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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 29

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

243 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 181▲ 38 vs year ago 205 · +18.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 54▼ 16 vs year ago 55 · −29.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 9 vs year ago 14 · −64.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 15.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Uncertainty with CME futures still putting negative pressure on the market and demand. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate 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 $358.20/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 11 of 29 comparable sales and sits −33.78 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$358.20

18 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,882

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$40.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.06

vs KY average

−16.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	362.67	1,901	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	322.50	1,725	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.17/cwt here — about $176 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 sale18 hd

358.20

—

KY average25 barns · 1,526 hd

344.14

+14.06

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−16.69

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−33.78

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	1,875	189.98	3,563	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,603	157.76	2,529	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	152.24	1,911	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	900	135.91	1,223	7thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,595	153.00	2,440	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,656	2thin

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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,597	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,829	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	355.72/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,668	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,639	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,901	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,109	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,939	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,170	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,075	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,205	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	373	327.38/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,221	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	359.28/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,354	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	363.28/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,533	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	343.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,513	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	342.99/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,588	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,434	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,625	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,891	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	353.95/cwt	342.50–357.50	1,855	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,070	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,009	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	235.88/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,687	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,908	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	316.25/cwt	316.25–316.25	2,590	64
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,136	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	759	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	955	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,541	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	379.35/cwt	375.00–387.50	1,593	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,766	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	358.50/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,710	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,486	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	343.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,809	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,254	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	362.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,059	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	591	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,995	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,993	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,349	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,150	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,019	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,185	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select	1,595	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,440	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,783	189.46/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,378	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,588	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,449	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	140.54/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,300	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	129.44/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,217	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	139.31/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,630	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	150.47/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,837	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,702	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	163.98/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,187	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	156.46/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,489	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,400	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,864	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,655.77/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,656	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 181Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 54Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 12Year ago 14

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	280	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
6	350–400	377	350.00–365.00	359.28
10	400–450	440	340.00–350.00	343.91
5	450–500	463	335.00–345.00	342.99
7	500–550	524	342.50–357.50	353.95
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	618	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	715	230.00–240.00	235.88
1	750–800	795	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	511	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	552	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
64	800–850	819	316.25	316.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	360.00–365.00	363.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	373	325.00–330.00	327.38
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	478	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	395	385.00–395.00	390.00
4	400–450	420	375.00–387.50	379.35
7	450–500	477	355.00–365.00	358.50
3	500–550	527	340.00–345.00	343.34
2	550–600	568	360.00–365.00	362.44
1	650–700	690	290.00	290.00
5	700–750	738	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	810	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	850	237.50	237.50
1	950–1000	950	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	508	290.00–295.00	292.49
4	550–600	591	337.50	337.50
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	835	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	471	375.00	375.00
7	550–600	565	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	534	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	560	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	387.50	387.50
4	450–500	469	350.00–370.00	355.72
2	500–550	528	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	550	352.50	352.50
1	800–850	830	250.00	250.00
3	900–950	900	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	970	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	475	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,655.77

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	—	1,220	1,625.00	1,625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	147.00–154.00	150.47
6	—	1,334	160.00–167.00	163.98
3	—	1,170	139.00–140.00	139.31
1	—	1,280	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	172.00	172.00
5	—	1,591	154.00–161.00	156.46
1	—	1,600	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	161.00	161.00
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
2	—	925	139.00–142.00	140.54
3	—	940	128.00–132.00	129.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,150	180.00	180.00
2	—	1,783	189.00–190.00	189.46
1	—	1,785	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	153.00	153.00

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.