Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sharply higher on limited comparison, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $428.98/cwt on 21 head, down $2.97 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 20 comparable sales and sits −33.69 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$428.98

▼ 2.97 vs prior sale

21 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

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

$94.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.93

vs KY average

+14.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	442.53	2,439	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	347.69	1,954	3thin

One grade step is worth $94.84/cwt here — about $485 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $415.74, median $462.67 across 20 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 sale21 hd

428.98

—

KY average23 barns · 517 hd

414.06

+14.93

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+14.74

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−33.69

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	1,934	233.23	4,512	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	190.81	2,591	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	189.63	3,139	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	161.52	1,767	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,455	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,825	$3,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	324.63/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	346.00/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	366.74/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,050	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	410.80/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	281.29/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	355.93/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	469.92/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	439	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	502.50/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	376.09/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	383.47/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	323.21/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	912	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	346.15/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	367.64/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,147	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	450–500	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Steers	Small 1-2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,879	1
Bulls	—	—	2,063	235.79/cwt	228.00–245.00	4,864	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,158	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	193.14/cwt	183.00–212.00	3,196	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	192.19/cwt	172.00–208.00	2,623	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	371.50/cwt	371.50–371.50	2,805	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	353.79/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	445.91/cwt	427.50–451.00	2,537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	377.51/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,110	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	347.69/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	404.94/cwt	335.00–445.00	1,944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	493.94/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	353	429.96/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	274	543.07/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	410.48/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,909	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,085	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	140.37/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,373	2
Bulls	—	—	1,420	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,167	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	178.75/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,007	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,825	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 66Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 29Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	370	485.00–510.00	493.94
1	450–500	485	462.50	462.50
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	570	407.50–412.50	410.80
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	777	319.00–330.00	324.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
5	250–300	274	540.00–555.00	543.07
2	300–350	333	530.00	530.00
4	400–450	439	495.00	495.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	466.00	466.00
9	550–600	569	427.50–451.00	445.91
64	750–800	755	371.50	371.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	425.00–435.00	429.96
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	480	335.00–445.00	404.94
3	550–600	562	330.00–357.50	347.69
2	700–750	730	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	430	467.50	467.50
2	450–500	450	481.00	481.00
2	500–550	518	357.50–377.50	367.64
9	550–600	559	355.00–382.50	366.74
5	600–650	625	345.00–370.00	355.93
6	650–700	668	337.50–355.00	346.15
5	700–750	715	315.00–337.50	323.21
2	800–850	815	275.00–287.50	281.29
2	900–950	912	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	555.00	555.00
1	250–300	255	565.00	565.00
2	500–550	510	421.00	421.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	465	395.00–425.00	410.48
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	490.00–515.00	502.50
2	300–350	315	465.00–475.00	469.92
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	432	365.00–400.00	383.47
10	450–500	486	365.00–380.00	376.09
5	500–550	518	335.00–365.00	353.79
5	550–600	577	330.00–360.00	346.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	742	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	387.50	387.50
8	550–600	559	375.00–385.00	377.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,085	100.00	100.00
2	—	978	135.00–146.00	140.37
6	—	1,123	174.00–189.00	178.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	130.00	130.00
17	—	1,655	183.00–212.00	193.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,365	172.00–208.00	192.19
1	—	1,230	166.00	166.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,063	228.00–245.00	235.79
1	—	1,420	223.00	223.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,375.00	2,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,825	3,650.00	3,650.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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