Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $432.99/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 5 of 20 comparable sales and sits −29.68 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$432.99

38 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$55.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.01

vs KY average

−38.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	440.33	2,469	33
Medium and Large 2-3	546	384.50	2,099	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.83/cwt here — about $370 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale38 hd

432.99

—

KY average25 barns · 1,719 hd

427.98

+5.01

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−38.99

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−29.68

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	1,756	179.88	3,159	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,659	145.81	2,419	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,250	140.83	1,761	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	112.48	1,079	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,024	$2,292	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$3,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	450–500	473	405.12/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	366.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,105	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	333.63/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	327.53/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,208	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	437.08/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,635	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	399.15/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,219	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	802	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,955	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,554	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	669	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,753	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,244	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	335.02/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	433.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	361.90/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,729	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	430.72/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,796	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	392.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	311.24/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	928	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	672	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,019	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	155.99/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	126.38/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,479	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,602	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	183.25/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,408	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	110.58/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,117	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	144.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,863	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	141.46/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,278	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	962	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	407.49/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	154.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,154	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	490.08/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,093	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	636	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,010	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	596	427.70/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,549	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	2,291.70/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,292	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	365.24/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,921	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	458.05/cwt	451.00–465.00	2,217	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	380.44/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,629	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	413.22/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,959	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	536	462.94/cwt	461.00–467.50	2,481	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	403.22/cwt	382.50–415.00	2,081	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	3,124.95/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	493.31/cwt	475.00–502.00	2,136	6

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 497Last week 251Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 102Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	445	425.00–435.00	433.07
2	450–500	473	402.50–407.50	405.12
18	500–550	516	382.50–415.00	403.22
11	550–600	556	395.00–405.00	399.15
8	600–650	619	362.50	362.50
3	650–700	685	330.00–337.50	335.02
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	518	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	795	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	840	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	928	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	480.00–500.00	490.08
6	600–650	636	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
9	350–400	374	435.00–440.00	437.08
11	400–450	417	420.00–447.50	430.72
20	450–500	474	405.00–430.00	413.22
17	500–550	526	355.00–375.00	365.24
23	550–600	575	355.00–370.00	366.00
4	600–650	635	330.00–345.00	333.63
10	650–700	674	320.00–330.00	327.53
3	700–750	708	322.50	322.50
2	750–800	792	300.00	300.00
5	800–850	845	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	610	352.50–365.00	361.90
65	750–800	774	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	443	405.00–410.00	407.49
2	450–500	485	390.00–395.00	392.55
2	500–550	530	300.00–310.00	305.09
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	662	305.00	305.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	411	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	460	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	515	387.50	387.50
2	550–600	592	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	672	343.00	343.00
4	700–750	725	310.00–315.00	311.24
1	750–800	775	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	562	442.50	442.50
27	650–700	669	411.50	411.50
22	700–750	722	378.00	378.00
65	800–850	802	368.50	368.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	448	437.50	437.50
16	450–500	484	451.00–465.00	458.05
3	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
14	550–600	596	410.00–429.00	427.70
1	600–650	635	390.00	390.00
13	650–700	691	360.00–386.00	380.44
1	700–750	705	360.00	360.00
6	750–800	784	346.00	346.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
6	400–450	433	475.00–502.00	493.31
13	500–550	536	461.00–467.50	462.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,860	182.00–185.00	183.25
1	—	1,440	164.00	164.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	154.00–159.00	155.99
3	—	1,610	139.00–145.00	141.46
4	—	1,785	140.00–143.00	141.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	125.00–128.00	126.38
6	—	1,178	134.00–138.00	136.00
8	—	1,288	140.00–148.00	144.68
2	—	1,395	150.00–159.00	154.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	145.00	145.00
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,010	110.00–112.00	110.58
3	—	962	100.00	100.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,024	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,291.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,278	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,124.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	190.00	190.00

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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