Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2026-05-06

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 6
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 244▼ 246 vs year ago 615 · −40.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 50▼ 26 vs year ago 86 · −30.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▼ 22 vs year ago 52 · −42.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, steers over 600 sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeders heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, very good demand on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $477.32/cwt on 43 head, up $15.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 23 comparable sales and sits +25.78 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.
Average price
$477.32
▲ 15.48 vs prior sale
43 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$49.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.48
vs KY average
−10.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550479.632,64041
Medium and Large 2565430.002,4302thin
One grade step is worth $49.63/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale43 hd
477.32
—
KY average25 barns · 812 hd
480.80
−3.48
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−10.23
This barn, trailing median23 sales
451.54
+25.78
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
506455403351median 451.5403/0404/1505/2709/1610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,607213.273,42820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,696182.133,0896thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,181172.632,03924
CowsLean 85-90%High850144.821,2316thin
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage875195.001,7061thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,262236.842,9893thin

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$2,8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)878$2,6762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$2,4258
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$2,4236
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)978$1,6002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,045$1,4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)657$3,4484thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355605.00/cwt605.00–605.002,1481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7861
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435518.00/cwt506.00–535.002,2539
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473486.34/cwt475.00–492.502,3007
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2506478.78/cwt467.50–485.002,42311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510505.83/cwt495.00–512.502,5803
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,4302
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573477.06/cwt475.00–496.002,73427
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614435.31/cwt430.00–437.002,67314
Steers600–650Large 2615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6041
Steers600–650Large 1-2625425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6561
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661419.88/cwt407.50–427.002,77513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675399.00/cwt399.00–399.002,6932
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723309.68/cwt300.00–330.002,2393
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,8656
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,94066
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2165705.00/cwt705.00–705.001,1631
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy210680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,4281
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,4152
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,6751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330471.79/cwt465.00–480.001,5573
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366438.59/cwt435.00–445.001,6053
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372467.90/cwt455.00–480.001,7415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385355.39/cwt340.00–370.001,3682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy391500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9554
Heifers400–450Large 2400350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420466.18/cwt450.00–480.001,9588
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7821
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7551
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462471.40/cwt462.50–475.002,17814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477425.43/cwt420.00–435.002,02914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536380.58/cwt365.00–395.002,0407
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy548450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,46622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579383.76/cwt370.00–390.002,22211
Heifers550–600Large 1-2582328.20/cwt300.00–335.001,9105
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593345.02/cwt340.00–350.002,0462
Heifers600–650Large 1-2610315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674346.66/cwt335.00–351.002,33614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675313.36/cwt305.00–325.002,1153
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5263
Heifers750–800Large 2783216.31/cwt210.00–222.501,6942
Heifers800–850Large 1-2800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0001
Heifers800–850Large 2-3808222.43/cwt215.00–230.001,7972
Heifers800–850Large 2815270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2011
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2857327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,8073
Heifers850–900Large 1-2860297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,5591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2195700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,3651
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,4851
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3255505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2881
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2278694.86/cwt690.00–700.001,9322
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6132
Bulls250–300Large 1-2295560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,8531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365438.31/cwt435.00–440.001,6003
Bulls350–400Large 1-2385367.31/cwt360.00–375.001,4142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2436496.72/cwt490.00–502.502,1667
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7821
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2461464.91/cwt445.00–475.002,1435
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,3252
Bulls450–500Large 1-2465374.84/cwt370.00–380.001,7432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524433.96/cwt432.50–435.002,2745
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530482.50/cwt482.50–482.502,5571
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2101
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563442.47/cwt435.00–450.002,4912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630396.89/cwt387.50–410.002,5004
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674373.04/cwt362.50–380.002,5144
Bulls700–750Large 1-2725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4651
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6902
Bulls850–900Large 1-2855300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5651
Bulls950–1000Large 2960195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8721
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,262236.84/cwt231.00–243.002,9893
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Choice and Prime875195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7061
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,263184.72/cwt177.00–189.002,3333
Bulls——1,592227.01/cwt217.00–238.003,61411
Bulls——1,807202.35/cwt190.00–209.003,6566
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Cows—Lean 85-90%880116.68/cwt110.00–123.001,0272
Cows—Lean 85-90%883141.86/cwt138.00–145.001,2533
Cows—Boner 80-85%911151.40/cwt148.00–156.001,3794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3421
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241176.65/cwt167.00–185.002,19217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280202.75/cwt195.00–211.002,5952
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665173.78/cwt169.00–178.002,8933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,727190.47/cwt188.00–195.003,2893
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28782,675.78/head2,400.00–2,950.002,6762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29452,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,423.10/head1,900.00–3,000.002,4236
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1462,425.00/head1,600.00–2,900.002,4258
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26573,447.64/head3,000.00–3,850.003,4484

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.