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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 15

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▼ 344 vs last sale 665▼ 158 vs year ago 479 · −33.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 60▼ 2 vs year ago 60 · −3.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 15▼ 19 vs year ago 26 · −73.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $417.83/cwt on 39 head, up $6.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +25.85 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$417.83

▲ 6.25 vs prior sale

39 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$682

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

$139.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.06

vs KY average

−9.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	439.01	2,362	31
Medium and Large 2-3	551	340.87	1,878	7thin
Small 1-2	560	300.00	1,680	1thin

One grade step is worth $139.01/cwt here — about $682 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 sale39 hd

417.83

—

KY average26 barns · 1,175 hd

415.77

+2.06

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

−9.56

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

+25.85

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	1,687	221.00	3,729	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,647	181.71	2,993	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	177.28	2,336	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,023	161.82	1,656	22
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,250	229.00	2,863	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$3,171	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$3,050	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	576.06/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,354	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	292	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,781	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	348	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,105	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	418	548.02/cwt	530.00–565.00	2,291	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	485	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,595	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,352	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3Fleshy	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	471.03/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,431	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	523.89/cwt	485.00–527.50	2,756	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,755	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	418.03/cwt	390.00–432.50	2,374	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	468.17/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,715	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	422.59/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,612	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	423.76/cwt	422.50–430.00	2,763	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,695	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	372.48/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,831	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	218	510.80/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,114	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,080	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,624	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,649	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	362	440.81/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,596	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	478.29/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,746	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,156	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	497.77/cwt	480.00–525.00	2,066	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	424.15/cwt	365.00–445.00	1,786	13
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	464.37/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,029	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	453.38/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,099	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	422.46/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,002	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	481.57/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,321	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	431.07/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,233	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	527	480.45/cwt	470.00–492.50	2,532	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	388.71/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,072	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	533	343.49/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,831	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	558	339.82/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,896	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	416.39/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,328	7
Heifers	550–600	Small 1-2	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	389.91/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,222	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	602	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,468	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	331.25/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,329	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,812	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,397	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	290	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,610	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	323	569.23/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,839	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	369	559.73/cwt	530.00–585.00	2,065	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	508.50/cwt	500.00–517.00	1,932	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	510.62/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,201	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	460.41/cwt	435.00–475.00	2,003	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,081	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	464	502.09/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,330	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	468	452.30/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,117	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	473	343.62/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,625	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	477.55/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,268	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,417	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	396.88/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,076	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	544	491.37/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,673	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,542	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	376.77/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,166	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	604	437.69/cwt	380.00–453.00	2,644	23
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	658	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,566	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	742	379.48/cwt	379.00–382.50	2,816	7
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,359	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,055	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,266	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,250	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,863	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,598	213.53/cwt	213.00–214.00	3,412	2
Bulls	—	—	1,701	222.15/cwt	217.00–230.00	3,779	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	930	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,328	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	158.15/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,550	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	178.14/cwt	168.00–187.00	1,920	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	182.63/cwt	168.00–205.00	2,398	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	159.91/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,132	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	181.71/cwt	169.00–195.00	2,993	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	3,170.70/head	2,500.00–3,775.00	3,171	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 665Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 60Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 15Year ago 26

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers steady, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	420.00–440.00	431.07
7	550–600	559	410.00–435.00	416.39
6	600–650	602	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	580.00	580.00
2	350–400	385	560.00	560.00
10	400–450	415	480.00–525.00	497.77
3	450–500	482	480.00–485.00	481.57
13	500–550	527	470.00–492.50	480.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	500.00–520.00	510.80
1	300–350	340	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	365	470.00–490.00	478.29
7	400–450	437	450.00–475.00	464.37
6	450–500	463	450.00–460.00	453.38
4	500–550	533	380.00–395.00	388.71
3	550–600	570	385.00–400.00	389.91
3	600–650	610	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	695	355.00	355.00
4	700–750	703	330.00–335.00	331.25
1	900–950	940	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
13	350–400	362	440.00–450.00	440.81
13	400–450	421	365.00–445.00	424.15
6	450–500	474	420.00–435.00	422.46
2	500–550	533	332.50–355.00	343.49
5	550–600	558	320.00–365.00	339.82
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	710	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	755	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	500.00–517.00	508.50
2	400–450	438	475.00	475.00
6	450–500	475	470.00–490.00	477.55
3	500–550	517	467.50	467.50
3	550–600	560	454.00	454.00
1	700–750	725	360.00	360.00
1	900–950	940	325.00	325.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	300.00–385.00	343.62
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	385.00	385.00
4	400–450	435	435.00–475.00	460.41
4	450–500	468	440.00–460.00	452.30
5	500–550	523	375.00–415.00	396.88
3	550–600	575	365.00–385.00	376.77
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	755	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	555.00	555.00
5	300–350	323	560.00–600.00	569.23
8	350–400	369	530.00–585.00	559.73
6	400–450	431	500.00–525.00	510.62
5	450–500	464	500.00–505.00	502.09
18	500–550	544	485.00–500.00	491.37
23	600–650	604	380.00–453.00	437.69
3	650–700	658	390.00	390.00
7	700–750	742	379.00–382.50	379.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	270	525.00	525.00
1	350–400	380	530.00	530.00
1	450–500	485	485.00	485.00
10	500–550	516	465.00–475.00	471.03
5	550–600	580	450.00–475.00	468.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	526	485.00–527.50	523.89
2	550–600	568	485.00	485.00
2	600–650	618	415.00–430.00	422.59
6	650–700	652	422.50–430.00	423.76
1	700–750	700	385.00	385.00
2	750–800	760	370.00–375.00	372.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
3	550–600	568	390.00–432.50	418.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	550.00–600.00	576.06
3	250–300	292	610.00	610.00
7	300–350	348	605.00	605.00
2	400–450	418	530.00–565.00	548.02
1	450–500	485	535.00	535.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	153.00–162.00	159.91
13	—	1,313	168.00–205.00	182.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	154.00–163.00	158.15
13	—	1,078	168.00–187.00	178.14
2	—	838	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	970	135.00–139.00	136.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	169.00–195.00	181.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	213.00–214.00	213.53
13	—	1,701	217.00–230.00	222.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	229.00	229.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	940	3,050.00	3,050.00

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	—	1,310	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,455	2,500.00–3,775.00	3,170.70

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.