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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 24

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

327 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 296▼ 102 vs year ago 429 · −23.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 54▼ 33 vs year ago 71 · −46.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 40▲ 22 vs year ago 4 · +550.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a limited amount of comparable receipts. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Buyers still showing preference for long weaned and vaccinated calves. Fleshy bawling and unvaccinated calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows and 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 $364.03/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −27.96 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$364.03

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$28.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs KY average

−1.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	367.00	2,004	34
Medium and Large 2-3	543	338.75	1,839	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.25/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale38 hd

364.03

—

KY average25 barns · 1,677 hd

362.97

+1.06

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−1.82

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−27.96

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	1,630	179.46	2,926	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,692	161.28	2,729	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	151.99	1,941	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	782	142.74	1,116	5thin

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)	1,375	$2,159	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,192	$1,778	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,535	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,200	8

Every lot

81 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,263	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,032	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	411.35/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,979	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,859	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	376.74/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,181	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	637	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,414	16
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,231	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,889	33
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	200	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	650	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	273	332.57/cwt	330.00–335.00	908	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,235	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	349	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,169	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,422	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,607	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	376.54/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,574	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,763	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	359.69/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,676	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,841	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,769	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,988	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,911	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	359.10/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,029	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	621	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,360	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,054	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,270	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	334.67/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,249	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,310	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	931	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	255	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	956	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	297	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,307	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	432.42/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,405	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	383	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,465	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,745	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	406	441.87/cwt	432.50–445.00	1,794	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	406.22/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,706	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	410.55/cwt	407.50–412.50	1,967	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	481	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,828	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	392.71/cwt	385.00–402.50	1,893	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	502	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,506	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	369.50/cwt	365.00–372.50	1,929	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	356.76/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,034	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	588	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,970	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,072	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,096	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,941	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	313.70/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,165	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	292.87/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,112	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,025	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,299	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,185	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,866	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	182.67/cwt	181.00–185.00	3,220	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,530	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,106	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	740	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,049	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,312	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	139.38/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,709	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	162.82/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,035	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	154.77/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,024	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,272	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,632	162.47/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,652	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	2,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,468	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	1,778.04/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,778	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,159.36/head	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,159	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,534.90/head	1,875.00–2,950.00	2,535	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,199.67/head	1,350.00–2,675.00	2,200	8

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 Sep 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 296Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 54Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 40Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	290	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	395	360.00	360.00
5	400–450	418	370.00–380.00	376.54
6	450–500	466	350.00–367.50	359.69
1	500–550	515	357.50	357.50
16	550–600	565	350.00–367.50	359.10
8	650–700	672	325.00–336.00	334.67
3	750–800	783	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	530	375.00	375.00
43	600–650	621	380.00	380.00
7	650–700	656	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	273	330.00–335.00	332.57
4	300–350	349	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	528	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	558	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	316.00	316.00
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	458	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	297	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	325	430.00–435.00	432.42
1	350–400	390	447.50	447.50
4	400–450	420	400.00–415.00	406.22
7	450–500	482	385.00–402.50	392.71
6	500–550	522	365.00–372.50	369.50
3	550–600	570	350.00–360.00	356.76
1	600–650	640	327.50	327.50
4	650–700	690	310.00–325.00	313.70
7	700–750	721	280.00–295.00	292.87
1	750–800	760	302.50	302.50
1	900–950	905	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	375.00	375.00
3	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	383	380.00–385.00	382.45
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	481	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	502	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	588	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	287.50	287.50
1	750–800	750	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	406	432.50–445.00	441.87
8	450–500	479	407.50–412.50	410.55
1	550–600	560	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	605	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
14	450–500	481	405.00–415.00	411.35
1	500–550	535	347.50	347.50
14	550–600	579	370.00–385.00	376.74
10	650–700	666	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	637	379.00	379.00
33	800–850	807	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	465.00	465.00

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)	2	—	1,375	1,975.00–2,300.00	2,159.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,778.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,875.00–2,950.00	2,534.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	1,350.00–2,675.00	2,199.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	195.00	195.00
2	—	1,763	181.00–185.00	182.67
1	—	1,185	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	152.50	152.50
3	—	740	140.00–145.00	141.73
1	—	965	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,632	160.00–164.00	162.47
1	—	1,525	149.00	149.00
1	—	2,040	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	135.00–143.00	139.38
3	—	1,250	162.00–165.00	162.82
11	—	1,308	150.00–159.00	154.77

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.