Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher, 500-700 lbs sharply higher, over 700 lbs steady, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $430.48/cwt on 33 head, up $5.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 28 comparable sales and sits +32.51 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$430.48

▲ 5.90 vs prior sale

33 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$77.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.55

vs KY average

+6.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	432.84	2,312	32
Medium and Large 2-3	580	355.00	2,059	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.84/cwt here — about $253 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 sale33 hd

430.48

—

KY average27 barns · 1,478 hd

415.93

+14.55

National average166 barns · 11,250 hd

424.07

+6.41

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

+32.51

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	—	High	1,842	220.25	4,056	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,761	179.87	3,168	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	176.34	2,277	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,020	157.07	1,602	18
Heifers	Select	Average	965	184.00	1,776	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	488	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,416	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	475.16/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	345.38/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,352	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	529	432.11/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,286	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	417.34/cwt	407.50–427.50	2,767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	539.89/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	358	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,897	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	447.42/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	374.85/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	514	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	373.55/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,368	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	662	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	392.06/cwt	350.00–430.00	2,266	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	532	487.38/cwt	470.00–502.00	2,593	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	399.33/cwt	320.00–438.00	2,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	449.02/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	433.67/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	435.31/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	446.61/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,130	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	156.31/cwt	147.00–166.00	1,591	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	136.90/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	171.49/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,845	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	223.20/cwt	210.00–234.00	4,225	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,761	179.87/cwt	174.00–187.00	3,168	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	178.70/cwt	165.00–197.00	2,318	13
Bulls	—	—	1,610	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	3,333	2
Heifers	Select	—	965	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	416	501.72/cwt	470.00–510.00	2,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	428.36/cwt	370.00–455.00	1,435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	420.15/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	267	623.28/cwt	600.00–635.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	329.14/cwt	300.00–357.50	2,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	513.54/cwt	502.50–525.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	593.66/cwt	540.00–625.00	2,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	464.48/cwt	460.00–468.00	2,671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	453.34/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	613.33/cwt	590.00–660.00	2,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	425.16/cwt	420.00–433.00	2,683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	474.04/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,749	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	556.94/cwt	500.00–605.00	2,367	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	380.13/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	561	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,314	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,649	5

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 358Year ago 291

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	500.00	500.00
7	450–500	488	495.00	495.00
13	550–600	575	460.00–468.00	464.48
2	700–750	740	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	532	470.00–502.00	487.38
12	600–650	631	420.00–433.00	425.16
10	650–700	663	407.50–427.50	417.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	267	600.00–635.00	623.28
7	350–400	384	540.00–625.00	593.66
11	400–450	425	500.00–605.00	556.94
5	450–500	455	500.00–550.00	539.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	477	435.00–455.00	446.61
3	550–600	590	320.00–438.00	399.33
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	445	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	470	455.00–510.00	475.16
4	500–550	520	440.00–470.00	447.42
11	550–600	578	350.00–430.00	392.06
3	650–700	682	360.00–382.50	374.85
2	700–750	735	300.00–357.50	329.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	450.00–460.00	455.03
3	450–500	463	410.00–445.00	433.67
2	500–550	510	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	555.00	555.00
3	350–400	380	590.00–660.00	613.33
2	400–450	408	502.50–525.00	513.54
2	600–650	612	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	320	480.00	480.00
10	350–400	369	460.00–485.00	474.04
6	400–450	438	450.00–455.00	453.34
6	450–500	475	440.00–455.00	449.02
2	500–550	545	372.50	372.50
4	550–600	567	375.00–385.00	380.13
1	600–650	615	355.00	355.00
7	650–700	681	342.50–350.00	345.38
1	750–800	790	320.00	320.00
5	800–850	810	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	529	410.00–445.00	432.11
4	550–600	561	412.50	412.50
10	600–650	634	365.00–375.00	373.55
5	650–700	662	366.00	366.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
3	350–400	358	530.00	530.00
10	400–450	416	470.00–510.00	501.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	514	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	370.00–455.00	428.36
2	350–400	363	420.00–450.00	435.31
8	400–450	433	400.00–435.00	420.15
2	450–500	485	405.00	405.00
1	550–600	580	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	102.50	102.50
8	—	1,018	147.00–166.00	156.31
2	—	945	135.00–139.00	136.90
7	—	1,076	168.00–177.00	171.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	160.00–162.00	160.97
13	—	1,297	165.00–197.00	178.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,761	174.00–187.00	179.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,893	210.00–234.00	223.20
2	—	1,610	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	184.00	184.00

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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