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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 315▼ 627 vs year ago 888 · −70.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 29▼ 10 vs year ago 75 · −13.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 2▼ 5 vs year ago 5 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $466.57/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 23 of 22 comparable sales and sits +68.35 against this barn's trailing median of $398.22.

Average price

$466.57

33 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$64.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.14

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	479.09	2,556	25
Large 1-2	530	465.00	2,465	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	414.92	2,254	6thin

One grade step is worth $64.17/cwt here — about $301 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 sale33 hd

466.57

—

KY average24 barns · 562 hd

441.42

+25.14

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.22

+68.35

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

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.33, low $335.42, median $398.22 across 22 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	1,839	192.11	3,533	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,569	166.39	2,611	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	160.78	1,937	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	145.80	1,455	9thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,602	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,373	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	425	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	2,539	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,197	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,055	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,520	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,430	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,645	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,580	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,695	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,501	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	371.19/cwt	369.00–377.50	2,654	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,374	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,927	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	816	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,783	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,909	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	918	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,984	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,113	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,524	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	469.72/cwt	467.50–470.00	1,766	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,682	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	457.57/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,972	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	419.91/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,839	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	462	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,010	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	461.87/cwt	455.00–465.00	2,152	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,048	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	433.59/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,324	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	377.40/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,106	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,280	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,024	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	606	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,182	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	380.34/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,522	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,328	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,192	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,576	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,222	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,575	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,591	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	437.65/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,632	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	550.34/cwt	540.00–555.00	2,064	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	569.62/cwt	555.00–575.00	2,358	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	470.12/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,951	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	428.75/cwt	427.50–430.00	1,801	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,359	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	438.04/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,015	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	481	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,609	13
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	521	490.31/cwt	485.00–495.00	2,555	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	525	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,730	2
Bulls	500–550	Large 1-2	530	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,465	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	417.90/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,236	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,567	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	433.15/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,439	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	640	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,624	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	648	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,511	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,063	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	351.06/cwt	342.50–360.00	2,370	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	335.59/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,366	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,284	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,511	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,372	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,081	1
Bulls	—	—	1,933	187.70/cwt	187.00–188.00	3,628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	203.22/cwt	202.00–204.00	3,973	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,589	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	132.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,350	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	156.04/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,598	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	153.59/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,760	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,616	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	163.78/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,998	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	171.75/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,185	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	177.04/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,732	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	150.12/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,339	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,576	169.78/cwt	166.00–172.00	2,676	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	160.13/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,535	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	206.29/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,646	3

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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 315Year ago 888

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 29Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	481	542.50	542.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	335	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
2	400–450	420	427.50–430.00	428.75
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	535	412.50–427.50	417.90
1	550–600	585	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	655	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	755	302.50	302.50
1	800–850	825	287.50	287.50
1	900–950	900	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	300	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	373	430.00–445.00	437.65
2	400–450	415	465.00–475.00	470.12
3	450–500	460	425.00–450.00	438.04
15	500–550	521	485.00–495.00	490.31
4	550–600	563	430.00–437.50	433.15
7	600–650	648	387.50	387.50
2	650–700	675	342.50–360.00	351.06
4	700–750	705	322.50–340.00	335.59
1	800–850	810	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	375	540.00–555.00	550.34
4	400–450	414	555.00–575.00	569.62
3	450–500	458	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	525	520.00	520.00
4	550–600	555	462.50	462.50
1	600–650	640	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	480.00	480.00
1	550–600	575	460.00	460.00
7	600–650	614	439.00	439.00
3	800–850	813	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	597.50	597.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	360	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	435	505.00	505.00
1	550–600	565	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	600	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	690	362.50	362.50
4	700–750	715	369.00–377.50	371.19
4	800–850	816	341.00	341.00
2	850–900	858	339.00	339.00
9	900–950	918	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	472.50	472.50
1	450–500	475	405.00	405.00
2	700–750	725	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	565.00	565.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	438	415.00–425.00	419.91
2	450–500	462	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	745	312.50	312.50
1	750–800	790	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	425.00–445.00	433.59
1	550–600	570	400.00	400.00
7	650–700	663	375.00–382.50	380.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	255	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	335	455.00	455.00
9	350–400	376	467.50–470.00	469.72
6	400–450	431	450.00–460.00	457.57
4	450–500	466	455.00–465.00	461.87
3	500–550	532	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	558	370.00–385.00	377.40
5	600–650	606	355.00–365.00	360.00
2	650–700	692	350.00	350.00
4	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
5	800–850	810	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,024	153.00–158.00	156.04
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
3	—	1,020	130.00–135.00	132.36
1	—	975	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	158.00–162.00	160.13
2	—	1,558	148.00–152.00	150.12
2	—	1,543	174.00–180.00	177.04
7	—	1,576	166.00–172.00	169.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,220	160.00–168.00	163.78
5	—	1,272	170.00–174.00	171.75
7	—	1,146	151.00–159.00	153.59
2	—	1,150	140.00–141.00	140.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,933	187.00–188.00	187.70
1	—	1,210	172.00	172.00
3	—	1,955	202.00–204.00	203.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	798	195.00–215.00	206.29

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.