Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers limited comparison, Feeder heifers sharply lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.52/cwt on 5 head, down $76.42 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −97.28 against this barn's trailing median of $414.80.

Average price

$317.52

▼ 76.42 vs prior sale

5 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$66.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−58.67

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	344.19	1,871	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	277.50	1,485	2thin

One grade step is worth $66.69/cwt here — about $387 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $466.57, low $345.36, median $414.80 across 21 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 sale5 hd

317.52

—

KY average24 barns · 329 hd

376.19

−58.67

This barn, trailing median21 sales

414.80

−97.28

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	1,864	213.25	3,974	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,761	188.05	3,311	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	178.44	2,356	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	920	133.60	1,229	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	222.50	2,470	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)	1,545	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	500–550	508	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	860	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	321.49/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	336.29/cwt	327.50–345.00	1,860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	299.98/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	405.20/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	94.10/cwt	78.00–112.00	790	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	4,324	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,676	191.46/cwt	180.00–200.00	3,209	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,185	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	388.15/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	425.45/cwt	422.50–437.50	2,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	277.50/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	158.55/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,562	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	141.18/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,402	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	213.00/cwt	208.00–218.00	4,004	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	187.17/cwt	177.00–196.00	2,480	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,083	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 Jul 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 66Last week 74Year ago 81

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 18Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 6

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers limited comparison, Feeder heifers sharply lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	380	390.00–435.00	405.20
2	450–500	485	355.00–360.00	357.50
2	500–550	508	330.00–340.00	334.93
4	650–700	666	285.00–310.00	299.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	613	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	715	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	775	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	860	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	460.00	460.00
1	650–700	685	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	735	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	430	430.00	430.00
5	450–500	473	422.50–437.50	425.45
1	500–550	525	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	553	327.50–345.00	336.29
3	600–650	612	312.50–327.50	321.49
1	750–800	780	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	470	370.00–407.50	388.15
2	500–550	535	255.00–300.00	277.50
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	780	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	910	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	187.00	187.00
3	—	840	78.00–112.00	94.10
2	—	985	158.00–159.00	158.55
2	—	993	135.00–146.00	141.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,676	180.00–200.00	191.46
1	—	2,185	171.00	171.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,325	177.00–196.00	187.17
1	—	1,380	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,225	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,905	227.00	227.00
2	—	1,880	208.00–218.00	213.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	222.50	222.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	2,975.00	2,975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	3,100.00	3,100.00

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

Bulls · 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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