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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 13

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

360 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 369▼ 216 vs year ago 576 · −37.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 60▲ 3 vs year ago 52 · +5.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 30▼ 6 vs year ago 9 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers and heifers under 600lbs sold steady with some instances 3.00 higher on fancy or weaned packages. Steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady with both showing strong demand from buyers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower in spots. There was good demand on all offering for todays sale along with very good quality calves.

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 $408.71/cwt on 54 head, up $1.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 29 comparable sales and sits +16.73 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$408.71

▲ 1.98 vs prior sale

54 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

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

$104.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

vs KY average

−8.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	421.38	2,255	41
Medium and Large 2	541	386.19	2,089	4thin
Large 1-2	522	383.34	2,001	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	542	316.41	1,714	3thin

One grade step is worth $104.97/cwt here — about $541 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale54 hd

408.71

—

KY average26 barns · 1,142 hd

409.39

−0.68

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−8.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

+16.73

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	1,295	195.50	2,532	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,651	184.14	3,040	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	176.06	2,214	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	957	144.51	1,383	13
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	895	165.00	1,477	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	715	184.00	1,316	1thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,085	232.50	2,523	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,640	2thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,696	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,808	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	503.25/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,625	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,970	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,898	2
Steers	400–450	Large 2-3	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	521.06/cwt	502.50–535.00	2,199	12
Steers	400–450	Large 1-2	423	440.03/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,861	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,602	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	484.66/cwt	480.00–497.50	2,108	6
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	468	469.76/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,198	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	492.08/cwt	485.00–502.50	2,352	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	430.70/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,102	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	509	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,601	4
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	520	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,080	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	471.04/cwt	465.00–477.50	2,464	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	556	489.17/cwt	482.50–495.00	2,720	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	446.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,525	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	476.77/cwt	470.00–481.00	2,718	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	471.48/cwt	469.00–482.50	2,852	11
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	619	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,878	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,804	1
Steers	600–650	Large 2	630	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,347	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,194	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,363	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,777	1
Steers	650–700	Large 2	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	396.61/cwt	392.50–398.00	2,816	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,691	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,597	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	350–400	Large 1-2	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	462.31/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,743	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	458.57/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,940	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	434.96/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,923	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,627	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	435.77/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,048	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	410.16/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,010	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	430.87/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,193	24
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	522	383.34/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,001	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	324.62/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,704	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	384.92/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,032	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	407.98/cwt	355.00–431.00	2,334	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,262	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,688	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	426.00/cwt	426.00–426.00	2,684	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	378.00/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,744	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,524	1
Bulls	250–300	Large 1-2	260	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,131	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,659	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,914	1
Bulls	300–350	Large 1-2	330	437.46/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,444	2
Bulls	350–400	Large 2	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,880	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 2-3	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	468.38/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,836	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 2	400	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,760	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,226	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	495.82/cwt	490.00–514.00	2,177	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,863	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	483.01/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,299	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	414.06/cwt	397.50–422.50	2,166	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	468.25/cwt	462.50–475.00	2,458	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	442.30/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,521	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	379.96/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,253	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,586	1
Bulls	600–650	Large 2-3	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	371.91/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,328	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,616	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,261	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	368.81/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,803	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,488	1
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 1-2	740	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,813	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,085	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,523	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	715	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,316	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,125	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,430	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,564	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,025	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	157.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,493	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	139.03/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,369	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	155.02/cwt	143.00–164.00	1,834	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	174.12/cwt	169.00–183.00	2,136	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	188.85/cwt	180.00–225.00	2,512	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,149	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	181.43/cwt	178.00–187.00	3,012	4
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Choice	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	2,639.71/head	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,640	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	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 May 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 369Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 60Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 30Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	363	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	442	420.00–445.00	434.96
3	450–500	490	400.00–415.00	410.16
3	500–550	528	375.00–400.00	384.92
1	550–600	580	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	645	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
20	350–400	377	455.00–475.00	462.31
11	400–450	423	450.00–470.00	458.57
19	450–500	470	425.00–450.00	435.77
24	500–550	509	400.00–445.00	430.87
17	550–600	572	355.00–431.00	407.98
5	700–750	726	375.00–380.00	378.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	357.50	357.50
2	500–550	525	315.00–335.00	324.62
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	430.00	430.00
6	500–550	522	375.00–385.00	383.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	600–650	630	426.00	426.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	509	511.00	511.00
9	550–600	556	482.50–495.00	489.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	435.00–445.00	440.03
2	450–500	468	455.00–485.00	469.76
2	500–550	520	400.00	400.00
8	600–650	619	465.00	465.00
1	650–700	675	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	372.50	372.50
1	650–700	690	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	500.00–505.00	503.25
2	350–400	365	520.00	520.00
6	400–450	435	480.00–497.50	484.66
14	450–500	488	430.00–435.00	430.70
5	550–600	566	440.00–450.00	446.04
1	600–650	630	445.00	445.00
1	650–700	680	347.50	347.50
1	700–750	740	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	575.00	575.00
1	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	355	555.00	555.00
12	400–450	422	502.50–535.00	521.06
8	450–500	478	485.00–502.50	492.08
5	500–550	523	465.00–477.50	471.04
15	550–600	570	470.00–481.00	476.77
11	600–650	605	469.00–482.50	471.48
1	650–700	690	402.50	402.50
4	700–750	710	392.50–398.00	396.61
1	750–800	780	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	330	435.00–440.00	437.46
1	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
1	400–450	420	440.00	440.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	635.00	635.00
1	300–350	330	580.00	580.00
1	350–400	365	515.00	515.00
4	400–450	439	490.00–514.00	495.82
5	450–500	476	475.00–485.00	483.01
6	500–550	525	462.50–475.00	468.25
2	550–600	593	370.00–390.00	379.96
4	600–650	626	365.00–375.00	371.91
5	650–700	675	387.50	387.50
2	750–800	760	360.00–377.50	368.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	428	520.00	520.00
2	550–600	570	435.00–450.00	442.30
1	600–650	605	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	535.00	535.00
3	350–400	392	465.00–470.00	468.38
1	400–450	400	470.00	470.00
1	450–500	460	405.00	405.00
3	500–550	523	397.50–422.50	414.06
1	650–700	675	335.00	335.00
1	750–800	780	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	625	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	400	440.00	440.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	110.00–111.00	110.49
4	—	985	132.00–145.00	139.03
7	—	949	150.00–164.00	157.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,660	178.00–187.00	181.43
1	—	1,615	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,183	143.00–164.00	155.02
12	—	1,330	180.00–225.00	188.85
14	—	1,227	169.00–183.00	174.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,125	216.00	216.00

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	—	1,600	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	2,600.00–2,675.00	2,639.71

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.