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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 26

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

129 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 139▼ 131 vs year ago 260 · −50.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 33▼ 59 vs year ago 71 · −83.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 37 vs year ago 43 · −86.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, 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 $337.04/cwt on 6 head, down $11.80 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 29 comparable sales and sits −54.95 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$337.04

▼ 11.80 vs prior sale

6 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$49.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs KY average

−0.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	564	349.93	1,972	4thin
Medium and Large 2	525	322.50	1,693	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00	1,575	1thin

One grade step is worth $49.93/cwt here — about $397 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

337.04

—

KY average25 barns · 624 hd

344.34

−7.30

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

−0.98

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−54.95

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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $391.99 across 29 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	1,771	192.13	3,402	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	165.19	2,567	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	157.97	2,001	3thin

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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,084	$2,976	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	820	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,354	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	364.75/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,477	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,034	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	387.41/cwt	382.50–392.50	2,189	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,235	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,491	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,693	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	346.57/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,003	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	296.30/cwt	295.00–297.50	1,846	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	308.43/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,020	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,829	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	327.30/cwt	327.30–327.30	2,455	52
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	255.10/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,977	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	955	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,006	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	967	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,683	3
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,555	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,588	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	432.55/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,869	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	434.73/cwt	432.00–440.00	1,978	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	395.24/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,830	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,980	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,859	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Bulls	600–650	Small 1-2	640	230.04/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,472	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,593	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	295.32/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,973	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,012	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,012	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	176.42/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	202.61/cwt	200.00–207.00	3,805	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	157.97/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,001	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,514	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,582	163.25/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,583	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	2,976.34/head	2,325.00–3,800.00	2,976	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1

This sale against other markets

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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 129Last week 139Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 33Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 43

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,267	155.00–164.00	157.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	171.00	171.00
3	—	1,582	159.00–168.00	163.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,878	200.00–207.00	202.61
2	—	1,610	172.00–179.00	176.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	412.50	412.50
3	400–450	432	430.00–435.00	432.55
3	450–500	455	432.00–440.00	434.73
2	500–550	528	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	555	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	668	293.00–300.00	295.32
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	860	234.00	234.00
1	900–950	925	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	640	225.00–235.00	230.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	380.00–410.00	395.24
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	377.50	377.50
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	520	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	578	340.00–350.00	346.57
2	600–650	623	295.00–297.50	296.30
3	650–700	655	285.00–320.00	308.43
2	750–800	775	250.00–260.00	255.10
3	950–1000	967	277.50	277.50
2	1050–1100	1,060	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	750–800	750	327.30	327.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	955	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	382.50–392.50	387.41
1	600–650	600	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	435	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	457	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	405	345.00–385.00	364.75

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,084	2,325.00–3,800.00	2,976.34

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.