Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers mostly steady, Feeder heifers 10.00-15.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 8.00-10.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.84/cwt on 18 head, down $43.15 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −49.58 against this barn's trailing median of $398.42.

Average price

$348.84

▼ 43.15 vs prior sale

18 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$36.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.35

vs KY average

−2.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	354.93	1,917	15thin
Medium and Large 2	572	318.38	1,821	3thin

One grade step is worth $36.55/cwt here — about $96 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

27 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $398.42 across 27 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 sale18 hd

348.84

—

KY average28 barns · 650 hd

358.19

−9.35

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

−2.08

This barn, trailing median27 sales

398.42

−49.58

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	1,830	209.16	3,829	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	168.95	2,789	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	157.73	2,043	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	113.27	1,106	9thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Bulls	—	—	2,142	205.63/cwt	203.00–209.00	4,405	3
Bulls	—	—	1,838	220.91/cwt	215.00–229.00	4,060	4
Bulls	—	—	1,348	190.95/cwt	189.00–193.00	2,574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,488	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	99.24/cwt	72.50–113.00	933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	816	248.66/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	357.50/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	323.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	369.11/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	363.29/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,740	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	336.22/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	363.28/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	365.63/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	351.12/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,276	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,252	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	318.38/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	294.65/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	291.43/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	452.50/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,178	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	157.73/cwt	145.00–164.00	2,043	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,599	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	170.60/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	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 Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 141Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 18Year ago 31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,142	203.00–209.00	205.63
4	—	1,838	215.00–229.00	220.91
2	—	1,348	189.00–193.00	190.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	144.00–145.00	144.48
1	—	1,085	135.00	135.00
6	—	940	72.50–113.00	99.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,295	145.00–164.00	157.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,673	165.00–176.00	170.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	385.00–390.00	387.47
6	400–450	419	345.00–375.00	363.28
8	450–500	479	340.00–370.00	363.29
8	500–550	518	330.00–360.00	351.12
6	550–600	574	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	615	347.50	347.50
2	650–700	673	315.00–320.00	317.53
5	700–750	731	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	572	315.00–325.00	318.38
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	385	440.00–465.00	452.50
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
3	450–500	450	425.00	425.00
6	500–550	507	360.00–375.00	369.11
2	550–600	565	355.00–360.00	357.50
4	600–650	642	335.00–340.00	336.22
3	650–700	673	320.00–330.00	323.39
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
4	800–850	816	240.00–260.00	248.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	395.00	395.00
1	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	565	275.00–315.00	294.65
3	600–650	612	270.00–302.50	291.43
3	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	453	255.00–265.00	259.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	495	390.00	390.00
7	550–600	587	355.00–375.00	365.63
3	650–700	655	347.50	347.50
3	700–750	718	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	785	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	385.00	385.00
2	600–650	613	375.00	375.00
2	650–700	660	364.00	364.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	270.00	270.00

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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