Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.06/cwt on 9 head, down $6.05 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −14.91 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$383.06

▼ 6.05 vs prior sale

9 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$804

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

$144.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.59

vs KY average

−38.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	399.07	2,168	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	255.00	1,364	1thin

One grade step is worth $144.07/cwt here — about $804 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $397.97 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale9 hd

383.06

—

KY average10 barns · 352 hd

405.65

−22.59

National average35 barns · 2,897 hd

421.17

−38.11

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−14.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	198.25	2,623	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	158.14	1,598	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,115	240.18	2,678	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	425.07/cwt	412.50–447.50	2,023	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	467.52/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	359.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	372.20/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,563	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	429.92/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,797	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	367.51/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,885	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	134.17/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,115	240.18/cwt	235.00–245.00	2,678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	198.25/cwt	194.00–201.00	2,623	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	183.19/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,764	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	459	447.40/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	431.67/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	370.96/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,122	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	402.04/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,669	1

How this sale compares

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 Jul 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 246Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 0

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	422.50–440.00	431.67
3	400–450	418	420.00–445.00	429.92
4	450–500	476	412.50–447.50	425.07
2	500–550	513	365.00–370.00	367.51
1	550–600	565	382.50	382.50
1	950–1000	965	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	464	452.50	452.50
1	500–550	540	425.00	425.00
4	550–600	554	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	420	360.00–385.00	372.20
2	450–500	473	350.00–370.00	359.74
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	465.00–470.00	467.52
3	400–450	443	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	459	425.00–455.00	447.40
1	500–550	530	415.00	415.00
5	550–600	572	370.00–375.00	370.96
3	600–650	602	350.00	350.00
3	650–700	675	310.00–315.00	311.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
2	450–500	473	390.00–415.00	402.04
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	205.00	205.00
1	350–400	360	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	1,300.00	1,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	131.00–137.00	134.17
2	—	963	175.00–191.00	183.19
1	—	1,070	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	194.00–201.00	198.25
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	235.00–245.00	240.18

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.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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