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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 28

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Oct 21Oct 28latest

Feeder Cattle receipts

700 head

▲ 315 vs last sale 385▲ 457 vs year ago 243 · +188.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 33▲ 7 vs year ago 39 · +17.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder and yearling steers 5.00-10.00 lower, Feeder and yearling heifers steady to 5.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.57/cwt on 85 head, down $9.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −49.98 against this barn's trailing median of $392.55.

Average price

$342.57

▼ 9.91 vs prior sale

85 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$50.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

vs KY average

−32.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	345.55	1,904	80
Medium and Large 2	565	294.99	1,667	5thin

One grade step is worth $50.55/cwt here — about $237 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale85 hd

342.57

—

KY average27 barns · 1,285 hd

342.28

+0.30

National average168 barns · 18,275 hd

375.43

−32.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

392.55

−49.98

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $392.55 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,781	177.10	3,154	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,345	123.05	1,655	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	117.94	1,843	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	97.26	972	13

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$1,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,340	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,625	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,333	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,502	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	410.00/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,734	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,057	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	376.08/cwt	372.50–395.00	1,771	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	481	317.31/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,526	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	325.57/cwt	311.00–340.00	1,605	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	399.66/cwt	380.00–418.00	2,102	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,485	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	358.84/cwt	355.00–369.00	1,956	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	384.98/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,121	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	320.65/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,844	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	352.63/cwt	346.00–367.50	2,063	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	367.29/cwt	363.00–373.00	2,263	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	305.00/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,922	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	334.12/cwt	330.00–342.50	2,122	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,317	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	344.61/cwt	342.50–346.00	2,319	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	751	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,568	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	755	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,661	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	759	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,535	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,822	27
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,654	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	339	405.72/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,375	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	405.67/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,529	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	377	264.62/cwt	235.00–310.00	998	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	358.42/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,362	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	392.73/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,602	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	364.23/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,544	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,402	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	348.60/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,638	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	330.58/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,716	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	366.46/cwt	365.00–367.50	1,917	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,967	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	337.21/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,932	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	294.99/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,708	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	317.17/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,922	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,791	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	338.75/cwt	338.75–338.75	2,168	84
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	279.89/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,861	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	341.76/cwt	331.00–351.00	2,297	65
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	310.87/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,114	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	294.17/cwt	292.50–297.50	2,118	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	740	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,554	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	831	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,368	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,206	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	1,035	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,433	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	393	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	1,896	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	420.69/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,965	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	317.94/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,504	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	342.53/cwt	320.00–344.00	1,678	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	353.00/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,814	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,186	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	351.30/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,031	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	297.54/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,726	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	276.20/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,707	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	328.64/cwt	300.00–339.00	2,044	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	329.58/cwt	310.00–333.00	2,198	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	692	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,938	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	246.53/cwt	225.00–250.00	2,083	7
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,781	177.10/cwt	174.00–180.00	3,154	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	79.43/cwt	50.00–98.00	739	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	103.77/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,054	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	124.26/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,388	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,337	122.79/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,642	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	114.84/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,550	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,366	136.37/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,863	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	122.05/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,898	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	113.82/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,787	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 Oct 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 700Last week 385Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 33Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	345.00–365.00	358.42
3	400–450	438	315.00–325.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
4	550–600	579	280.00–305.00	294.99
3	600–650	632	280.00–285.00	283.35
2	650–700	665	265.00–295.00	279.89
6	800–850	835	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	235.00–310.00	264.62
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	740	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	380.00–405.00	392.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	390.00–430.00	405.72
5	350–400	377	395.00–420.00	405.67
8	400–450	424	340.00–370.00	364.23
7	450–500	470	335.00–355.00	348.60
16	500–550	519	310.00–347.50	330.58
11	550–600	573	335.00–340.00	337.21
12	600–650	606	290.00–325.00	317.17
7	650–700	680	300.00–315.00	310.87
3	700–750	720	292.50–297.50	294.17
6	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
4	800–850	831	285.00	285.00
2	950–1000	955	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	523	365.00–367.50	366.46
41	550–600	566	347.50	347.50
84	600–650	640	338.75	338.75
65	650–700	672	331.00–351.00	341.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	526	380.00–418.00	399.66
5	550–600	551	375.00–387.50	384.98
19	600–650	616	363.00–373.00	367.29
12	650–700	660	351.00	351.00
40	750–800	751	342.00	342.00
27	850–900	871	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	423	395.00–425.00	410.00
6	450–500	471	372.50–395.00	376.08
11	500–550	545	355.00–369.00	358.84
23	550–600	585	346.00–367.50	352.63
6	600–650	635	330.00–342.50	334.12
11	650–700	673	342.50–346.00	344.61
1	700–750	745	330.00	330.00
5	750–800	759	334.00	334.00
3	900–950	915	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	357.50	357.50
2	450–500	493	311.00–340.00	325.57
4	550–600	575	315.00–327.50	320.65
3	600–650	630	285.00–315.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	810	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	337.50	337.50
4	450–500	481	307.50–330.00	317.31
1	500–550	535	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
6	450–500	455	452.00	452.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	414.00	414.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
15	450–500	490	320.00–344.00	342.53
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
4	550–600	580	285.00–305.00	297.54
2	600–650	618	272.50–280.00	276.20
7	650–700	692	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
5	450–500	473	300.00–335.00	317.94
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
1	300–350	315	455.00	455.00
4	450–500	467	415.00–422.50	420.69
9	500–550	514	335.00–370.00	353.00
4	550–600	578	340.00–355.00	351.30
9	600–650	622	300.00–339.00	328.64
7	650–700	667	310.00–333.00	329.58
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
7	800–850	845	225.00–250.00	246.53
1	850–900	855	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	393	482.50	482.50
1	500–550	530	412.50	412.50
2	550–600	555	380.00	380.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,625	2,250.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,340	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	50.00–98.00	79.43
3	—	1,117	119.00–128.00	124.26
4	—	1,016	101.00–109.00	103.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	119.00–125.00	122.05
2	—	1,570	110.00–118.00	113.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,337	119.00–130.00	122.79
4	—	1,366	131.00–140.00	136.37
6	—	1,350	108.00–118.00	114.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,781	174.00–180.00	177.10

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.