Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $466.57/cwt on 33 head, up $22.81 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 21 comparable sales and sits +51.77 against this barn's trailing median of $414.80.

Average price

$466.57

▲ 22.81 vs prior sale

33 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$64.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.14

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	479.09	2,556	25
Large 1-2	530	465.00	2,465	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	414.92	2,254	6thin

One grade step is worth $64.17/cwt here — about $301 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $466.57, low $345.36, median $414.80 across 21 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 sale33 hd

466.57

—

KY average24 barns · 562 hd

441.42

+25.14

This barn, trailing median21 sales

414.80

+51.77

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	1,839	192.11	3,533	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	166.39	2,611	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	160.78	1,937	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	145.80	1,455	9thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	481	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,609	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	575	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	380.34/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	2,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	351.06/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	433.59/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	433.15/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,439	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	377.40/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	438.04/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	469.72/cwt	467.50–470.00	1,766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	437.65/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	428.75/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,511	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	490.31/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,555	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	419.91/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,182	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	156.04/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,598	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,350	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	160.13/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,535	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	163.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,998	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	171.75/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,185	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	150.12/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,339	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	177.04/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,732	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,576	169.78/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,676	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	153.59/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,760	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,616	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	530	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,465	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	187.70/cwt	187.00–188.00	3,628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,210	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,081	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	203.22/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	417.90/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,236	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	461.87/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	640	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	371.19/cwt	369.00–377.50	2,654	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	813	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	335.59/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	457.57/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,972	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	550.34/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	470.12/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	569.62/cwt	555.00–575.00	2,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	555	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,730	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	206.29/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,501	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 315Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 29Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	481	542.50	542.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	420	427.50–430.00	428.75
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	535	412.50–427.50	417.90
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	755	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	825	287.50	287.50
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	373	430.00–445.00	437.65
2	400–450	415	465.00–475.00	470.12
3	450–500	460	425.00–450.00	438.04
15	500–550	521	485.00–495.00	490.31
4	550–600	563	430.00–437.50	433.15
7	600–650	648	387.50	387.50
2	650–700	675	342.50–360.00	351.06
4	700–750	705	322.50–340.00	335.59
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	375	540.00–555.00	550.34
4	400–450	414	555.00–575.00	569.62
3	450–500	458	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	525	520.00	520.00
4	550–600	555	462.50	462.50
1	600–650	640	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	575	460.00	460.00
7	600–650	614	439.00	439.00
3	800–850	813	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	597.50	597.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	360	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	600	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	690	362.50	362.50
4	700–750	715	369.00–377.50	371.19
4	800–850	816	341.00	341.00
2	850–900	858	339.00	339.00
9	900–950	918	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	472.50	472.50
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	725	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	565.00	565.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	438	415.00–425.00	419.91
2	450–500	462	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	790	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	425.00–445.00	433.59
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
7	650–700	663	375.00–382.50	380.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
9	350–400	376	467.50–470.00	469.72
6	400–450	431	450.00–460.00	457.57
4	450–500	466	455.00–465.00	461.87
3	500–550	532	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	558	370.00–385.00	377.40
5	600–650	606	355.00–365.00	360.00
2	650–700	692	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
5	800–850	810	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,024	153.00–158.00	156.04
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,020	130.00–135.00	132.36
1	—	975	163.00	163.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	158.00–162.00	160.13
2	—	1,558	148.00–152.00	150.12
2	—	1,543	174.00–180.00	177.04
7	—	1,576	166.00–172.00	169.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,220	160.00–168.00	163.78
5	—	1,272	170.00–174.00	171.75
7	—	1,146	151.00–159.00	153.59
2	—	1,150	140.00–141.00	140.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,933	187.00–188.00	187.70
1	—	1,210	172.00	172.00
3	—	1,955	202.00–204.00	203.22

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	3	—	798	195.00–215.00	206.29

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

Bulls · 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

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