Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2026-04-08

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 8
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
525 vs last sale 140 521 vs year ago 144 · +361.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
12 vs last sale 48 47 vs year ago 13 · +361.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
8 vs last sale 7 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers 450 lbs and under appeared steady with a lite test, while the 500-650 lbs steers and the yearling cattle appeared firm with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 350 lbs and under appeared sharply higher with strong demand, while the 450-600 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.59/cwt on 97 head, up $5.55 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 28 comparable sales and sits +13.62 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.
Average price
$411.59
5.55 vs prior sale
97 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$645
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$93.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.59
vs KY average
16.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583416.432,42690
Large 1-2500375.001,8751thin
Medium and Large 2564356.362,0094thin
Medium and Large 2-3553322.501,7822thin
One grade step is worth $93.93/cwt here — about $645 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales
444401358314median 397.9712/1703/0404/2206/1708/19
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 sale97 hd
411.59
KY average25 barns · 1,295 hd
420.18
−8.59
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−16.77
This barn, trailing median28 sales
397.97
+13.62
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,856215.063,9925thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,455186.492,71411
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210184.742,23517
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low996146.241,45711

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$3,3446
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$2,7113thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,283$2,5512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$2,1751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)745$1,9622thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$3,2501thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500468485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2705
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5021
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573435.15/cwt430.00–440.002,4932
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450415535.24/cwt525.00–545.002,2212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added700–750707419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,96261
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9361
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500479425.01/cwt420.00–435.002,0364
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy450–500490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9361
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy650–700695305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1201
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750–800797330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,63070
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600595414.25/cwt414.00–420.002,46569
SteersMedium and Large 2-3250–300270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 2-3650–700655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400378566.23/cwt555.00–570.002,1404
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500493502.64/cwt500.00–510.002,47813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed600–650623390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4305
HeifersLarge 1-2350–400365445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350340605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,0571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380515.00/cwt495.00–535.001,9572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300–350325495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550540425.04/cwt415.00–455.002,2959
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600580351.81/cwt340.00–365.002,0403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500472467.71/cwt450.00–485.002,20823
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500–550515475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4464
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added600–650636367.80/cwt365.50–380.002,33932
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250–300265540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200–250235560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350318460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4632
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added650–700670365.19/cwt365.00–370.002,44752
HeifersLarge 1-2500–550500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850–900860355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,0531
SteersMedium and Large 2-3450–500480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6801
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4791
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350340465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550535449.78/cwt445.00–480.002,4068
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650637418.47/cwt417.50–420.002,6665
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7521
SteersMedium and Large 2-3600–650610305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650–700686420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,8815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600569452.68/cwt451.00–455.002,57612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2250–300277589.16/cwt560.00–610.001,6323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850810335.68/cwt321.00–350.002,7192
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750740375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2750–800791363.03/cwt355.00–367.002,8726
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added550–600584474.60/cwt474.00–476.002,77210
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7481
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added500–550511525.79/cwt525.00–526.002,68714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2150–200155700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,0851
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450433207.49/cwt205.00–210.008982
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550530335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7762
Beef/Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800765265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0271
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400–450425501.44/cwt495.00–515.002,1313
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300–350320540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7282
BullsMedium and Large 1-2550–600588432.55/cwt425.00–435.002,5434
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250–300255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed250–300257615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,5813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350345600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0701
CowsLean 85-90%79560.79/cwt55.00–65.004832
CowsLean 85-90%960130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,9851
CowsBoner 80-85%1,216176.61/cwt169.00–183.002,1488
CowsLean 85-90%898149.31/cwt141.00–155.001,3412
CowsLean 85-90%1,102176.40/cwt170.00–183.001,9446
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,408192.53/cwt185.00–198.002,7116
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,512179.25/cwt175.00–182.002,7105
CowsBoner 80-85%1,202195.71/cwt186.00–211.002,3528
Bulls1,620200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,2401
Bulls1,915218.83/cwt213.00–226.004,1914
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27451,961.74/head1,500.00–2,300.001,9622
Bred CowsMedium and Large 29402,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,062219.77/cwt185.00–250.002,3348
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2935255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3841
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2583,344.14/head2,900.00–3,700.003,3446
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2582,711.32/head2,550.00–2,900.002,7113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0702,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2832,551.46/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5512
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650638335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1373
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400–450428420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7983
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550–600578346.01/cwt335.00–357.502,0002
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8101
BullsLarge 1-2300–350310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400370572.47/cwt570.00–575.002,1182
BullsMedium and Large 21000–10501,000195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3300–350340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550548445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4395
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700–750709371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,6304
BullsMedium and Large 2-3500–550530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0674
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550527395.06/cwt385.00–400.002,0823
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3650–700680295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3450–500475390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8531
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400–450433463.70/cwt455.00–475.002,0088
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400375467.30/cwt460.00–475.001,7522
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660307.39/cwt300.00–315.002,0292
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500–550545335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy300–350310578.71/cwt555.00–590.001,7943
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500499515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,5706
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500488440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1473
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450442415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450433500.91/cwt495.00–505.002,16910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550–600577396.96/cwt395.00–405.002,2905
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700658343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,2573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625339.98/cwt335.00–350.002,1255
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3550–600560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650–700650362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3561
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900888225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9982
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600–650600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy250–300270580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5663
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy350–400361532.08/cwt515.00–550.001,9214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2350–400378537.38/cwt535.00–540.002,0312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450–500460510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500489472.87/cwt455.00–485.002,31214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500–550518466.42/cwt457.50–490.002,41611
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500486442.91/cwt425.00–447.502,15315
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850810235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9042
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450440475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400–450407539.84/cwt530.00–560.002,1973

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.