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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

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

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

543 head

▲ 416 vs last sale 127▲ 345 vs year ago 198 · +174.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 35▲ 9 vs year ago 35 · +25.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers sharply higher with very limited comparison due to short supply last week, Feeder heifers mostly steady on a very limited comparison due to short supply last week. Slaughter cows 8.00-12.00 higher, Slaughter bulls 6.00-10.00 higher, Very good 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 $468.46/cwt on 15 head, down $15.67 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 16 of 23 comparable sales and sits +16.92 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$468.46

▼ 15.67 vs prior sale

15 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.33

vs KY average

−9.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	468.46	2,616	15thin

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 sale15 hd

468.46

—

KY average25 barns · 1,422 hd

485.79

−17.33

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−9.63

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

+16.92

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	1,888	223.45	4,219	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,714	180.94	3,101	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,331	174.16	2,319	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	146.94	1,474	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,385	200.00	2,770	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,613	$4,039	3thin

Every lot

91 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	210	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,449	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	285	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,781	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	368	622.38/cwt	620.00–625.00	2,290	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,040	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	556.26/cwt	515.00–600.00	2,381	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	523.95/cwt	500.00–545.00	2,468	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	461.61/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,483	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,673	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	470.28/cwt	462.50–475.00	2,709	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	396.66/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,463	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	439.51/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,773	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	679	412.86/cwt	406.00–445.00	2,803	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,695	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	730	380.87/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,780	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	376.30/cwt	366.00–377.75	2,894	74
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	796	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,846	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,839	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	324.94/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,843	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,219	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	256	524.39/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,342	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	263	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,289	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,238	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	308	539.64/cwt	509.00–565.00	1,662	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,496	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	532.12/cwt	505.00–550.00	1,974	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	419.07/cwt	350.00–450.00	1,760	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	491.74/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,085	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,327	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	421.57/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,981	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	463.90/cwt	457.50–475.00	2,245	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	391.57/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,017	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	445.56/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,357	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	336.67/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,885	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	421.27/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,418	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	363.92/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,125	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	396.40/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,398	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	617	299.09/cwt	271.00–325.00	1,845	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	348.40/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,184	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,257	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	331.84/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,422	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	731	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,559	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,907	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	268	598.01/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,603	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	332	617.29/cwt	575.00–640.00	2,049	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,700	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	520.13/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,950	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	379	594.94/cwt	550.00–670.00	2,255	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,847	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	549.89/cwt	510.00–595.00	2,365	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	460	532.84/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,451	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	472.78/cwt	460.00–487.50	2,232	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	433.51/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,090	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	458.22/cwt	452.50–475.00	2,342	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	2,614	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	419.88/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,234	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	567	402.41/cwt	350.00–440.00	2,282	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	453.60/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,599	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	610	320.33/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,954	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	611	392.06/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,395	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,318	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,590	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,514	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,186	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,390	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,558	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	300–350	Large 3	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	580	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,862	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,770	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,888	223.45/cwt	210.00–228.00	4,219	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	128.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,175	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	148.47/cwt	136.00–156.00	1,538	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	174.02/cwt	163.00–197.00	1,864	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	146.82/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,898	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,341	181.00/cwt	165.00–202.00	2,427	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,714	180.94/cwt	174.00–199.00	3,101	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,613	4,039.10/head	3,600.00–4,400.00	4,039	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 Mar 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 127Year ago 198

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 35Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	480.00	480.00
6	500–550	538	460.00–470.00	461.61
8	550–600	576	462.50–475.00	470.28
6	600–650	621	390.00–400.00	396.66
4	650–700	691	390.00	390.00
7	750–800	796	357.50	357.50
1	800–850	830	342.00	342.00
2	850–900	875	315.00–335.00	324.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	495.00	495.00
49	600–650	631	420.00–455.00	439.51
49	650–700	679	406.00–445.00	412.86
8	700–750	730	367.50–385.00	380.87
74	750–800	769	366.00–377.75	376.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	690.00	690.00
1	250–300	285	625.00	625.00
2	350–400	368	620.00–625.00	622.38
2	400–450	428	515.00–600.00	556.26
5	450–500	471	500.00–545.00	523.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	610	300.00–340.00	320.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	500.00	500.00
2	350–400	375	510.00–530.00	520.13
12	450–500	472	460.00–487.50	472.78
4	500–550	511	452.50–475.00	458.22
4	550–600	573	450.00–465.00	453.60
1	600–650	635	360.00	360.00
1	700–750	740	350.00	350.00
4	800–850	811	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	930	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	482	420.00–455.00	433.51
5	500–550	532	400.00–425.00	419.88
6	550–600	567	350.00–440.00	402.41
2	700–750	730	315.00–320.00	317.52
1	800–850	825	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	885	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	268	560.00–630.00	598.01
9	300–350	332	575.00–640.00	617.29
17	350–400	379	550.00–670.00	594.94
15	400–450	430	510.00–595.00	549.89
4	450–500	460	510.00–550.00	532.84
1	500–550	515	507.50	507.50
5	600–650	611	370.00–405.00	392.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	340	440.00	440.00
20	450–500	484	457.50–475.00	463.90
3	500–550	515	385.00–395.00	391.57
10	550–600	584	360.00–385.00	363.92
3	600–650	627	335.00–355.00	348.40
3	650–700	662	341.00	341.00
6	700–750	730	330.00–335.00	331.84
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	855	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	529	420.00–460.00	445.56
11	550–600	574	400.00–440.00	421.27
4	600–650	605	390.00–415.00	396.40
4	700–750	731	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	375.00	375.00
1	250–300	275	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	370	375.00	375.00
12	400–450	420	350.00–450.00	419.07
7	450–500	470	400.00–445.00	421.57
2	500–550	523	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	560	320.00–345.00	336.67
3	600–650	617	271.00–325.00	299.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	530.00	530.00
4	250–300	256	500.00–575.00	524.39
5	300–350	308	509.00–565.00	539.64
14	350–400	371	505.00–550.00	532.12
17	400–450	424	485.00–505.00	491.74
1	450–500	470	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	700	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	321.00	321.00
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	914	125.00–134.00	128.52
9	—	1,036	136.00–156.00	148.47
4	—	1,071	163.00–197.00	174.02
1	—	885	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,714	174.00–199.00	180.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,341	165.00–202.00	181.00
3	—	1,293	139.00–154.00	146.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,888	210.00–228.00	223.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	200.00	200.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	2,000.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,613	3,600.00–4,400.00	4,039.10

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.