Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, steers over 600 sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeders heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, very good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $477.32/cwt on 43 head, up $15.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 20 comparable sales and sits +14.65 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$477.32

▲ 15.48 vs prior sale

43 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$49.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs KY average

−10.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	479.63	2,640	41
Medium and Large 2	565	430.00	2,430	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.63/cwt here — about $210 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

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $415.74, median $462.67 across 20 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 sale43 hd

477.32

—

KY average25 barns · 812 hd

480.80

−3.48

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−10.23

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

+14.65

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	1,607	213.27	3,428	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,696	182.13	3,089	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	172.63	2,039	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	850	144.82	1,231	6thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	875	195.00	1,706	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,262	236.84	2,989	3thin

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)	945	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	878	$2,676	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,425	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$2,423	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	978	$1,600	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,045	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	657	$3,448	4thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2	600–650	620	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	425.43/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,029	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	419.88/cwt	407.50–427.00	2,775	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	486.34/cwt	475.00–492.50	2,300	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	345.02/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	313.36/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	309.68/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	438.59/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	355.39/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	255	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	2,425.00/head	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,425	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	2,675.78/head	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	855	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,565	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	582	328.20/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,910	5
Steers	Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	625	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,656	1
Heifers	Large 2	800–850	815	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,201	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Large 2	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Large 2	950–1000	960	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	800–850	808	222.43/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	783	216.31/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,807	202.35/cwt	190.00–209.00	3,656	6
Bulls	—	—	1,263	184.72/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,333	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	465	374.84/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	250–300	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	385	367.31/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,414	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	850–900	860	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,559	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	911	151.40/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,379	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,342	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,727	190.47/cwt	188.00–195.00	3,289	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,592	227.01/cwt	217.00–238.00	3,614	11
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	875	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,706	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	116.68/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,027	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	141.86/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,253	3
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,262	236.84/cwt	231.00–243.00	2,989	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	202.75/cwt	195.00–211.00	2,595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	176.65/cwt	167.00–185.00	2,192	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	173.78/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,893	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	3,447.64/head	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,448	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	2,423.10/head	1,900.00–3,000.00	2,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	505.83/cwt	495.00–512.50	2,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	471.40/cwt	462.50–475.00	2,178	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	548	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,466	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	391	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	433.96/cwt	432.50–435.00	2,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	165	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	210	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	442.47/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	464.91/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	396.89/cwt	387.50–410.00	2,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	373.04/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	383.76/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,222	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	506	478.78/cwt	467.50–485.00	2,423	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	477.06/cwt	475.00–496.00	2,734	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,940	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	518.00/cwt	506.00–535.00	2,253	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	346.66/cwt	335.00–351.00	2,336	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	694.86/cwt	690.00–700.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	380.58/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,040	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,526	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	435.31/cwt	430.00–437.00	2,673	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,865	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	467.90/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	496.72/cwt	490.00–502.50	2,166	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	438.31/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	471.79/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	466.18/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 244Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 50Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	420	465.00	465.00
2	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	620	420.00	420.00
2	650–700	675	399.00	399.00
3	700–750	723	300.00–330.00	309.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	605.00	605.00
9	400–450	435	506.00–535.00	518.00
7	450–500	473	475.00–492.50	486.34
11	500–550	506	467.50–485.00	478.78
27	550–600	573	475.00–496.00	477.06
14	600–650	614	430.00–437.00	435.31
13	650–700	661	407.50–427.00	419.88
6	700–750	748	383.00	383.00
1	850–900	855	345.00	345.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	495.00–512.50	505.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	750–800	750	392.00	392.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	705.00	705.00
2	200–250	230	615.00	615.00
1	250–300	250	670.00	670.00
3	300–350	330	465.00–480.00	471.79
5	350–400	372	455.00–480.00	467.90
8	400–450	420	450.00–480.00	466.18
14	450–500	477	420.00–435.00	425.43
7	500–550	536	365.00–395.00	380.58
11	550–600	579	370.00–390.00	383.76
1	600–650	645	350.00	350.00
14	650–700	674	335.00–351.00	346.66
3	700–750	743	340.00	340.00
3	850–900	857	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	590.00	590.00
3	350–400	366	435.00–445.00	438.59
1	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	593	340.00–350.00	345.02
3	650–700	675	305.00–325.00	313.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	340.00–370.00	355.39
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	582	300.00–335.00	328.20
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	860	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
2	750–800	783	210.00–222.50	216.31
1	800–850	815	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	808	215.00–230.00	222.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	680.00	680.00
1	300–350	320	520.00	520.00
4	350–400	391	500.00	500.00
14	450–500	462	462.50–475.00	471.40
22	500–550	548	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	560.00	560.00
1	400–450	440	405.00	405.00
1	450–500	490	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	385	360.00–375.00	367.31
2	450–500	465	370.00–380.00	374.84
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
1	850–900	855	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	960	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	700.00	700.00
1	200–250	225	660.00	660.00
2	250–300	278	690.00–700.00	694.86
1	300–350	340	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	365	435.00–440.00	438.31
7	400–450	436	490.00–502.50	496.72
5	450–500	461	445.00–475.00	464.91
5	500–550	524	432.50–435.00	433.96
2	550–600	563	435.00–450.00	442.47
4	600–650	630	387.50–410.00	396.89
4	650–700	674	362.50–380.00	373.04
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
2	800–850	815	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	530	482.50	482.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,146	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,675.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,098	1,900.00–3,000.00	2,423.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	657	3,000.00–3,850.00	3,447.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,807	190.00–209.00	202.35
3	—	1,263	177.00–189.00	184.72
11	—	1,592	217.00–238.00	227.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	148.00–156.00	151.40
1	—	1,040	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,280	195.00–211.00	202.75
17	—	1,241	167.00–185.00	176.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	188.00–195.00	190.47
3	—	1,665	169.00–178.00	173.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	210.00	210.00
2	—	880	110.00–123.00	116.68
3	—	883	138.00–145.00	141.86
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	195.00	195.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	231.00–243.00	236.84

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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