Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 12.00-15.00 lower, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Moderate demand for a mostly plain to average quality offering. 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 $394.01/cwt on 21 head, up $16.98 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 28 comparable sales and sits −3.96 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$394.01

▲ 16.98 vs prior sale

21 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$411

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

$62.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.59

vs KY average

−10.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	399.98	2,191	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	528	337.25	1,781	2thin

One grade step is worth $62.73/cwt here — about $411 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale21 hd

394.01

—

KY average25 barns · 1,568 hd

415.59

−21.59

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−10.75

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−3.96

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	1,563	243.20	3,801	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	183.64	2,962	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,303	178.37	2,324	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	154.16	1,518	14

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,565	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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 2-3	300–350	333	419.81/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	432	418.51/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	337.25/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	407.28/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,918	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	554	423.00/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,343	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	486.84/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	365.64/cwt	360.00–367.50	2,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	419.12/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	380.92/cwt	367.50–395.00	2,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	456.77/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	372.45/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	482.50/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	359.37/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,253	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	474.00/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,304	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	468.59/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	369.96/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,957	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	537.75/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	704	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,235	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	443.10/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,335	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	526.71/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	376.61/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,354	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	559.75/cwt	550.00–575.00	1,567	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,565.35/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,393	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	172.95/cwt	168.00–177.50	1,759	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	113.29/cwt	107.00–122.50	982	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,404	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	183.64/cwt	169.00–199.00	2,962	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	161.92/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,660	5
Bulls	—	—	1,563	243.20/cwt	230.00–251.00	3,801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	424	498.16/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	506.88/cwt	505.00–507.50	2,139	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	185.20/cwt	175.00–197.00	2,337	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	155.61/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	389.13/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	409.11/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	1,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,512	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	450.45/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	538	394.59/cwt	380.00–402.50	2,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	418.05/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	378.04/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,317	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	312	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	433.35/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,414	3

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 Jun 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 154Year ago 316

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 48Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 4Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	385.00–435.00	409.11
2	300–350	333	395.00–445.00	419.81
6	350–400	372	390.00–440.00	418.05
7	400–450	432	400.00–430.00	418.51
11	450–500	471	370.00–425.00	407.28
2	500–550	528	330.00–345.00	337.25
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	405.00	405.00
10	550–600	554	422.50–425.00	423.00
58	750–800	785	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	275	455.00–485.00	474.00
2	300–350	320	450.00–485.00	468.59
1	350–400	385	465.00	465.00
2	400–450	413	435.00–465.00	450.45
6	500–550	529	365.00–375.00	369.96
2	550–600	583	360.00–385.00	372.45
6	600–650	627	330.00–365.00	359.37
5	700–750	704	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	510.00	510.00
8	400–450	424	485.00–500.00	498.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	538	380.00–402.50	394.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	515.00	515.00
1	350–400	360	497.50	497.50
3	400–450	434	480.00–500.00	486.84
3	450–500	490	450.00–460.00	456.77
18	500–550	527	430.00–452.50	443.10
3	550–600	557	430.00–435.00	433.35
5	600–650	613	370.00–380.00	378.04
4	700–750	705	360.00–367.50	365.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	520.00–530.00	526.71
4	400–450	422	505.00–507.50	506.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	375	360.00–400.00	389.13
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
5	450–500	470	385.00–440.00	419.12
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	572	367.50–395.00	380.92
1	700–750	745	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	335	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	383	475.00	475.00
2	400–450	440	470.00–495.00	482.50
1	450–500	450	485.00	485.00
4	500–550	513	440.00	440.00
3	550–600	550	435.00	435.00
3	600–650	625	365.00–385.00	376.61
2	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	715	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	540.00	540.00
4	250–300	280	550.00–575.00	559.75
2	350–400	373	530.00–545.00	537.75

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,565.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,017	168.00–177.50	172.95
3	—	867	107.00–122.50	113.29
1	—	975	144.00	144.00
5	—	1,025	160.00–163.00	161.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	169.00–199.00	183.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,262	175.00–197.00	185.20
3	—	1,440	152.00–161.00	155.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	230.00–251.00	243.20

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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