Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers steady on a lite test, Feeder heifers sharply lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $380.00/cwt on 1 head, down $47.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −17.97 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$380.00

▼ 47.42 vs prior sale

1 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.22

vs KY average

−16.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	380.00	2,071	1thin

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

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 sale1 hd

380.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,257 hd

412.22

−32.22

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−16.05

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−17.97

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
Bulls	—	High	1,459	212.71	3,104	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	191.39	3,135	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	179.19	2,359	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	173.92	1,740	9thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,763	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	179.18/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,829	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	183.22/cwt	167.00–199.00	2,426	7
Bulls	—	—	1,700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	4,148	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	191.39/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,135	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	155.50/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	375.46/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,099	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	413.33/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,153	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	1,762.75/head	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,763	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	426.94/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	424.84/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	325.80/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	301.26/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	812	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	303.34/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	480.08/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,481	65
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	385.71/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	2
Bulls	—	—	1,369	214.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,941	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	192.84/cwt	181.00–200.00	2,931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,830	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	527.40/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,951	2

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 436Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	171.00–185.00	179.18
2	—	928	154.00–157.00	155.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	167.00–199.00	183.22
1	—	1,265	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	185.00–197.00	191.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	244.00	244.00
4	—	1,369	210.00–220.00	214.82
2	—	1,520	181.00–200.00	192.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	470.00–505.00	480.08
2	400–450	448	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
6	500–550	521	410.00–430.00	413.33
5	550–600	559	370.00–377.50	375.46
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	738	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	730	302.50–305.00	303.34
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	812	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	910	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	370	525.00–530.00	527.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	467.50	467.50
5	350–400	373	415.00–430.00	426.94
9	400–450	420	405.00–435.00	424.84
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	632	325.00–327.50	325.80
2	650–700	675	300.00–302.50	301.26
1	950–1000	975	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	470	380.00–392.50	385.71
2	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	750–800	785	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	425.00	425.00
6	600–650	637	410.00	410.00
3	750–800	765	360.00	360.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,762.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	245.00	245.00

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

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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