Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.04/cwt on 6 head, down $11.80 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 27 comparable sales and sits −61.39 against this barn's trailing median of $398.42.

Average price

$337.04

▼ 11.80 vs prior sale

6 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$49.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs KY average

−0.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	349.93	1,972	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	322.50	1,693	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00	1,575	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.93/cwt here — about $397 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

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 sale6 hd

337.04

—

KY average25 barns · 624 hd

344.34

−7.30

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−0.98

This barn, trailing median27 sales

398.42

−61.39

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	1,771	192.13	3,402	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	165.19	2,567	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	157.97	2,001	3thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,084	$2,976	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	820	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	157.97/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,001	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,878	202.61/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,805	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	176.42/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,840	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	163.25/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	296.30/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,846	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	600–650	640	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	308.43/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,020	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	967	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	387.41/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	432.55/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	346.57/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	395.24/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	750	327.30/cwt	327.30–327.30	2,455	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	364.75/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	2,976.34/head	2,325.00–3,800.00	2,976	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	434.73/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	295.32/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 139Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 33Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 43

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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	155.00–164.00	157.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	171.00	171.00
3	—	1,582	159.00–168.00	163.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	200.00–207.00	202.61
2	—	1,610	172.00–179.00	176.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	412.50	412.50
3	400–450	432	430.00–435.00	432.55
3	450–500	455	432.00–440.00	434.73
2	500–550	528	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	668	293.00–300.00	295.32
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	860	234.00	234.00
1	900–950	925	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	225.00–235.00	230.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	380.00–410.00	395.24
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	578	340.00–350.00	346.57
2	600–650	623	295.00–297.50	296.30
3	650–700	655	285.00–320.00	308.43
2	750–800	775	250.00–260.00	255.10
3	950–1000	967	277.50	277.50
2	1050–1100	1,060	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	750–800	750	327.30	327.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	955	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	382.50–392.50	387.41
1	600–650	600	372.50	372.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	457	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	405	345.00–385.00	364.75

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,084	2,325.00–3,800.00	2,976.34

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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