Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher, over 500 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 12.00-15.00 higher, over 400 lbs steady. Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.48/cwt on 13 head, down $17.70 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −87.37 against this barn's trailing median of $461.84.

Average price

$374.48

▼ 17.70 vs prior sale

13 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$48.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.07

vs KY average

−31.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	378.18	2,035	12thin
Medium and Large 2	570	330.00	1,881	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.18/cwt here — about $154 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

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $374.48, median $461.84 across 21 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 sale13 hd

374.48

—

KY average27 barns · 746 hd

381.55

−7.07

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−31.09

This barn, trailing median21 sales

461.84

−87.37

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	1,678	189.86	3,186	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,352	136.74	1,849	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	135.26	2,408	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	115.77	1,193	9thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,363	214.35	2,922	8thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,135	220.00	2,497	1thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,409	214.14	3,017	6thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,451	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	119.19/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,266	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,488	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	135.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,408	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,409	214.14/cwt	212.00–217.00	3,017	6
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,135	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	326.66/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,084	3
Heifers	Small 2	650–700	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Small 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	320.04/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	460.44/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	383.58/cwt	382.50–386.00	2,033	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	427	449.28/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	394.60/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,630	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	409.00/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,513	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	351.77/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,044	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	338.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,308	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	415.23/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,370	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	358.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	418.60/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,013	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	368.98/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	341.67/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	360.60/cwt	360.60–360.60	2,697	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,083	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Choice	—	1,363	214.35/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,922	8
Bulls	—	—	1,678	189.86/cwt	187.00–193.00	3,186	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	137.72/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,876	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	98.90/cwt	87.00–109.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	314.08/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	331.39/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	435.45/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,959	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	277.80/cwt	255.00–300.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	260.22/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	368.32/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	376.64/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,439	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	299.24/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	393.64/cwt	384.00–398.00	2,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	282.43/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	324.02/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	354.10/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,096	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	467.97/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 194Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 35Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	129.00	129.00
6	—	1,062	114.00–126.00	119.19
2	—	888	87.00–109.00	98.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	123.00	123.00
14	—	1,362	131.00–144.00	137.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	130.00–142.00	135.26
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,409	212.00–217.00	214.14
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	210.00–217.00	214.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	187.00–193.00	189.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	330	410.00–425.00	415.23
7	350–400	370	400.00–422.50	409.00
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
7	450–500	483	350.00–365.00	358.07
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	563	340.00–342.50	341.67
3	600–650	638	325.00–330.00	326.66
3	650–700	676	315.00–322.50	320.04
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	413	380.00–405.00	394.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	370.00–380.00	376.64
2	500–550	505	275.00–290.00	282.43
3	550–600	573	310.00–317.50	314.08
2	650–700	668	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	990	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
6	550–600	592	352.50–355.00	354.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
4	350–400	365	445.00–475.00	460.44
11	400–450	427	445.00–470.00	449.28
2	450–500	468	445.00	445.00
8	500–550	530	382.50–386.00	383.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	414	420.00–442.50	435.45
16	450–500	481	418.00–420.00	418.60
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
7	550–600	581	342.50–360.00	351.77
2	600–650	635	322.50–340.00	331.39
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	755	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	372.50	372.50
1	400–450	425	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	485	367.50–370.00	368.32
4	550–600	565	320.00–326.00	324.02
3	600–650	618	292.50–312.50	299.24
3	650–700	665	250.00–280.00	260.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	455.00–480.00	467.97
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	440	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	472	415.00	415.00
2	500–550	508	360.00–365.00	362.54
5	550–600	557	367.50–375.00	368.98
1	700–750	725	317.50	317.50
1	750–800	790	307.50	307.50
1	800–850	820	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	880	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	384.00–398.00	393.64
4	600–650	634	359.00	359.00
6	650–700	682	335.00–340.00	338.38
67	700–750	748	360.60	360.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	760	255.00–300.00	277.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	3,400.00	3,400.00

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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