Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers and heifers under 600lbs sold steady with some instances 3.00 higher on fancy or weaned packages. Steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady with both showing strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower in spots. There was good demand on all offering for todays sale along with very good quality calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $408.71/cwt on 54 head, up $1.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 28 comparable sales and sits +10.75 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$408.71

▲ 1.98 vs prior sale

54 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$104.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

vs KY average

−8.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	421.38	2,255	41
Medium and Large 2	541	386.19	2,089	4thin
Large 1-2	522	383.34	2,001	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	316.41	1,714	3thin

One grade step is worth $104.97/cwt here — about $541 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale54 hd

408.71

—

KY average26 barns · 1,142 hd

409.39

−0.68

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−8.40

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

+10.75

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	1,295	195.50	2,532	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	184.14	3,040	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	176.06	2,214	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	957	144.51	1,383	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	895	165.00	1,477	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	715	184.00	1,316	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,085	232.50	2,523	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,640	2thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2	450–500	490	410.16/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	435.77/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,048	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	384.92/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,601	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	407.98/cwt	355.00–431.00	2,334	17
Steers	Large 2-3	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	378.00/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,744	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,602	1
Steers	Large 2	600–650	630	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	484.66/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,108	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	430.70/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,102	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	476.77/cwt	470.00–481.00	2,718	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	503.25/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,625	3
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	423	440.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	492.08/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,352	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,970	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	468	469.76/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	489.17/cwt	482.50–495.00	2,720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	396.61/cwt	392.50–398.00	2,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	471.48/cwt	469.00–482.50	2,852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	521.06/cwt	502.50–535.00	2,199	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	446.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,525	5
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	2
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	619	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	471.04/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,464	5
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	700–750	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	250–300	260	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	495.82/cwt	490.00–514.00	2,177	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	570	442.30/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,226	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,085	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,523	1
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	715	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,025	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	139.03/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,369	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	157.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,493	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	181.43/cwt	178.00–187.00	3,012	4
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,149	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	155.02/cwt	143.00–164.00	1,834	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	188.85/cwt	180.00–225.00	2,512	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	174.12/cwt	169.00–183.00	2,136	14
Bulls	—	—	1,465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,564	1
Bulls	—	—	1,125	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,639.71/head	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,488	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	300–350	330	437.46/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	414.06/cwt	397.50–422.50	2,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	379.96/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,253	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Large 2-3	600–650	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,914	1
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,616	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	468.38/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,836	3
Bulls	Large 2	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	368.81/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	468.25/cwt	462.50–475.00	2,458	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	483.01/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,299	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	522	383.34/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,684	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	458.57/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,940	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	371.91/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,328	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	324.62/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	462.31/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,743	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	430.87/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,193	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	434.96/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 369Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 60Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 30Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	363	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	442	420.00–445.00	434.96
3	450–500	490	400.00–415.00	410.16
3	500–550	528	375.00–400.00	384.92
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	645	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
20	350–400	377	455.00–475.00	462.31
11	400–450	423	450.00–470.00	458.57
19	450–500	470	425.00–450.00	435.77
24	500–550	509	400.00–445.00	430.87
17	550–600	572	355.00–431.00	407.98
5	700–750	726	375.00–380.00	378.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	525	315.00–335.00	324.62
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	522	375.00–385.00	383.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	600–650	630	426.00	426.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	511.00	511.00
9	550–600	556	482.50–495.00	489.17
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	435.00–445.00	440.03
2	450–500	468	455.00–485.00	469.76
2	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
8	600–650	619	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	500.00–505.00	503.25
2	350–400	365	520.00	520.00
6	400–450	435	480.00–497.50	484.66
14	450–500	488	430.00–435.00	430.70
5	550–600	566	440.00–450.00	446.04
1	600–650	630	445.00	445.00
1	650–700	680	347.50	347.50
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	355	555.00	555.00
12	400–450	422	502.50–535.00	521.06
8	450–500	478	485.00–502.50	492.08
5	500–550	523	465.00–477.50	471.04
15	550–600	570	470.00–481.00	476.77
11	600–650	605	469.00–482.50	471.48
1	650–700	690	402.50	402.50
4	700–750	710	392.50–398.00	396.61
1	750–800	780	345.00	345.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	330	435.00–440.00	437.46
1	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	635.00	635.00
1	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	365	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	439	490.00–514.00	495.82
5	450–500	476	475.00–485.00	483.01
6	500–550	525	462.50–475.00	468.25
2	550–600	593	370.00–390.00	379.96
4	600–650	626	365.00–375.00	371.91
5	650–700	675	387.50	387.50
2	750–800	760	360.00–377.50	368.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	428	520.00	520.00
2	550–600	570	435.00–450.00	442.30
1	600–650	605	427.50	427.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	392	465.00–470.00	468.38
1	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	523	397.50–422.50	414.06
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	184.00	184.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	110.00–111.00	110.49
4	—	985	132.00–145.00	139.03
7	—	949	150.00–164.00	157.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	178.00–187.00	181.43
1	—	1,615	195.00	195.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	143.00–164.00	155.02
12	—	1,330	180.00–225.00	188.85
14	—	1,227	169.00–183.00	174.12
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	165.00	165.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,125	216.00	216.00

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)	1	—	1,600	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,639.71

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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