Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder 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 $402.55/cwt on 7 head, down $6.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 28 comparable sales and sits +4.58 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$402.55

▼ 6.17 vs prior sale

7 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$84.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.13

vs KY average

−15.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	414.64	2,196	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	330.00	1,650	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.64/cwt here — about $546 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 sale7 hd

402.55

—

KY average29 barns · 1,678 hd

410.68

−8.13

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−15.71

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

+4.58

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	1,675	215.65	3,613	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	176.51	2,836	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	174.38	2,276	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	152.50	1,723	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,902	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$2,351	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,624	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	179.81/cwt	171.00–193.00	2,877	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,915	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,541	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	221.33/cwt	213.00–227.00	3,949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	381.16/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	451.46/cwt	447.00–460.00	2,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,052	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	479.84/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,761	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	666	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	436.78/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	401.78/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	567	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	403.62/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	456.10/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	358	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	508.43/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	461.78/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	356.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,351.44/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	159.37/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,144	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	179.38/cwt	167.00–189.00	2,318	9
Bulls	—	—	1,375	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,647	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,901.98/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,902	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 360Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 55Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 3

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,600	171.00–193.00	179.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,085	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	153.00–165.00	159.37
9	—	1,292	167.00–189.00	179.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	199.00	199.00
7	—	1,784	213.00–227.00	221.33
1	—	1,375	192.50	192.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	260	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	380	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	415	500.00–517.50	508.43
1	450–500	480	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
10	650–700	684	407.50	407.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	480.00	480.00
7	550–600	567	471.00	471.00
4	600–650	622	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	525.00	525.00
1	500–550	515	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	300	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	360	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	475	485.00	485.00
3	500–550	510	447.00–460.00	451.46
2	550–600	550	437.50	437.50
2	600–650	613	397.50–410.00	403.62
2	650–700	670	375.00–387.50	381.16
1	800–850	825	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	378	435.00–475.00	461.78
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
6	350–400	367	465.00–485.00	479.84
5	400–450	425	440.00–460.00	456.10
3	450–500	492	420.00–445.00	436.78
3	500–550	516	395.00–415.00	401.78
1	550–600	580	402.50	402.50
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	440.00	440.00
6	650–700	666	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	358	420.00–430.00	425.03
3	450–500	470	350.00–370.00	356.73
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	935	235.00	235.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,351.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,901.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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