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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 14

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

181 head

▼ 103 vs last sale 284▼ 155 vs year ago 336 · −46.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 21▼ 38 vs year ago 75 · −50.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers steady except 600-700 lbs they were sharply higher, Feeder heifers unevenly steady, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, 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 $341.91/cwt on 30 head, down $12.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.64 against this barn's trailing median of $392.55.

Average price

$341.91

▼ 12.25 vs prior sale

30 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,907

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$605

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

$87.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

vs KY average

−30.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	347.87	1,944	27
Medium and Large 2	566	302.47	1,712	2thin
Medium and Large 3	515	260.00	1,339	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.87/cwt here — about $605 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

341.91

—

KY average26 barns · 1,117 hd

338.95

+2.96

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−30.85

This barn, trailing median30 sales

392.55

−50.64

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	—	High	1,739	179.38	3,120	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,659	124.40	2,064	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,307	119.45	1,562	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,087	106.51	1,158	15

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	775	$1,275	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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	404.35/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,973	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	361.30/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,962	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,248	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	370.07/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,146	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	306.25/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,838	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,321	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	342.71/cwt	338.00–347.50	2,252	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	685	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,415	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	717	340.36/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,440	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,460	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	417.27/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,390	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	416.04/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,539	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	321.84/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,384	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	351.13/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,650	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	327.61/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,697	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	534	358.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,917	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,712	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	338.87/cwt	322.50–345.00	1,945	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	599	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,126	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	335.13/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,101	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	298.77/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,026	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,052	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,058	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,909	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	426.60/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,758	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	332.73/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,607	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	354.78/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,855	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	354.99/cwt	352.50–357.50	1,999	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	302.50/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,739	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,755	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,388	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 2	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,824	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	328.36/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,180	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	271.78/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,815	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	285.30/cwt	272.50–297.50	2,048	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,380	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,276	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,078	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	171.74/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,976	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	180.93/cwt	180.00–182.00	3,226	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	87.57/cwt	70.00–101.00	872	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	117.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,300	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,134	108.76/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,233	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,314	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	116.16/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,519	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	123.89/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,633	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,233	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	123.34/cwt	123.00–124.00	2,054	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,921	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 181Last week 284Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 21Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	488	397.50–410.00	404.35
2	500–550	543	350.00–372.50	361.30
3	550–600	580	367.50–375.00	370.07
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
4	650–700	657	338.00–347.50	342.71
6	700–750	717	325.00–345.00	340.36
1	800–850	820	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	575	391.00	391.00
12	600–650	619	375.00	375.00
4	650–700	685	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
2	600–650	600	302.50–310.00	306.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	310.00–330.00	321.84
2	550–600	566	300.00–305.00	302.47
1	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	333	410.00–435.00	417.27
3	350–400	370	390.00–445.00	416.04
9	450–500	470	335.00–365.00	351.13
2	500–550	518	320.00–335.00	327.61
11	550–600	574	322.50–345.00	338.87
1	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
4	650–700	678	295.00–300.00	298.77
1	700–750	720	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	920	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	534	350.00–365.00	358.96
4	550–600	599	355.00	355.00
6	600–650	627	330.00–340.00	335.13
1	650–700	660	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	412	420.00–430.00	426.60
7	500–550	523	350.00–377.50	354.78
2	550–600	563	352.50–357.50	354.99
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
6	650–700	664	322.50–335.00	328.36
3	700–750	738	322.50	322.50
1	800–850	820	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	325.00–340.00	332.73
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	575	285.00–317.50	302.50
1	600–650	640	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	668	250.00–295.00	271.78
2	700–750	718	272.50–297.50	285.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	610	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	137.00	137.00
3	—	1,665	123.00–124.00	123.34
1	—	1,670	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	121.00–127.00	123.89
4	—	1,308	114.00–118.00	116.16
1	—	1,240	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	996	70.00–101.00	87.57
5	—	1,134	105.00–112.00	108.76
6	—	1,109	115.00–120.00	117.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	190.00	190.00
2	—	1,733	169.00–175.00	171.74
3	—	1,783	180.00–182.00	180.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.