Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.99/cwt on 31 head, up $25.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −9.98 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$387.99

▲ 25.50 vs prior sale

31 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.99

vs KY average

−22.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	387.99	2,079	31

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $397.97 across 28 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 sale31 hd

387.99

—

KY average25 barns · 1,610 hd

385.00

+2.99

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−22.88

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−9.98

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	—	Low	1,373	173.22	2,379	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,579	155.64	2,457	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	152.69	1,910	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	134.55	1,315	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,425	175.00	2,494	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	433.15/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,871	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	506.81/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	382.71/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,044	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	439.97/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	286.28/cwt	285.00–290.00	2,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,348	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,086	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	377.44/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,140	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	454.72/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	541	336.67/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	393.74/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,441	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	498	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,917	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	139.81/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,558	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	155.00/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,914	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,494	1
Bulls	—	—	1,210	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	176.83/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,573	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	146.75/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,861	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	130.94/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,248	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	165.87/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,223	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	158.25/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,489	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	121.55/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,310	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	790	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,106	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	148.01/cwt	145.00–151.00	2,293	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	166.68/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,592	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	150–200	185	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	392.20/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	844	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	466.67/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	730	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	481.52/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	446.21/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,146	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	446	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	360.16/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	303.40/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,151	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	497.38/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	357.58/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,344	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	398.03/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,823	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,513	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 Jan 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 497Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 48Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 10Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	280	480.00	480.00
6	300–350	331	495.00–500.00	497.38
4	350–400	374	435.00–445.00	439.97
11	400–450	432	430.00–435.00	433.15
5	450–500	458	395.00–405.00	398.03
15	500–550	534	370.00–385.00	382.71
7	550–600	567	367.50–385.00	377.44
1	600–650	640	332.50	332.50
3	650–700	653	325.00	325.00
6	700–750	709	300.00–315.00	303.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	498	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	623	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	515.00	515.00
2	350–400	370	465.00–475.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	495.00–510.00	506.81
3	300–350	305	465.00–490.00	481.52
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	443	465.00–470.00	466.67
5	450–500	481	440.00–455.00	446.21
5	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	595	405.00	405.00
2	600–650	625	355.00–360.00	357.58
3	650–700	693	355.00	355.00
4	800–850	844	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	517	440.00–460.00	454.72
8	600–650	620	390.00–395.00	393.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	325	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	470	405.00–415.00	410.00
1	550–600	580	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
4	400–450	446	495.00	495.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	312	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	365	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
4	500–550	509	355.00–375.00	360.16
3	550–600	575	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
4	700–750	725	285.00–290.00	286.28
1	750–800	795	287.50	287.50
3	900–950	903	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	385.00–400.00	392.20
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	541	330.00–340.00	336.67
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	780	245.00	245.00
2	900–950	920	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	730	315.00	315.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	135.00–143.00	139.81
2	—	953	130.00–132.00	130.94
2	—	1,078	121.00–122.00	121.55
1	—	1,010	152.00	152.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,573	154.00–162.00	158.25
4	—	1,549	145.00–151.00	148.01
3	—	1,555	166.00–167.00	166.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,235	151.00–159.00	155.00
6	—	1,268	142.00–150.00	146.75
4	—	1,340	163.00–168.00	165.87
2	—	1,110	131.00–132.00	131.49
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	175.00	175.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	166.00	166.00
2	—	1,455	174.00–179.00	176.83

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	—	1,355	180.00	180.00

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

Heifers · 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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle