Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $398.42/cwt on 25 head, down $15.81 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 28 comparable sales and sits +0.45 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$398.42

▼ 15.81 vs prior sale

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$66.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.18

vs KY average

−30.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	401.06	2,197	24
Medium and Large 2-3	570	335.00	1,910	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.06/cwt here — about $287 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale25 hd

398.42

—

KY average27 barns · 1,405 hd

413.60

−15.18

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−30.75

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

+0.45

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	1,461	178.88	2,614	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,621	172.81	2,801	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	156.72	1,959	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	994	133.89	1,331	4thin

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)	1,035	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	642	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	702	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,857	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	451.68/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,109	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	435.38/cwt	422.50–440.00	1,881	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,266	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	483.61/cwt	472.50–486.00	2,587	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	397.54/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	378.82/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	484.93/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	306.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	512.50/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	487.60/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,048	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	804	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,669	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	850	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	432.64/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	431.67/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,094	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	163.65/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,944	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	131.96/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,640	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	133.54/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,299	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,320	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,847	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	178.96/cwt	178.00–180.00	2,362	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	181.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,739	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,699	171.65/cwt	167.00–175.00	2,916	6
Bulls	—	—	1,325	169.29/cwt	167.00–172.00	2,243	2
Bulls	—	—	1,552	185.28/cwt	181.00–188.00	2,876	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,213	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	586	407.62/cwt	401.00–411.00	2,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	483.32/cwt	477.50–495.00	2,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	477.55/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	712	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	400.88/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,137	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	362	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	478.69/cwt	472.50–485.00	2,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,708	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	440.73/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,481	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	322.32/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	444.88/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,487	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	392	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	828	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,981	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	604	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,985	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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 466Year ago 19

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 23Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 128

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	240	455.00	455.00
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
2	300–350	320	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	365	480.00–490.00	484.93
10	400–450	432	422.50–440.00	435.38
6	450–500	467	450.00–455.00	451.68
13	500–550	533	390.00–407.00	400.88
5	550–600	591	375.00–395.00	378.82
1	600–650	605	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	430.00	430.00
3	550–600	560	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	642	375.00	375.00
14	650–700	651	382.00	382.00
67	800–850	804	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	430.00–435.00	432.64
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
3	450–500	485	430.00–435.00	431.67
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	630	300.00–310.00	306.03
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	515.00	515.00
2	400–450	413	475.00–480.00	477.55
1	450–500	450	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	535	472.50–486.00	483.61
1	550–600	550	470.00	470.00
6	600–650	604	439.00	439.00
23	700–750	702	407.00	407.00
6	800–850	828	360.00	360.00
3	850–900	850	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	500.00	500.00
1	350–400	365	495.00	495.00
1	400–450	415	455.00	455.00
3	450–500	471	477.50–495.00	483.32
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
2	650–700	690	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	595	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	555.00	555.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	405	490.00	490.00
5	500–550	510	512.50	512.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	500.00–525.00	512.50
2	350–400	385	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	420	475.00–495.00	487.60
4	450–500	469	492.50	492.50
2	500–550	523	440.00–450.00	444.88
7	550–600	563	435.00–460.00	440.73
4	600–650	621	395.00–405.00	397.54
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
2	700–750	718	315.00–330.00	322.32
1	750–800	785	345.00	345.00
5	800–850	809	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	535	407.50	407.50
3	550–600	586	401.00–411.00	407.62
2	600–650	625	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	695	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	770	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	535.00	535.00
2	500–550	505	472.50–485.00	478.69
3	550–600	555	475.00	475.00
5	700–750	712	367.50	367.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	160.00–169.00	163.65
2	—	1,243	130.00–134.00	131.96
1	—	1,310	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,320	178.00–180.00	178.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	133.00–134.00	133.54
1	—	990	122.50	122.50
1	—	1,040	146.00	146.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,509	180.00–185.00	181.51
6	—	1,699	167.00–175.00	171.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	167.00–172.00	169.29
3	—	1,552	181.00–188.00	185.28

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	—	1,035	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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