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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 14

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jan 7Jan 14Jan 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

497 head

▲ 246 vs last sale 251▲ 31 vs year ago 466 · +6.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 102▲ 25 vs year ago 23 · +108.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 9▼ 3 vs year ago 13 · −23.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was 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 $432.99/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 11 of 23 comparable sales and sits −18.55 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$432.99

38 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,419

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$55.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.01

vs KY average

−38.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	440.33	2,469	33
Medium and Large 2-3	546	384.50	2,099	5thin

One grade step is worth $55.83/cwt here — about $370 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 sale38 hd

432.99

—

KY average25 barns · 1,719 hd

427.98

+5.01

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−38.99

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−18.55

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	—	High	1,756	179.88	3,159	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,659	145.81	2,419	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,250	140.83	1,761	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	959	112.48	1,079	9thin

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 Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,024	$2,292	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$3,125	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,628	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,350	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	493.31/cwt	475.00–502.00	2,136	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,960	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	458.05/cwt	451.00–465.00	2,217	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,058	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,222	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,996	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	536	462.94/cwt	461.00–467.50	2,481	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	562	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,487	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,250	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	427.70/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,549	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,753	27
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	672	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,305	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	380.44/cwt	360.00–386.00	2,629	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,729	22
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	311.24/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,256	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,228	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	784	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,713	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	802	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,955	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,024	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,086	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,441	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,273	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,656	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	437.08/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,635	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,911	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	430.72/cwt	420.00–447.50	1,796	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	407.49/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,805	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,047	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	413.22/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,959	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	392.55/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,904	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	365.24/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,921	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,617	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	366.00/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,105	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	361.90/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,208	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	333.63/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,119	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,019	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	327.53/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,208	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	708	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,283	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	774	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,554	65
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,376	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,780	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,273	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,566	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	490.08/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,093	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	433.07/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,927	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	405.12/cwt	402.50–407.50	1,916	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	403.22/cwt	382.50–415.00	2,081	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,684	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	399.15/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,219	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,244	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	636	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,528	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	335.02/cwt	330.00–337.50	2,295	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,325	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,974	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	928	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	183.25/cwt	182.00–185.00	3,408	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,525	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	962	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	110.58/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,117	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	126.38/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,479	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	136.00/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,602	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	144.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,863	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	154.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,154	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	155.99/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,402	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	141.46/cwt	139.00–145.00	2,278	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,785	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,525	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	2,291.70/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,292	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	3,124.95/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	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 Jan 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 251Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 102Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	445	425.00–435.00	433.07
2	450–500	473	402.50–407.50	405.12
18	500–550	516	382.50–415.00	403.22
11	550–600	556	395.00–405.00	399.15
8	600–650	619	362.50	362.50
3	650–700	685	330.00–337.50	335.02
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	518	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
1	750–800	795	292.50	292.50
1	800–850	840	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	928	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	480.00–500.00	490.08
6	600–650	636	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	445.00	445.00
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
1	300–350	335	430.00	430.00
9	350–400	374	435.00–440.00	437.08
11	400–450	417	420.00–447.50	430.72
20	450–500	474	405.00–430.00	413.22
17	500–550	526	355.00–375.00	365.24
23	550–600	575	355.00–370.00	366.00
4	600–650	635	330.00–345.00	333.63
10	650–700	674	320.00–330.00	327.53
3	700–750	708	322.50	322.50
2	750–800	792	300.00	300.00
5	800–850	845	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	610	352.50–365.00	361.90
65	750–800	774	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	443	405.00–410.00	407.49
2	450–500	485	390.00–395.00	392.55
2	500–550	530	300.00–310.00	305.09
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	662	305.00	305.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	460.00	460.00
4	400–450	411	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	460	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	490	420.00	420.00
3	500–550	515	387.50	387.50
2	550–600	592	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	672	343.00	343.00
4	700–750	725	310.00–315.00	311.24
1	750–800	775	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	562	442.50	442.50
27	650–700	669	411.50	411.50
22	700–750	722	378.00	378.00
65	800–850	802	368.50	368.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
2	400–450	448	437.50	437.50
16	450–500	484	451.00–465.00	458.05
3	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
14	550–600	596	410.00–429.00	427.70
1	600–650	635	390.00	390.00
13	650–700	691	360.00–386.00	380.44
1	700–750	705	360.00	360.00
6	750–800	784	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	525.00	525.00
6	400–450	433	475.00–502.00	493.31
13	500–550	536	461.00–467.50	462.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,860	182.00–185.00	183.25
1	—	1,440	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	154.00–159.00	155.99
3	—	1,610	139.00–145.00	141.46
4	—	1,785	140.00–143.00	141.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	125.00–128.00	126.38
6	—	1,178	134.00–138.00	136.00
8	—	1,288	140.00–148.00	144.68
2	—	1,395	150.00–159.00	154.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	145.00	145.00
1	—	885	125.00	125.00
4	—	1,010	110.00–112.00	110.58
3	—	962	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,024	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,291.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,650.00	1,650.00

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	2	—	1,278	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,124.95

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	190.00	190.00

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.