Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $424.35/cwt on 13 head, up $10.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 28 comparable sales and sits +26.38 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$424.35

▲ 10.71 vs prior sale

13 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$56.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.97

vs KY average

+8.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	428.67	2,267	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	372.50	1,993	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.17/cwt here — about $274 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

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 sale13 hd

424.35

—

KY average25 barns · 940 hd

407.37

+16.97

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

+8.23

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

+26.38

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	1,393	200.00	2,785	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	177.03	2,747	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	175.37	2,314	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	162.65	1,664	2thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,338	154.97	2,073	2thin

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$2,376	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	424.81/cwt	390.00–460.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	430.90/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,267	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	518.79/cwt	495.00–555.00	1,738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	336.67/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,882	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,338	154.97/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,073	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,908	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	172.05/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,667	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	176.12/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,305	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	162.65/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,664	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	167.22/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,236	3
Bulls	—	—	1,257	185.81/cwt	184.00–187.50	2,336	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	181.76/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,412	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	214.18/cwt	212.50–217.50	3,273	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	270.28/cwt	255.00–295.00	2,265	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,376.49/head	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,376	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	234.48/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	494.37/cwt	480.00–512.50	2,383	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	519.66/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	432.62/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	442.79/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	479.17/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,950	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	311	582.43/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	373	474.11/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	401.28/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	498.14/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	522.25/cwt	475.00–530.00	2,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	300–350	303	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	353	374.82/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,407	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 Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 987Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 46Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	325	560.00	560.00
9	400–450	419	475.00–530.00	522.25
2	450–500	450	525.00	525.00
11	500–550	537	450.00–505.00	498.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	405	445.00	445.00
2	450–500	468	390.00–460.00	424.81
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	435.00–450.00	442.79
5	300–350	335	495.00–555.00	518.79
6	350–400	362	520.00	520.00
6	400–450	407	470.00–500.00	479.17
2	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
10	500–550	526	430.00–431.00	430.90
1	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	678	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	730	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	488	335.00–337.50	336.67
1	500–550	535	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	430.00–435.00	432.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	413	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	535	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	405.00–410.00	407.52
2	350–400	353	350.00–400.00	374.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	490	465.00	465.00
1	500–550	530	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	510.00–530.00	519.66
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	305	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	385	520.00	520.00
6	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
5	450–500	482	480.00–512.50	494.37
1	500–550	540	475.00	475.00
2	600–650	605	397.50–405.00	401.28
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	575.00–585.00	582.43
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	440.00–505.00	474.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,338	154.00–156.00	154.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	187.00	187.00
2	—	1,550	169.00–175.00	172.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	170.00–179.00	176.12
3	—	1,337	165.00–169.00	167.22
3	—	1,327	180.00–183.00	181.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,023	161.00–164.00	162.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,257	184.00–187.50	185.81
3	—	1,528	212.50–217.50	214.18

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	255.00–295.00	270.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	765	225.00–245.00	234.48
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,143	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,376.49

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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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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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