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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 7

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

284 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 333▲ 136 vs year ago 148 · +91.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 41▼ 15 vs year ago 36 · −41.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 11 vs year ago 13 · −84.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 8.00-12.00 lower, No comparison on yearling steers, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, No comparison on yearling heifers, Moderate to good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $354.16/cwt on 29 head, up $12.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −38.39 against this barn's trailing median of $392.55.

Average price

$354.16

▲ 12.75 vs prior sale

29 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$65.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.47

vs KY average

−13.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	363.24	1,993	25
Medium and Large 2	543	297.41	1,613	4thin

One grade step is worth $65.84/cwt here — about $379 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

354.16

—

KY average25 barns · 1,232 hd

342.70

+11.47

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−13.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

392.55

−38.39

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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $392.55 across 30 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	1,677	182.53	3,060	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	132.15	1,729	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,623	131.34	2,132	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	101.72	1,046	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$3,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,500	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,560	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,937	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	398.61/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,885	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	413.01/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,168	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,760	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,135	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	904	328.70/cwt	328.70–328.70	2,971	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,070	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	345.78/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,117	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	353	395.14/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,395	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	358.34/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,541	10
Heifers	450–500	Small 2	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	332.51/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,576	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	314.81/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,637	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	378.27/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,997	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	334.70/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,804	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,582	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	384.94/cwt	352.50–395.00	2,206	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	648	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,814	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	306.66/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,048	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	235.36/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,702	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	772	312.75/cwt	312.75–312.75	2,414	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	839	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,576	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,177	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,055	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,677	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,415	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,391	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,866	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	367.72/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,592	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	356.28/cwt	355.00–359.00	1,685	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	415.87/cwt	407.50–422.50	1,980	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	363.36/cwt	345.00–371.00	1,937	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	565	404.93/cwt	392.50–415.00	2,288	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	356.68/cwt	345.00–367.50	2,026	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,171	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	332.52/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,121	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	318.92/cwt	315.00–332.50	2,118	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,130	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,176	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,645	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,985	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	975	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,145	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	184.80/cwt	181.00–189.00	3,031	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,115	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	92.62/cwt	81.00–106.00	950	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	115.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,189	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	146.34/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,834	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	127.07/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,680	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,642	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	131.34/cwt	127.00–136.00	2,132	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Oct 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 284Last week 333Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 41Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	325.00–365.00	345.78
2	500–550	520	310.00–320.00	314.81
2	550–600	565	275.00–285.00	280.00
2	600–650	648	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	723	220.00–250.00	235.36
1	850–900	875	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	528	355.00–400.00	378.27
9	550–600	573	352.50–395.00	384.94
65	750–800	772	312.75	312.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	385.00	385.00
2	350–400	353	375.00–415.00	395.14
10	400–450	430	340.00–375.00	358.34
4	450–500	474	330.00–340.00	332.51
10	500–550	539	332.50–340.00	334.70
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
3	650–700	668	305.00–310.00	306.66
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
2	850–900	885	246.00	246.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	839	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	422.50	422.50
1	350–400	350	397.50	397.50
4	450–500	476	407.50–422.50	415.87
7	500–550	533	345.00–371.00	363.36
7	550–600	568	345.00–367.50	356.68
6	600–650	638	320.00–336.00	332.52
5	650–700	664	315.00–332.50	318.92
1	700–750	710	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	272.00	272.00
1	850–900	860	307.50	307.50
1	900–950	940	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	455.00	455.00
3	550–600	565	392.50–415.00	404.93
1	600–650	615	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	360.00–375.00	367.72
3	450–500	473	355.00–359.00	356.28
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	975	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
1	350–400	355	422.50	422.50
2	450–500	473	390.00–407.50	398.61
1	550–600	585	365.00	365.00
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
1	400–450	410	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	550	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	390.00–425.00	413.01
57	900–950	904	328.70	328.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	123.00–130.00	127.07
2	—	1,253	135.00–155.00	146.34
1	—	1,380	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,026	81.00–106.00	92.62
4	—	1,031	110.00–119.00	115.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,623	127.00–136.00	131.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	178.00	178.00
2	—	1,640	181.00–189.00	184.80

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,500	3,800.00	3,800.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.