Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: There was a limited number of head at previous sale to have an accurate comparison however based on previous sales reported prices all feeder class animals sold steady to 4.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cows and bulls also had limited comparisons on last sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $427.42/cwt on 196 head, up $38.31 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 28 comparable sales and sits +29.45 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$427.42

▲ 38.31 vs prior sale

196 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$81.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.95

vs KY average

+11.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	429.21	2,388	191
Large 1-2	553	366.67	2,029	3thin
Medium and Large 2	563	347.50	1,955	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.71/cwt here — about $434 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale196 hd

427.42

—

KY average19 barns · 795 hd

416.47

+10.95

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

+11.31

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

+29.45

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	1,308	163.00	2,131	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	201.65	2,990	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	180.40	2,077	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	145.00	1,399	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)	855	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,221	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	508	$3,350	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	210	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	416.54/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	461.87/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,249	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	431.46/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	406.18/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	413.62/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,155	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	606	443.82/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,202	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	430.25/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	444.39/cwt	430.00–449.00	2,631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	222	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	405.77/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	148	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	373.51/cwt	355.00–378.00	2,331	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	378.59/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,177	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	426.21/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	421.32/cwt	415.00–426.00	2,675	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	374.37/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	522.11/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	169	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,183	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,399	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	201.65/cwt	197.00–206.00	2,990	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	198.89/cwt	193.00–215.00	2,355	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	170.77/cwt	163.00–182.00	1,962	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	153.33/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,653	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,290	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	352.41/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,389	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	568	433.41/cwt	429.50–435.50	2,462	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	495	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	861	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	3,168	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	383.09/cwt	300.00–465.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	361.22/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	561	411.34/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,308	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	365.57/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,237	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	913	2,220.82/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,483	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	319.84/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,983	2
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	362.50/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,030	2

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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 67Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	148	600.00	600.00
5	200–250	210	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	287	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	335	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
11	400–450	428	420.00–445.00	430.25
5	450–500	482	395.00–425.00	405.77
25	500–550	521	395.00–425.00	413.62
11	550–600	575	365.00–387.50	378.59
11	600–650	624	355.00–378.00	373.51
6	650–700	686	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	510	449.00	449.00
136	550–600	568	429.50–435.50	433.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	475	355.00–375.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	457.50	457.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	560	355.00–370.00	362.50
2	600–650	620	315.00–325.00	319.84
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	700.00	700.00
1	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
7	450–500	487	450.00–470.00	461.87
5	500–550	518	430.00–437.50	431.46
4	550–600	592	430.00–449.00	444.39
3	600–650	612	405.00–430.00	416.54
1	650–700	675	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	480.00	480.00
8	600–650	606	440.00–455.00	443.82
58	850–900	861	368.00	368.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
4	500–550	541	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	628	390.00	390.00
12	650–700	678	345.00–362.50	352.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	472.50	472.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	169	700.00	700.00
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
5	350–400	366	500.00–530.00	522.11
1	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	520	425.00–427.50	426.21
5	550–600	570	365.00–377.50	374.37
6	600–650	635	415.00–426.00	421.32
2	650–700	673	400.00–412.50	406.18
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	775	332.50	332.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
8	550–600	561	400.00–422.50	411.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	353	300.00–465.00	383.09
2	550–600	583	355.00–367.50	361.22
7	600–650	612	350.00–385.00	365.57
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	635	310.00–315.00	312.46
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	825	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	145.00	145.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	197.00–206.00	201.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,184	193.00–215.00	198.89
5	—	1,149	163.00–182.00	170.77
3	—	1,078	148.00–159.00	153.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,155	215.00	215.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	508	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	913	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,220.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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