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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 15

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

336 head

▲ 188 vs last sale 148▼ 17 vs year ago 353 · −4.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 36▲ 22 vs year ago 53 · +41.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 13▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week sale: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with some instances sharply higher on fancy and weaned calves. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of sharply higher fancy and weaned calves. There was strong demand on all feeder class animals. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with very good demand.

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 $393.90/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 6 of 23 comparable sales and sits −57.64 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$393.90

30 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,235

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$34.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.98

vs KY average

−75.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	568	398.55	2,263	26
Large 1-2	565	363.68	2,056	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.87/cwt here — about $207 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 sale30 hd

393.90

—

KY average23 barns · 767 hd

391.93

+1.98

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−75.14

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−57.64

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	1,521	178.69	2,719	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	156.15	2,337	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	152.37	1,829	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	97.30	842	14
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,835	205.00	3,762	1thin

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
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,435	$2,285	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$2,200	1thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,479	1
Steers	300–350	Large 1-2	325	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,129	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	374	438.47/cwt	435.00–447.50	1,640	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	404.02/cwt	397.50–417.50	1,701	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	431.90/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,021	16
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	474	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,169	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	399.43/cwt	390.00–407.50	2,121	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,287	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	572	361.57/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,068	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	396.60/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,316	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	384.32/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,356	23
Steers	600–650	Large 2	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	368.85/cwt	367.00–375.00	2,475	13
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	688	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,408	2
Steers	700–750	Large 2	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	353.55/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,620	19
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	760	353.60/cwt	342.50–365.00	2,687	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	799	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Heifers	250–300	Large 1-2	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	365.09/cwt	355.00–370.00	997	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	361.30/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,142	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	393.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,317	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Heifers	300–350	Large 1-2	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	337.01/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,244	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	410.28/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,522	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	378.23/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,483	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	378.52/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,560	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	355.06/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,491	3
Heifers	400–450	Large 2	420	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,155	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	437	406.87/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,778	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	349.15/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,651	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	384.25/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,860	14
Heifers	500–550	Large 2	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	341.21/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,785	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	384.06/cwt	372.50–390.00	2,016	3
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	535	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,672	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	555	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,832	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 2	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,211	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	358.25/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,103	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,969	4
Heifers	600–650	Large 2	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	326.09/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,087	9
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	645	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,000	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	347.85/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,289	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,881	1
Heifers	750–800	Large 2	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,007	1
Heifers	900–950	Large 1-2	948	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,394	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 2	1,045	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,818	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,115	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	376.75/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,187	3
Bulls	300–350	Large 2	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	441.69/cwt	440.00–442.50	1,723	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	378.43/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,601	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	433.81/cwt	430.00–437.50	1,852	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,370	3
Bulls	400–450	Large 2	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	412.56/cwt	402.50–422.50	1,807	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	427.51/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,001	8
Bulls	450–500	Large 2	468	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,158	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	404.11/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,940	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	390.29/cwt	375.00–397.50	2,030	5
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	532	326.55/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,737	3
Bulls	550–600	Large 2	550	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,568	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,205	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 3	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 2	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	747	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,241	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,254	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,316	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	895	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,835	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,835	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	3,762	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,986	1
Bulls	—	—	1,383	170.44/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,357	8
Bulls	—	—	1,794	196.23/cwt	190.00–206.00	3,520	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	670	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	285	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	803	76.91/cwt	70.00–88.00	618	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	109.83/cwt	103.00–115.00	1,014	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	138.10/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,302	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	141.62/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,624	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	178.52/cwt	169.00–202.50	2,076	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	156.58/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,978	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	137.61/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,827	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	176.47/cwt	172.00–182.50	2,361	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	155.55/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,498	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	2,285.00/head	2,285.00–2,285.00	2,285	1

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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 148Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 36Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	455.00	455.00
3	300–350	315	365.00–385.00	376.75
3	350–400	390	440.00–442.50	441.69
2	400–450	438	402.50–422.50	412.56
12	450–500	480	395.00–410.00	404.11
5	500–550	520	375.00–397.50	390.29
1	550–600	585	377.00	377.00
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	747	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	798	282.50	282.50
1	850–900	850	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	430.00–437.50	433.81
8	450–500	468	422.50–432.50	427.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	310.00–340.00	326.55
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
2	450–500	468	245.00–250.00	247.49
1	550–600	550	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	360.00–395.00	378.43
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	660	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	795	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	567	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	355.00	355.00
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	369	330.00–350.00	337.01
3	400–450	420	350.00–360.00	355.06
3	450–500	473	340.00–362.50	349.15
2	500–550	523	332.50–350.00	341.21
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
4	600–650	635	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
4	250–300	273	355.00–370.00	365.09
4	300–350	316	355.00–365.00	361.30
3	350–400	392	375.00–385.00	378.23
3	400–450	412	375.00–385.00	378.52
14	450–500	484	370.00–395.00	384.25
3	500–550	525	372.50–390.00	384.06
13	550–600	587	357.50–367.50	358.25
9	600–650	640	322.50–340.00	326.09
10	650–700	658	335.00–355.00	347.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	380.00–400.00	393.23
4	350–400	371	405.00–415.00	410.28
7	400–450	437	397.50–410.00	406.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	535	312.50	312.50
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	645	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	948	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
6	400–450	421	397.50–417.50	404.02
16	450–500	468	420.00–440.00	431.90
7	500–550	531	390.00–407.50	399.43
18	550–600	584	390.00–400.00	396.60
23	600–650	613	375.00–385.00	384.32
13	650–700	671	367.00–375.00	368.85
19	700–750	741	345.00–375.00	353.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
5	450–500	474	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	572	350.00–375.00	361.57
2	650–700	688	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	760	342.50–365.00	353.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	455.00	455.00
5	350–400	374	435.00–447.50	438.47
1	500–550	535	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	895	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	133.00–141.00	137.61
2	—	1,338	172.00–182.50	176.47
6	—	1,606	149.00–158.00	155.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	923	103.00–115.00	109.83
1	—	670	42.50	42.50
5	—	803	70.00–88.00	76.91
2	—	943	136.00–140.00	138.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,263	150.00–167.00	156.58
16	—	1,147	129.00–149.00	141.62
4	—	1,163	169.00–202.50	178.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,794	190.00–206.00	196.23
1	—	1,265	157.00	157.00
8	—	1,383	161.00–179.00	170.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,255	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,435	2,285.00	2,285.00

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.