Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers steady, Feeder heifers except 400-600 lbs they were 5.00-8.00 higher, Good demand for feeder classes on a lite test with limited comparison, Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $389.42/cwt on 7 head, down $44.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 21 comparable sales and sits −25.38 against this barn's trailing median of $414.80.

Average price

$389.42

▼ 44.01 vs prior sale

7 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$712

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

$140.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−59.65

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	540	490.00	2,646	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	554	349.18	1,934	5thin

One grade step is worth $140.82/cwt here — about $712 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

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 sale7 hd

389.42

—

KY average26 barns · 673 hd

449.07

−59.65

This barn, trailing median21 sales

414.80

−25.38

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	1,667	220.96	3,684	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,302	177.23	2,307	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	165.00	2,615	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	152.34	1,506	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,070	242.50	2,595	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$2,573	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$2,528	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	300–350	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	467.53/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	338.72/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	326.98/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	415.27/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	473.09/cwt	410.00–500.00	2,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	641	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	387.50/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,996	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	413.66/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	719	387.39/cwt	367.50–392.50	2,785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	858	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,793	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	204.25/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,784	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,043	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	178.39/cwt	165.00–197.00	2,312	14
Bulls	—	—	1,870	232.10/cwt	225.00–237.00	4,340	3
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,297	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	173.73/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,727	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	153.35/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,520	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	105.98/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,070	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	439.47/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	323.64/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,797	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,750.05/head	2,725.00–2,775.00	2,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	633	373.87/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,572.73/head	2,000.00–3,025.00	2,573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	722	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,545	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	526.15/cwt	505.00–545.00	1,994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	534.41/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	363	562.55/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,042	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	668	362.56/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	228	554.51/cwt	510.00–600.00	1,264	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	2,527.59/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	540.37/cwt	510.00–562.50	2,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	344	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	521.28/cwt	502.50–535.00	2,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	549.97/cwt	510.00–565.00	2,277	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	564.51/cwt	535.00–590.00	1,891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 543Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 44Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	408	455.00	455.00
1	450–500	480	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	641	437.50	437.50
5	700–750	719	367.50–392.50	387.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	344	615.00	615.00
1	350–400	380	550.00	550.00
6	400–450	413	510.00–562.50	540.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	415	465.00	465.00
2	450–500	475	465.00–470.00	467.53
1	500–550	515	485.00	485.00
1	600–650	630	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	695	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	885	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	423	410.00–450.00	439.47
3	450–500	473	400.00–440.00	413.66
2	500–550	515	350.00–425.00	387.50
3	550–600	580	300.00–352.50	323.64
1	600–650	600	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	510.00–600.00	554.51
5	300–350	335	535.00–590.00	564.51
4	350–400	363	540.00–570.00	562.55
7	400–450	414	510.00–565.00	549.97
1	450–500	455	545.00	545.00
1	550–600	565	495.00	495.00
2	600–650	633	367.50–380.00	373.87
3	650–700	668	360.00–367.50	362.56
3	700–750	722	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	380	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	400	450.00	450.00
1	450–500	480	467.50	467.50
1	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	658	330.00–347.50	338.72
1	750–800	790	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	418	400.00–430.00	415.27
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	505	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	577	305.00–345.00	326.98
1	600–650	600	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	508	410.00–500.00	473.09
4	550–600	570	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	505.00–560.00	534.41
5	350–400	379	505.00–545.00	526.15
7	400–450	414	502.50–535.00	521.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,610	189.00	189.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	161.00	161.00
14	—	1,296	165.00–197.00	178.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	133.00	133.00
5	—	994	169.00–178.00	173.73
5	—	991	140.00–159.00	153.35
2	—	978	100.00–115.00	105.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	200.00–207.00	204.25
3	—	1,870	225.00–237.00	232.10
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	242.50	242.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,383	2,725.00–2,775.00	2,750.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	2,000.00–3,025.00	2,572.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,378	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,527.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	196.00	196.00

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

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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