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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 27

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 107▼ 142 vs year ago 296 · −48.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 29▼ 8 vs year ago 56 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 5 vs year ago 9 · −55.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on limited comparison. Demand was moderate on todays offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher with good demand on aged slaughter animals.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $479.42/cwt on 25 head, up $15.92 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 23 comparable sales and sits +27.87 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$479.42

▲ 15.92 vs prior sale

25 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,567

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$60.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.41

vs KY average

+19.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	486.72	2,594	22
Large 1-2	553	425.83	2,355	3thin

One grade step is worth $60.89/cwt here — about $239 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale25 hd

479.42

—

KY average16 barns · 613 hd

470.01

+9.41

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+19.05

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

+27.87

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,518	202.07	3,067	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	177.04	2,159	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	176.51	2,801	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	760	165.00	1,254	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,542	$3,334	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,013	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,061	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,300	7
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	492	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,061	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,581	13
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	515	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,253	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,704	5
Steers	550–600	Large 1-2	572	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,402	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	421.22/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,443	4
Steers	600–650	Large 2	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	610	405.07/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,471	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	416.40/cwt	412.50–417.50	2,640	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	393.20/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,603	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	714	386.93/cwt	372.50–392.50	2,763	5
Steers	750–800	Large 1-2	763	355.41/cwt	350.00–361.00	2,712	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,922	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	195	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	995	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,523	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	313	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,722	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,575	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	388	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,979	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,916	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	6
Heifers	400–450	Large 1-2	430	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,789	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,001	1
Heifers	400–450	Large 2	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,968	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	377.38/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,842	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	452.78/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,255	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	502	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,857	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	401.55/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,104	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,118	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	393.14/cwt	387.50–400.00	2,461	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,158	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 2-3	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Bulls	350–400	Large 1-2	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	405	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,157	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,843	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	465.24/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,201	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	453.32/cwt	440.00–458.00	2,353	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,493	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,300	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	384.85/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,578	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,640	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,223	196.58/cwt	193.00–199.00	2,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	152.35/cwt	147.50–157.50	2,293	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	224.16/cwt	205.00–239.00	3,678	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	967	148.28/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,434	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	169.47/cwt	161.00–179.00	2,051	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	195.37/cwt	181.00–235.00	2,493	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,808	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	168.38/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,652	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,602	187.36/cwt	181.00–192.50	3,002	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Large 2	1,000	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,542	3,333.51/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,334	3

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 154Last week 107Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 29Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	630	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	532.50	532.50
2	450–500	473	460.00–470.00	465.24
4	500–550	519	440.00–458.00	453.32
2	600–650	608	410.00	410.00
2	650–700	670	380.00–390.00	384.85
1	800–850	825	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	370.00–385.00	377.38
2	500–550	502	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
1	600–650	605	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	150–200	195	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	290	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	395	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	435	460.00	460.00
18	450–500	498	435.00–455.00	452.78
6	500–550	524	390.00–415.00	401.55
1	550–600	550	410.00	410.00
10	600–650	626	387.50–400.00	393.14
1	650–700	685	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	388	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	420	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	416.00	416.00
1	450–500	480	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	419.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	434	530.00	530.00
13	500–550	505	511.00	511.00
5	550–600	568	476.00	476.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	425	485.00	485.00
4	550–600	580	410.00–425.00	421.22
11	600–650	634	412.50–417.50	416.40
3	650–700	662	380.00–400.00	393.20
5	700–750	714	372.50–392.50	386.93
5	750–800	792	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	515	437.50	437.50
2	550–600	572	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	610	395.00–415.00	405.07
2	750–800	763	350.00–361.00	355.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	141.00–155.00	148.28
13	—	1,276	181.00–235.00	195.37
1	—	1,380	131.00	131.00
14	—	1,210	161.00–179.00	169.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	164.00–174.00	168.38
3	—	1,602	181.00–192.50	187.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	193.00–199.00	196.58
2	—	1,505	147.50–157.50	152.35
5	—	1,641	205.00–239.00	224.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,250.00	1,250.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,542	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,333.51

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.