Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher and sharply higher on weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some sharply higher instances on fancy calves. Slaughter cows sold steady, no comparison on bulls since none were sold last sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $334.72/cwt on 18 head, up $3.72 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 27 comparable sales and sits −63.70 against this barn's trailing median of $398.42.

Average price

$334.72

▲ 3.72 vs prior sale

18 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$44.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs KY average

−19.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	352.82	1,877	8thin
Medium and Large 2	548	327.92	1,798	6thin
Large 1-2	570	310.00	1,767	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	308.33	1,697	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.48/cwt here — about $180 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 sale18 hd

334.72

—

KY average24 barns · 819 hd

341.20

−6.48

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−19.59

This barn, trailing median27 sales

398.42

−63.70

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	1,925	204.31	3,932	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	143.74	1,688	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	139.93	2,243	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	863	88.85	767	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	833	168.49	1,404	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,045	182.00	1,902	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	500–550	505	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	912	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	471	401.99/cwt	401.00–405.00	1,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	688	316.60/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	371.44/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Steers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	666	314.83/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,097	3
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	503	386.66/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,360	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	809	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	470	305.43/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,436	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	633	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,931	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	139.93/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,243	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	55.37/cwt	50.00–62.00	411	2
Bulls	—	—	1,998	191.99/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,836	2
Heifers	Choice and Prime	—	833	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,404	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	132.25/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,658	6
Bulls	—	—	1,888	210.47/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,974	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,157	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	158.89/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,824	6
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,045	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,902	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,665	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,119	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	308.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	357.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	352.54/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	620	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	317.58/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	340.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	373.34/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,729	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	369.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	367.23/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	289.91/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	363.36/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	395.78/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	395.56/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,290	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,542	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	321.03/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	334.41/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	326.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	380.14/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	353.09/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	312.54/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	389.26/cwt	384.00–392.00	2,410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 147Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 9Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
7	400–450	436	330.00–336.00	334.41
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	337.50	337.50
5	550–600	557	325.00–330.00	326.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	397.50	397.50
4	650–700	688	310.00–337.50	316.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	528	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	633	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	432	350.00–375.00	369.24
18	450–500	463	355.00–387.50	373.34
4	500–550	505	350.00–362.50	353.09
4	550–600	559	340.00–357.50	352.54
2	650–700	683	285.00–295.00	289.91
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	925	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	455	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	570	315.00–340.00	321.03
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	912	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	372.50	372.50
4	450–500	471	401.00–405.00	401.99
3	500–550	503	385.00–390.00	386.66
2	600–650	620	349.00	349.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	390	335.00–345.00	340.06
3	400–450	420	405.00–410.00	407.52
7	450–500	478	365.00–385.00	371.44
8	500–550	524	357.50–370.00	363.36
3	550–600	563	355.00–385.00	367.23
3	600–650	628	310.00–325.00	317.58
4	650–700	660	300.00–320.00	312.54
5	700–750	719	300.00–315.00	308.99
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	850	285.00	285.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	295.00–315.00	305.43
2	700–750	700	255.00–265.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	666	305.00–335.00	314.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	355	370.00–390.00	380.14
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	527	375.00–407.50	395.78
10	550–600	579	377.50–400.00	395.56
2	600–650	608	350.00–365.00	357.41
7	700–750	718	354.00	354.00
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	420	442.50	442.50
9	600–650	619	384.00–392.00	389.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	595	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	92.50	92.50
2	—	743	50.00–62.00	55.37
1	—	965	116.00	116.00
1	—	990	125.00	125.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	136.00–144.00	139.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	127.00–137.00	132.25
1	—	1,015	114.00	114.00
6	—	1,148	153.00–168.00	158.89
6	—	1,148	140.00–150.00	145.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,998	188.00–197.00	191.99
4	—	1,888	207.00–214.00	210.47
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	167.00–170.00	168.49
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	182.00	182.00

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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