Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2026-04-08

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 8
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▲ 525 vs last sale 140▲ 521 vs year ago 144 · +361.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 48▲ 47 vs year ago 13 · +361.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 7▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers 450 lbs and under appeared steady with a lite test, while the 500-650 lbs steers and the yearling cattle appeared firm with a good supply and good demand. Feeder heifers 350 lbs and under appeared sharply higher with strong demand, while the 450-600 lbs heifers were steady to 5.00 higher with a good supply and good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher with a good supply and slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $411.59/cwt on 97 head, up $5.55 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 29 comparable sales and sits +19.60 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$411.59
▲ 5.55 vs prior sale
97 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,389
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$645
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$93.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.59
vs KY average
−16.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2583416.432,42690
Large 1-2500375.001,8751thin
Medium and Large 2564356.362,0094thin
Medium and Large 2-3553322.501,7822thin
One grade step is worth $93.93/cwt here — about $645 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale97 hd
411.59
—
KY average25 barns · 1,295 hd
420.18
−8.59
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−16.77
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.99
+19.60
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
444401358314median 391.9903/0404/2206/1709/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,856215.063,9925thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,455186.492,71411
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,210184.742,23517
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low996146.241,45711

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$3,3446
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,258$2,7113thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,283$2,5512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)940$2,1751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)745$1,9622thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$3,2501thin

Every lot

124 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2155700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,0851
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277589.16/cwt560.00–610.001,6323
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy340605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,0571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378566.23/cwt555.00–570.002,1404
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380515.00/cwt495.00–535.001,9572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7521
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415535.24/cwt525.00–545.002,2212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9581
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,9361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2705
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479425.01/cwt420.00–435.002,0364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy493502.64/cwt500.00–510.002,47813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511525.79/cwt525.00–526.002,68714
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535449.78/cwt445.00–480.002,4068
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569452.68/cwt451.00–455.002,57612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573435.15/cwt430.00–440.002,4932
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added584474.60/cwt474.00–476.002,77210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3610305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637418.47/cwt417.50–420.002,6665
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4791
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,8815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy695305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1201
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added707419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,96261
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5671
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2791363.03/cwt355.00–367.002,8726
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810335.68/cwt321.00–350.002,7192
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860355.00/cwt355.00–355.003,0531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3161
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,5663
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310578.71/cwt555.00–590.001,7943
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6091
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy361532.08/cwt515.00–550.001,9214
Heifers350–400Large 1-2365445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375467.30/cwt460.00–475.001,7522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433500.91/cwt495.00–505.002,16910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433463.70/cwt455.00–475.002,0088
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2442415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8343
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472467.71/cwt450.00–485.002,20823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3475390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,1473
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy499515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,5706
Heifers500–550Large 1-2500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed515475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,4464
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527395.06/cwt385.00–400.002,0823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540425.04/cwt415.00–455.002,2959
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3545335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7361
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577396.96/cwt395.00–405.002,2905
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580351.81/cwt340.00–365.002,0403
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595414.25/cwt414.00–420.002,46569
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed623390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4305
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625339.98/cwt335.00–350.002,1255
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added636367.80/cwt365.50–380.002,33932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,2573
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660307.39/cwt300.00–315.002,0292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670365.19/cwt365.00–370.002,44752
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0061
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,63070
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed257615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,5813
Bulls300–350Large 1-2310440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3641
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2320540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,7282
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370572.47/cwt570.00–575.002,1182
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378537.38/cwt535.00–540.002,0312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407539.84/cwt530.00–560.002,1973
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425501.44/cwt495.00–515.002,1313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7983
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0901
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3461
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2486442.91/cwt425.00–447.502,15315
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489472.87/cwt455.00–485.002,31214
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2518466.42/cwt457.50–490.002,41611
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0674
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2548445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4395
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3578346.01/cwt335.00–357.502,0002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588432.55/cwt425.00–435.002,5434
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2638335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1373
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3561
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2709371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,6304
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9042
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2888225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9982
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2905200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8101
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,000195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9501
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers500–550Large 3530335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7762
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Large 3555315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7481
Beef/Dairy Steers750–800Large 3765265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0271
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3433207.49/cwt205.00–210.008982
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,620200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,2401
Bulls——1,915218.83/cwt213.00–226.004,1914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79560.79/cwt55.00–65.004832
Cows—Lean 85-90%898149.31/cwt141.00–155.001,3412
Cows—Lean 85-90%960130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2481
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,102176.40/cwt170.00–183.001,9446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202195.71/cwt186.00–211.002,3528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216176.61/cwt169.00–183.002,1488
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,9851
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,408192.53/cwt185.00–198.002,7116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,512179.25/cwt175.00–182.002,7105
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27451,961.74/head1,500.00–2,300.001,9622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29402,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2583,344.14/head2,900.00–3,700.003,3446
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,711.32/head2,550.00–2,900.002,7113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2832,551.46/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5512
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062219.77/cwt185.00–250.002,3348

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.