Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $399.18/cwt on 34 head, up $24.71 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 22 comparable sales and sits −58.36 against this barn's trailing median of $457.55.

Average price

$399.18

▲ 24.71 vs prior sale

34 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$562

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

$120.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.32

vs KY average

−15.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	405.15	2,229	32
Medium and Large 2	570	322.50	1,838	1thin
Medium and Large 3	585	285.00	1,667	1thin

One grade step is worth $120.15/cwt here — about $562 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

22 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $374.48, median $457.55 across 22 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 sale34 hd

399.18

—

KY average26 barns · 994 hd

393.87

+5.32

National average179 barns · 17,467 hd

414.98

−15.80

This barn, trailing median22 sales

457.55

−58.36

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	—	Average	1,799	175.96	3,165	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	130.99	1,702	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,584	127.45	2,019	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	110.33	1,152	14

Every lot, as filed

85 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	550–600	563	354.93/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	456.69/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	341.30/cwt	330.00–347.00	2,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	706	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,330	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,969	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	455.00/cwt	445.00–458.00	1,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	656	367.56/cwt	365.00–374.00	2,411	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	312.49/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	369.51/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	351.86/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,037	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	394.78/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	322.47/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	257.66/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	212.77/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	311.39/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	464.74/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	405.44/cwt	392.50–420.00	1,983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	405.98/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,949	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	148.07/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,125	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	127.45/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,019	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	185.93/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	478.77/cwt	475.00–482.50	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	355.38/cwt	351.00–363.00	2,203	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	119.48/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	162.67/cwt	150.00–179.00	2,852	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	115.78/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,237	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	100.09/cwt	92.00–108.00	1,005	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	132.53/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,491	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	130.06/cwt	124.00–141.00	1,669	12
Heifers	Small 2	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	1
Steers	Small 2	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	333.37/cwt	329.00–342.50	2,284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	335.53/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,926	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	357.39/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	312.37/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	334.35/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	281.18/cwt	260.00–288.00	2,334	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,377	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	373.68/cwt	370.00–379.00	2,279	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	363.79/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	462.32/cwt	450.00–477.50	1,678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	372.42/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	601	321.29/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,132	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	360.79/cwt	354.00–363.00	1,898	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	364.65/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	310.45/cwt	285.00–315.00	2,282	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	419.37/cwt	385.00–429.00	2,231	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	572	394.28/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,255	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,106	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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 282Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 39Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	445.00–458.00	455.00
3	400–450	447	445.00–462.50	456.69
1	450–500	470	455.00	455.00
2	550–600	563	340.00–370.00	354.93
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
6	650–700	679	350.00	350.00
5	700–750	728	330.00–347.00	341.30
6	850–900	860	325.00	325.00
12	950–1000	983	302.00	302.00
3	1100–1150	1,132	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	480	375.00–420.00	405.98
1	550–600	570	322.50	322.50
1	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	715	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	532	385.00–429.00	419.37
13	550–600	572	392.50–400.00	394.28
19	600–650	610	370.00–379.00	373.68
21	650–700	656	365.00–374.00	367.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	475.00–482.50	478.77
2	450–500	465	477.00	477.00
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	526	354.00–363.00	360.79
17	550–600	579	350.00–367.50	351.86
2	600–650	622	362.50	362.50
4	700–750	706	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	522	305.00–325.00	311.39
5	550–600	579	310.00–317.50	312.49
2	600–650	600	265.00–275.00	270.00
2	700–750	725	250.00–265.00	257.66
2	800–850	818	200.00–225.00	212.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	335	405.00	405.00
4	350–400	373	365.00–375.00	372.42
8	400–450	426	345.00–375.00	363.79
10	450–500	473	350.00–375.00	364.65
4	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
6	550–600	574	330.00–345.00	335.53
4	600–650	601	310.00–340.00	321.29
2	650–700	658	315.00–325.00	320.06
12	700–750	735	285.00–315.00	310.45
8	800–850	830	260.00–288.00	281.18
1	950–1000	975	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
4	400–450	425	380.00–415.00	394.78
3	450–500	472	340.00–385.00	369.51
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	563	315.00–330.00	322.47
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	455	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	472.50	472.50
1	350–400	365	501.00	501.00
4	400–450	431	460.00–475.00	464.74
1	500–550	500	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	620	351.00–363.00	355.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	442.50	442.50
3	350–400	363	450.00–477.50	462.32
4	450–500	489	392.50–420.00	405.44
1	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
7	550–600	565	340.00–370.00	357.39
3	600–650	620	325.00–345.00	334.35
3	650–700	685	329.00–342.50	333.37
2	700–750	718	300.00–325.00	312.37
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	146.00–150.00	148.07
2	—	1,260	119.00–120.00	119.48
12	—	1,283	124.00–141.00	130.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,584	124.00–130.00	127.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,068	110.00–121.00	115.78
7	—	1,004	92.00–108.00	100.09
2	—	1,125	131.00–134.00	132.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,833	184.00–189.00	185.93
3	—	1,753	150.00–179.00	162.67

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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