Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $417.83/cwt on 39 head, up $6.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 28 comparable sales and sits +19.87 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$417.83

▲ 6.25 vs prior sale

39 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$682

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

$139.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs KY average

−9.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	439.01	2,362	31
Medium and Large 2-3	551	340.87	1,878	7thin
Small 1-2	560	300.00	1,680	1thin

One grade step is worth $139.01/cwt here — about $682 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

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 sale39 hd

417.83

—

KY average26 barns · 1,175 hd

415.77

+2.06

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−9.56

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

+19.87

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	1,687	221.00	3,729	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,647	181.71	2,993	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	177.28	2,336	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	161.82	1,656	22
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	229.00	2,863	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$3,171	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	518	431.07/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	422.59/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	497.77/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,066	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	423.76/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	526	523.89/cwt	485.00–527.50	2,756	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	453.38/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	760	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	508.50/cwt	500.00–517.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	331.25/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	559	416.39/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	510.80/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	464.37/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,029	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	343.49/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	422.46/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	424.15/cwt	365.00–445.00	1,786	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	440.81/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,596	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	396.88/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	418.03/cwt	390.00–432.50	2,374	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	159.91/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,132	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	158.15/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,550	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	178.14/cwt	168.00–187.00	1,920	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	930	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,328	4
Bulls	—	—	1,598	213.53/cwt	213.00–214.00	3,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	478.29/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	389.91/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	481.57/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	292	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	477.55/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	485	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	576.06/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	388.71/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	527	480.45/cwt	470.00–492.50	2,532	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	343.62/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	544	491.37/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,673	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	559.73/cwt	530.00–585.00	2,065	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	471.03/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,431	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	468.17/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	742	379.48/cwt	379.00–382.50	2,816	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	548.02/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,291	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	604	437.69/cwt	380.00–453.00	2,644	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	464	502.09/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	510.62/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,201	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	3,170.70/head	2,500.00–3,775.00	3,171	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	452.30/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	376.77/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	460.41/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,003	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	658	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	323	569.23/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,839	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	182.63/cwt	168.00–205.00	2,398	13
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,250	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,701	222.15/cwt	217.00–230.00	3,779	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,647	181.71/cwt	169.00–195.00	2,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	339.82/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	348	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 665Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 60Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 26

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	420.00–440.00	431.07
7	550–600	559	410.00–435.00	416.39
6	600–650	602	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	385	560.00	560.00
10	400–450	415	480.00–525.00	497.77
3	450–500	482	480.00–485.00	481.57
13	500–550	527	470.00–492.50	480.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	500.00–520.00	510.80
1	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	365	470.00–490.00	478.29
7	400–450	437	450.00–475.00	464.37
6	450–500	463	450.00–460.00	453.38
4	500–550	533	380.00–395.00	388.71
3	550–600	570	385.00–400.00	389.91
3	600–650	610	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	703	330.00–335.00	331.25
1	900–950	940	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
13	350–400	362	440.00–450.00	440.81
13	400–450	421	365.00–445.00	424.15
6	450–500	474	420.00–435.00	422.46
2	500–550	533	332.50–355.00	343.49
5	550–600	558	320.00–365.00	339.82
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	500.00–517.00	508.50
2	400–450	438	475.00	475.00
6	450–500	475	470.00–490.00	477.55
3	500–550	517	467.50	467.50
3	550–600	560	454.00	454.00
1	700–750	725	360.00	360.00
1	900–950	940	325.00	325.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	300.00–385.00	343.62
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	435	435.00–475.00	460.41
4	450–500	468	440.00–460.00	452.30
5	500–550	523	375.00–415.00	396.88
3	550–600	575	365.00–385.00	376.77
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	755	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
5	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	569.23
8	350–400	369	530.00–585.00	559.73
6	400–450	431	500.00–525.00	510.62
5	450–500	464	500.00–505.00	502.09
18	500–550	544	485.00–500.00	491.37
23	600–650	604	380.00–453.00	437.69
3	650–700	658	390.00	390.00
7	700–750	742	379.00–382.50	379.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	270	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	380	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	485	485.00	485.00
10	500–550	516	465.00–475.00	471.03
5	550–600	580	450.00–475.00	468.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	526	485.00–527.50	523.89
2	550–600	568	485.00	485.00
2	600–650	618	415.00–430.00	422.59
6	650–700	652	422.50–430.00	423.76
1	700–750	700	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	760	370.00–375.00	372.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	568	390.00–432.50	418.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	550.00–600.00	576.06
3	250–300	292	610.00	610.00
7	300–350	348	605.00	605.00
2	400–450	418	530.00–565.00	548.02
1	450–500	485	535.00	535.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	153.00–162.00	159.91
13	—	1,313	168.00–205.00	182.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	154.00–163.00	158.15
13	—	1,078	168.00–187.00	178.14
2	—	838	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	970	135.00–139.00	136.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	169.00–195.00	181.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	213.00–214.00	213.53
13	—	1,701	217.00–230.00	222.15
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	229.00	229.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,455	2,500.00–3,775.00	3,170.70

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

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How this sale compares

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