Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $397.52/cwt on 14 head, up $4.40 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 14 of 28 comparable sales and sits −0.45 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$397.52

▲ 4.40 vs prior sale

14 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$74.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.37

vs KY average

−13.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	409.99	2,276	11thin
Medium and Large 2	520	360.14	1,873	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	335.00	1,943	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.99/cwt here — about $333 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 sale14 hd

397.52

—

KY average26 barns · 1,346 hd

417.89

−20.37

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−13.99

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−0.45

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	—	Low	1,110	205.83	2,285	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	171.47	2,163	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	171.09	2,680	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	160.00	1,716	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	123.00	1,230	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	252.50	2,740	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,893	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,660	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,250	2thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	200–250	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	390.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	379.49/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,554	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	814	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,589	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	438.70/cwt	422.50–447.50	2,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	413.75/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,112	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	393.31/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	489	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	403.61/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	654	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,694	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	500–550	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	162.87/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,969	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	184.48/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,487	5
Bulls	—	—	895	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,468	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	161.57/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,445	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	176.70/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,271	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	174.33/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,868	3
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,085	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,740	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,985	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,230	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	175.15/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,979	2
Bulls	—	—	950	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,399	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,893.25/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,893	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,660.23/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,660	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	155.67/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	400.16/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	905	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,831	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	873	251.28/cwt	250.00–252.50	2,194	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,008	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	388.48/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,447	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	273.46/cwt	235.00–315.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	280.41/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	360.14/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,461	4

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 199Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 24Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	480	407.50	407.50
2	500–550	532	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	569	370.00–405.00	393.31
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
1	900–950	920	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
32	650–700	654	412.00	412.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	355.00–365.00	360.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	619	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	522	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	630	380.00–400.00	390.24
4	700–750	706	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	389	385.00–445.00	403.61
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	494	425.00–430.00	427.52
3	500–550	516	422.50–447.50	438.70
2	550–600	555	390.00–437.50	413.75
5	600–650	630	387.50–390.00	388.48
8	650–700	673	379.00–380.00	379.49
3	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
4	800–850	814	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	510.00	510.00
5	450–500	489	487.50	487.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	370.00–430.00	400.16
2	500–550	505	350.00–375.00	362.50
2	600–650	618	320.00–330.00	324.86
1	650–700	695	345.00	345.00
2	850–900	873	250.00–252.50	251.28
1	900–950	905	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	260.00–300.00	280.41
2	500–550	520	235.00–315.00	273.46
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,209	156.00–169.00	162.87
5	—	1,348	180.00–192.00	184.48
4	—	1,285	174.00–179.00	176.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	155.00–167.00	161.57
2	—	1,528	180.00–181.00	180.51
3	—	1,645	173.00–175.00	174.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	173.00–177.00	175.15
7	—	1,056	150.00–163.00	155.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,485	201.00	201.00
1	—	950	252.50	252.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	252.50	252.50
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,333	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,893.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,660.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	180.00–181.00	180.51

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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