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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 5

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

295 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 243▲ 76 vs year ago 219 · +34.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 39▼ 2 vs year ago 81 · −2.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 5▼ 8 vs year ago 8 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $336.30/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −55.68 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$336.30

43 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$28.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.95

vs KY average

−29.31 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	338.28	1,845	40
Medium and Large 2-3	545	310.00	1,690	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.28/cwt here — about $156 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 sale43 hd

336.30

—

KY average24 barns · 1,262 hd

338.25

−1.95

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−29.31

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−55.68

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	1,840	188.60	3,470	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,516	152.22	2,308	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	145.24	1,816	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	130.56	1,297	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,005	167.00	1,678	1thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,153	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,474	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	354.47/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,712	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	346.22/cwt	345.00–347.50	1,828	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	358.83/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,063	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	319.57/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,997	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	337.67/cwt	332.50–344.00	2,229	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,209	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	917	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,980	59
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	972	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	361.28/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,178	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	352	354.98/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,250	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	363	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,352	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	360.94/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,534	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	336.89/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,469	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	355.78/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,633	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	345.17/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,753	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	326.36/cwt	319.00–337.50	1,749	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	542	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,978	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,750	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	334.48/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,876	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	338.50/cwt	338.50–338.50	2,007	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	328.35/cwt	326.00–330.00	2,013	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	287.52/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,811	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	296.28/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,000	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,745	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,117	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,128	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,932	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,666	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,196	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,330	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,473	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	344.88/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,466	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,610	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	369.97/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,805	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,475	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	521	377.50/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,967	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	334.51/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,816	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,441	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	365.70/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,095	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	314.27/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,923	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	288.32/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,984	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,838	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	878	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,844	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,005	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,678	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,231	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	189.33/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,436	3
Bulls	—	—	2,115	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	122.77/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,215	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	140.29/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,400	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	131.20/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,485	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	149.58/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,865	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	138.73/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,747	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	157.56/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,073	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,458	146.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,129	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	156.37/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,432	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	179.25/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,730	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,097	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 243Year ago 219

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 39Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 5Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	425	340.00–350.00	344.88
2	450–500	460	345.00–355.00	350.05
1	500–550	500	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	565	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	688	287.50–290.00	288.32
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	865	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	350	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	415	350.00–360.00	355.00
4	450–500	488	365.00–375.00	369.97
9	500–550	543	320.00–340.00	334.51
7	550–600	573	365.00–370.00	365.70
7	600–650	612	310.00–315.00	314.27
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	878	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	521	375.00–380.00	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	435	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	515	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	560	312.50	312.50
2	600–650	630	285.00–290.00	287.52
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	705	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	508	340.00–347.00	345.17
10	550–600	593	338.50	338.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
4	300–350	326	355.00–370.00	361.28
3	350–400	352	350.00–360.00	354.98
8	400–450	436	330.00–345.00	336.89
7	450–500	459	345.00–360.00	355.78
12	500–550	536	319.00–337.50	326.36
4	550–600	561	330.00–336.00	334.48
5	600–650	613	326.00–330.00	328.35
4	650–700	675	295.00–300.00	296.28
1	700–750	730	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	760	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	920	210.00	210.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	363	370.00–375.00	372.48
5	400–450	425	360.00–365.00	360.94
3	500–550	542	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	900–950	917	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	335.00	335.00
8	450–500	483	345.00–365.00	354.47
2	500–550	528	345.00–347.50	346.22
4	550–600	575	352.50–365.00	358.83
5	600–650	625	317.50–322.50	319.57
8	650–700	660	332.50–344.00	337.67
2	700–750	710	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	875	252.50	252.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,259	134.00–144.00	138.73
8	—	1,316	155.00–163.00	157.56
13	—	1,247	145.00–154.00	149.58
5	—	1,132	128.00–133.00	131.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	120.00–128.00	122.77
4	—	998	138.00–144.00	140.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	154.00–158.00	156.37
2	—	1,458	144.00–148.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,115	178.00	178.00
1	—	1,640	197.00	197.00
3	—	1,815	185.00–192.00	189.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	180.00	180.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	175.00–183.00	179.25

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.