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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 17

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

221 head

▼ 339 vs last sale 560▲ 116 vs year ago 105 · +110.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 83▼ 14 vs year ago 90 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 19▼ 50 vs year ago 50 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $380.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 4 of 23 comparable sales and sits −71.54 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$380.00

2 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.02

vs KY average

−64.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	380.00	2,090	2thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2 hd

380.00

—

KY average23 barns · 730 hd

394.02

−14.02

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−64.10

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−71.54

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	—	Low	1,644	180.24	2,963	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	163.66	2,733	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	162.35	2,044	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	988	120.39	1,189	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,218	187.66	2,286	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,935	187.51	3,628	3thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,117	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,590	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,959	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	399.23/cwt	392.50–405.00	1,896	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,194	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	339.94/cwt	337.50–342.50	2,261	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	335.00/cwt	332.50–337.50	2,395	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	856	335.10/cwt	335.10–335.10	2,868	62
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,295	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	237	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	948	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	372.08/cwt	365.00–380.00	986	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	322	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	805	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,296	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	350.12/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,460	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,786	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,752	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	334.17/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,711	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	351.50/cwt	347.50–355.00	1,877	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,328	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	328.95/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,855	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	302.53/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,891	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	638	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,153	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,120	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,166	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,749	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	260.01/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,994	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,210	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	970	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,192	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	995	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,940	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,070	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,065	1
Heifers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,495	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,404	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	442	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,503	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	388.92/cwt	385.00–393.00	1,898	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,678	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,006	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	540	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,106	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,102	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	610	362.98/cwt	360.00–369.00	2,214	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	613	252.65/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,549	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	259.82/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,793	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	732	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,269	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	217.57/cwt	205.00–230.00	2,023	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,935	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	3,628	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,110	194.40/cwt	190.00–198.00	2,158	3
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,299	182.61/cwt	172.50–187.00	2,372	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,366	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	183.05/cwt	181.00–185.00	3,121	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,182	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,125	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,327	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	144.26/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,750	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	165.17/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,068	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	156.80/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,987	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	172.34/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,221	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,473	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,669	162.74/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,716	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,770	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,080	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,076	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 221Last week 560Year ago 105

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 83Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 19Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	427.00	427.00
6	450–500	488	385.00–393.00	388.92
6	500–550	535	370.00–380.00	374.93
2	550–600	572	367.50	367.50
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	732	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	930	205.00–230.00	217.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	442	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	490	340.00–345.00	342.47
1	500–550	520	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	613	245.00–260.00	252.65
2	650–700	690	235.00–285.00	259.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	610	360.00–369.00	362.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	265	365.00–380.00	372.08
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	417	340.00–355.00	350.12
1	450–500	480	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	512	327.50–345.00	334.17
5	550–600	564	320.00–340.00	328.95
7	600–650	625	297.50–315.00	302.53
1	650–700	695	305.00	305.00
3	750–800	767	250.00–265.00	260.01
2	800–850	825	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	850	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	970	226.00	226.00
1	1150–1200	1,195	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	322	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	542	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	725	240.00–242.50	241.25
1	850–900	870	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	915	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	995	195.00	195.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	534	347.50–355.00	351.50
2	600–650	638	337.50	337.50
4	700–750	722	300.00	300.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	850–900	856	335.10	335.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	290	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	413	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	475	392.50–405.00	399.23
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	585	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	665	337.50–342.50	339.94
3	700–750	715	332.50–337.50	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	765	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	900	255.00	255.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	174.00	174.00
4	—	1,669	160.00–168.00	162.74
1	—	1,575	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,267	150.00–159.00	156.80
9	—	1,289	170.00–179.00	172.34
5	—	1,213	140.00–147.00	144.26
16	—	1,252	160.00–169.00	165.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	115.00–117.00	116.03
1	—	965	122.50	122.50
1	—	1,045	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	190.00–198.00	194.40
4	—	1,299	172.50–187.00	182.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	169.00	169.00
4	—	1,705	181.00–185.00	183.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,935	185.00–190.00	187.51

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.