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Owenton Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 23

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

282 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 194▼ 45 vs year ago 327 · −13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 35▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 25 vs year ago 26 · −96.2%

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 2 of 23 comparable sales and sits −77.06 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

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

−30.93 vs national

Price by quality 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.

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 average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−30.93

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−77.06

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $365.18, median $451.54 across 23 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	1,678	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%	Low	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

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. 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	467.97/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,558	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,620	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,959	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	362.54/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,842	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	393.64/cwt	384.00–398.00	2,090	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	368.98/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,055	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	634	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,276	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	682	338.38/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,308	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,302	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	360.60/cwt	360.60–360.60	2,697	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	277.80/cwt	255.00–300.00	2,111	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,429	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,794	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	946	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	415.23/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,370	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	409.00/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,513	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	376.64/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,439	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	413	394.60/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,630	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	358.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,729	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	282.43/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,426	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	341.67/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,924	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	314.08/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,800	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	354.10/cwt	352.50–355.00	2,096	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	326.66/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,084	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Heifers	650–700	Small 2	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,037	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	320.04/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,163	3
Heifers	700–750	Small 2	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,129	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	460.44/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,681	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,434	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	414	435.45/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,803	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	449.28/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,918	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,083	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	418.60/cwt	418.00–420.00	2,013	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	368.32/cwt	367.50–370.00	1,786	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	383.58/cwt	382.50–386.00	2,033	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	324.02/cwt	320.00–326.00	1,831	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	351.77/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,044	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	299.24/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,849	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	331.39/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,104	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	260.22/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,730	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,239	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	455	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,388	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,135	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,497	1
Steers	—	Choice	1,409	214.14/cwt	212.00–217.00	3,017	6
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,363	214.35/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,922	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,678	189.86/cwt	187.00–193.00	3,186	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	98.90/cwt	87.00–109.00	878	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	119.19/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,266	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,451	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,488	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,362	137.72/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,876	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,780	135.26/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,408	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	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 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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	320.00	320.00

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	413	380.00–405.00	394.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,409	212.00–217.00	214.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	130.00–142.00	135.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	123.00	123.00
14	—	1,362	131.00–144.00	137.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,062	114.00–126.00	119.19
1	—	1,125	129.00	129.00
2	—	888	87.00–109.00	98.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,678	187.00–193.00	189.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,363	210.00–217.00	214.35

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.