Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.91/cwt on 5 head, down $38.93 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 27 comparable sales and sits −88.51 against this barn's trailing median of $398.42.

Average price

$309.91

▼ 38.93 vs prior sale

5 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.25

vs KY average

−21.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	309.91	1,630	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale5 hd

309.91

—

KY average26 barns · 482 hd

326.16

−16.25

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−21.61

This barn, trailing median27 sales

398.42

−88.51

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,368	135.07	1,848	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,865	129.00	2,406	1thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	309.91/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	346.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	253.67/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,877	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,865	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	375.84/cwt	365.00–382.50	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	350.36/cwt	345.00–356.00	2,015	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	135.07/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,401	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 Sep 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 33Last week 129Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 12Year ago 48

No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	385	422.50	422.50
1	400–450	435	402.50	402.50
1	450–500	460	387.50	387.50
3	500–550	528	365.00–382.50	375.84
2	550–600	575	345.00–356.00	350.36
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	418	340.00–360.00	346.93
1	450–500	455	360.00	360.00
5	500–550	526	300.00–330.00	309.91
2	700–750	740	242.50–265.00	253.67
1	750–800	775	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	129.00	129.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	134.00–136.00	135.07

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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