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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 4

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jan 21Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 187▼ 268 vs year ago 310 · −86.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 47 vs last sale 58▼ 65 vs year ago 76 · −85.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to being closed last week for the winter storm.

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 $367.39/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −24.59 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$367.39

3 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,057

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.65

vs KY average

−64.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	367.39	2,057	3thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3 hd

367.39

—

KY average12 barns · 154 hd

395.05

−27.65

National average145 barns · 12,920 hd

431.54

−64.15

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−24.59

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	1,668	187.96	3,136	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	155.72	1,862	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,035	112.27	1,162	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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,279	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,344	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	427.59/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,668	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	402	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,849	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,318	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	423.92/cwt	422.50–425.00	2,081	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,924	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	366.09/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,123	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,683	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	362.48/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,831	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,179	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,969	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,968	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,595	182.44/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,612	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	975	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,541	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,093	115.40/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,261	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	163.35/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,936	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	153.94/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,955	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Feb 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 42Last week 187Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 58Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 5

No trends due to being closed last week for the winter storm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	113.00–118.00	115.40
1	—	920	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,270	150.00–158.00	153.94
2	—	1,185	161.00–166.00	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	180.00–184.00	182.44
1	—	1,815	199.00	199.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	425	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	450	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	360	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	402	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	420.00–435.00	427.59
7	450–500	491	422.50–425.00	423.92
1	500–550	520	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	580	360.00–372.50	366.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	505	360.00–365.00	362.48
1	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	795	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	430.00	430.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.