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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 3

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Nov 26Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 37▼ 196 vs year ago 303 · −64.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 19▼ 18 vs year ago 45 · −40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 7▼ 24 vs year ago 24 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trend on feeder steers due to the lack of comparable receipts. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $348.96/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 5 of 22 comparable sales and sits −49.26 against this barn's trailing median of $398.22.

Average price

$348.96

17 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$117.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.92

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	362.82	1,950	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	245.00	1,409	2thin

One grade step is worth $117.82/cwt here — about $541 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale17 hd

348.96

—

KY average19 barns · 315 hd

335.04

+13.92

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.22

−49.26

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

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.33, low $335.42, median $398.22 across 22 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	1,888	182.00	3,437	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,274	150.08	1,912	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	149.29	2,279	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	124.00	1,215	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 (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,919	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	371.56/cwt	362.50–377.50	2,092	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,217	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	229.26/cwt	227.50–231.00	2,258	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,363	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	457	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,679	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	349.17/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,680	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	322.43/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,628	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	607	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,845	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,059	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,971	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,106	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,958	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	892	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,838	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	958	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,892	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,416	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,771	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,911	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	301.23/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,410	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	353.41/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,862	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	536	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,010	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,409	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,153	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,055	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	326.31/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,004	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	314.95/cwt	312.50–322.50	2,088	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,920	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	812	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,462	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,750	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,919	1
Bulls	—	—	1,985	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,831	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,215	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	133.42/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,638	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	143.49/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,791	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	164.33/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,140	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	154.30/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,011	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,398	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	150.07/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,289	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,553	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,190	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 37Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 7Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	345.00	345.00
8	450–500	481	345.00–360.00	349.17
2	500–550	505	315.00–330.00	322.43
10	600–650	607	304.00	304.00
3	650–700	668	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	818	257.50	257.50
1	850–900	855	229.00	229.00
1	950–1000	965	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	335.00–340.00	337.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	892	206.00	206.00
2	950–1000	958	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
2	350–400	398	445.00	445.00
8	500–550	527	352.50–360.00	353.41
2	550–600	582	370.00	370.00
4	600–650	614	320.00–335.00	326.31
4	650–700	663	312.50–322.50	314.95
2	700–750	725	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	800	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	935	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	300.00–302.50	301.23
2	550–600	575	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	695	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	812	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	870	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	472.00	472.00
4	400–450	420	455.00	455.00
5	500–550	536	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	600	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	505	375.00–385.00	380.00
5	550–600	563	362.50–377.50	371.56
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
2	950–1000	985	227.50–231.00	229.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	131.00–136.00	133.42
4	—	1,248	141.00–147.00	143.49
4	—	1,303	149.00–158.00	154.30
3	—	1,302	163.00–167.00	164.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	145.00–153.00	150.07
1	—	1,480	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,553	140.00–142.00	140.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	193.00	193.00
1	—	2,040	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,640	178.00	178.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,225	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.