00	356.00
6	550–600	578	350.00–365.00	353.77
2	600–650	618	325.00–335.00	330.06
7	650–700	656	310.00–322.50	316.79
1	700–750	705	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	790	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	438	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	455	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	525	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	618	285.00–295.00	288.34
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	392.50	392.50
1	450–500	460	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	392.50	392.50
2	600–650	628	394.00	394.00
1	650–700	665	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	588	325.00–346.00	335.54
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	440	447.50	447.50
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
5	500–550	512	372.00	372.00
4	550–600	573	371.00–387.50	381.97
6	600–650	638	339.00	339.00
6	650–700	677	327.50–344.00	335.89
2	700–750	700	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	770	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	145.00	145.00
2	700–750	702	172.50	172.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	27	—	1,354	2,150.00–3,600.00	2,841.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,025.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,219	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,704.80

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	—	1,460	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	2	—	1,033	210.00–212.00	210.92

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	3	—	1,660	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,206.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	180.00–182.00	180.67
9	—	1,191	160.00–168.00	164.70
10	—	1,196	169.00–177.00	174.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	180.00	180.00
6	—	1,010	150.00–155.00	151.32
8	—	1,011	140.00–147.50	143.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	156.00	156.00
2	—	1,525	175.00–177.00	175.96
3	—	1,622	163.00–171.00	167.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	179.00–185.00	181.99
3	—	1,797	202.00–207.00	204.18
2	—	1,743	198.00–200.00	199.19

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.