Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends this week due to being closed for the holiday break.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.92/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −63.75 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$398.92

7 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,188

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$79.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.41

vs KY average

−67.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	433.13	2,338	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	353.31	1,979	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.82/cwt here — about $359 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.

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 sale7 hd

398.92

—

KY average20 barns · 929 hd

422.32

−23.41

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−67.41

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−63.75

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	1,701	178.02	3,028	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	149.45	1,919	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,609	148.77	2,394	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	129.25	1,261	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,319	181.57	2,394	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	193.00	2,393	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,418	$1,973	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,740	$3,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$4,000	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	348.54/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,509	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	448.33/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	312.63/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	801	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,844	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	332.54/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	393.36/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	367.46/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	215.09/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	356.60/cwt	345.00–359.00	1,883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	503	436.27/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	480.11/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	963	262.40/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	361.66/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,300	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	419.29/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,996	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,495	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	146.78/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,857	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	162.93/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,050	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	154.32/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,017	18
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	180.03/cwt	177.00–184.00	3,007	9
Bulls	—	—	1,840	168.97/cwt	165.00–172.00	3,109	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,681	143.04/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,405	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	150.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,388	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,318	173.76/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,290	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	124.88/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,180	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	139.62/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,421	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	588	355.03/cwt	352.50–357.50	2,088	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	137.67/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,740	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	423.63/cwt	417.50–430.00	2,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,740	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,263	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	1,972.65/head	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,973	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	434.90/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	339.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	397.83/cwt	372.50–407.50	2,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	328.49/cwt	317.50–338.00	2,073	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	389.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,902	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 221Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 0

No trends this week due to being closed for the holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	525.00	525.00
3	350–400	378	470.00–485.00	480.11
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
8	450–500	476	415.00–435.00	419.29
9	500–550	531	372.50–407.50	397.83
7	600–650	636	357.50–367.50	361.66
2	650–700	680	340.00–350.00	345.00
10	700–750	720	347.00–350.00	348.54
2	750–800	768	320.00–330.00	324.92
1	800–850	840	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	920	280.00	280.00
2	950–1000	963	255.00–270.00	262.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
3	500–550	536	330.00–337.50	332.54
2	550–600	588	352.50–357.50	355.03
1	600–650	640	337.50	337.50
1	650–700	660	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	765	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	417.50–430.00	423.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	440.00–455.00	448.33
3	400–450	414	430.00–445.00	434.90
2	450–500	488	380.00–400.00	389.85
9	500–550	528	345.00–359.00	356.60
1	550–600	595	335.00	335.00
12	600–650	631	317.50–338.00	328.49
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
2	700–750	728	305.00–320.00	312.63
2	750–800	765	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	335.00–340.00	337.50
1	350–400	355	360.00	360.00
6	400–450	443	385.00–395.00	393.36
3	450–500	477	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	520	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	628	300.00–310.00	304.98
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	825	210.00–220.00	215.09
1	850–900	885	192.50	192.50
1	950–1000	950	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	503	432.50–440.00	436.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	437.50	437.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	720	360.00–365.00	362.57
65	800–850	801	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	585	365.00–370.00	367.46
1	650–700	690	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	495	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	542	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	738	330.00–350.00	339.97
1	750–800	780	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	880	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	535.00	535.00
1	500–550	500	462.50	462.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,265	142.00–149.00	146.78
2	—	1,258	162.00–164.00	162.93
18	—	1,307	150.00–159.00	154.32
7	—	1,264	136.00–141.00	137.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,681	139.00–146.00	143.04
11	—	1,583	148.00–155.00	150.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	122.00–129.00	124.88
3	—	1,018	137.00–143.00	139.62
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	193.00	193.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,670	177.00–184.00	180.03
2	—	1,840	165.00–172.00	168.97
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	172.00–175.00	173.76
1	—	1,320	205.00	205.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,740	3,350.00	3,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	4,000.00	4,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,418	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,972.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,150.00	2,150.00

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

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

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