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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to limited supply. However feeder classes sold with good demand on a average to fancy offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.01/cwt on 10 head, down $17.83 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 27 comparable sales and sits −67.41 against this barn's trailing median of $398.42.

Average price

$331.01

▼ 17.83 vs prior sale

10 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

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

$117.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs KY average

−6.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	527	347.51	1,831	8thin
Medium and Large 2	505	300.00	1,515	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	585	230.00	1,346	1thin

One grade step is worth $117.51/cwt here — about $485 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

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 sale10 hd

331.01

—

KY average17 barns · 371 hd

329.10

+1.91

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−6.78

This barn, trailing median27 sales

398.42

−67.41

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	1,687	196.02	3,307	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,445	142.37	2,057	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	102.50	1,087	2thin

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 Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	1,687	196.02/cwt	192.00–200.00	3,307	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,288	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	142.37/cwt	134.00–148.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	342.62/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	305.17/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	318.77/cwt	317.50–320.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	393.54/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	340.02/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	362.74/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	327.71/cwt	322.50–333.00	2,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	329.78/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	342.50/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	402.04/cwt	400.00–403.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	343.27/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	539	422.31/cwt	414.00–424.00	2,276	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	761	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,397	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 147Last week 33Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 30

No comparison to last week due to limited supply. However feeder classes sold with good demand on a average to fancy offering.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,687	192.00–200.00	196.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	112.00	112.00
1	—	970	93.00	93.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	134.00–148.00	142.37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
3	350–400	377	370.00–405.00	393.54
3	400–450	422	355.00–377.50	362.74
3	450–500	468	335.00–355.00	343.27
4	500–550	520	320.00–355.00	340.02
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	633	317.50–320.00	318.77
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	485	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
65	750–800	761	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	325	460.00	460.00
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	515	340.00–347.50	342.62
4	550–600	570	330.00–350.00	342.50
3	600–650	618	320.00–340.00	329.78
3	650–700	672	295.00–315.00	305.17
1	750–800	775	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	479	400.00–403.00	402.04
1	500–550	515	339.00	339.00
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	710	322.50–333.00	327.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	539	414.00–424.00	422.31
3	550–600	555	396.00	396.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	2,300.00	2,300.00

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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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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