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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 20

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 253 vs last sale 360▼ 131 vs year ago 238 · −55.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 55▼ 20 vs year ago 49 · −40.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 3▲ 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $402.55/cwt on 7 head, down $6.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 29 comparable sales and sits +10.56 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$402.55

▼ 6.17 vs prior sale

7 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,115

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$84.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.13

vs KY average

−15.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	530	414.64	2,196	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	330.00	1,650	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.64/cwt here — about $546 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 sale7 hd

402.55

—

KY average29 barns · 1,678 hd

410.68

−8.13

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−15.71

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

+10.56

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	1,675	215.65	3,613	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,607	176.51	2,836	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	174.38	2,276	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	152.50	1,723	2thin

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)	1,328	$2,902	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$2,351	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,560	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,052	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	508.43/cwt	500.00–517.50	2,110	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,352	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,424	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,671	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,360	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	622	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,830	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	684	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,787	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,654	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	358	425.03/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,522	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	367	479.84/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,761	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	456.10/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,938	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	356.73/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,677	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	436.78/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,149	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	401.78/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,073	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,310	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,335	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,736	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,531	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,365	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,294	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,836	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	461.78/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,746	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,231	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,304	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	451.46/cwt	447.00–460.00	2,302	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,575	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,749	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,406	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	403.62/cwt	397.50–410.00	2,474	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	381.16/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,554	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,764	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,647	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	221.33/cwt	213.00–227.00	3,949	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,541	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,915	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	179.38/cwt	167.00–189.00	2,318	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	159.37/cwt	153.00–165.00	2,144	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	179.81/cwt	171.00–193.00	2,877	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,624	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,351.44/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,351	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	2,901.98/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,902	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 107Last week 360Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 55Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 3

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 lower, Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,600	171.00–193.00	179.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,085	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,345	153.00–165.00	159.37
9	—	1,292	167.00–189.00	179.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	199.00	199.00
7	—	1,784	213.00–227.00	221.33
1	—	1,375	192.50	192.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	260	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	380	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	415	500.00–517.50	508.43
1	450–500	480	490.00	490.00
1	600–650	605	390.00	390.00
10	650–700	684	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	505	480.00	480.00
7	550–600	567	471.00	471.00
4	600–650	622	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	525.00	525.00
1	500–550	515	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	300	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	360	510.00	510.00
1	450–500	475	485.00	485.00
3	500–550	510	447.00–460.00	451.46
2	550–600	550	437.50	437.50
2	600–650	613	397.50–410.00	403.62
2	650–700	670	375.00–387.50	381.16
1	800–850	825	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	378	435.00–475.00	461.78
1	500–550	530	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	475.00	475.00
6	350–400	367	465.00–485.00	479.84
5	400–450	425	440.00–460.00	456.10
3	450–500	492	420.00–445.00	436.78
3	500–550	516	395.00–415.00	401.78
1	550–600	580	402.50	402.50
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	440.00	440.00
6	650–700	666	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	358	420.00–430.00	425.03
3	450–500	470	350.00–370.00	356.73
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	620	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	935	235.00	235.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,351.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,328	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,901.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,600.00	2,600.00

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.