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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 10

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jun 3Jun 10Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

199 head

▼ 59 vs last sale 258▼ 87 vs year ago 286 · −30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 32▼ 18 vs year ago 55 · −32.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 6▲ 22 vs year ago 2 · +1,100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifer under 500 lbs sharply lower, over 500 lbs steady, Moderate to Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls steady, Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $478.44/cwt on 19 head, up $45.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 23 comparable sales and sits +26.90 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$478.44

▲ 45.80 vs prior sale

19 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$70.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.04

vs KY average

+24.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	532	485.88	2,585	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	570	415.22	2,367	2thin

One grade step is worth $70.66/cwt here — about $218 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 sale19 hd

478.44

—

KY average24 barns · 597 hd

455.41

+23.04

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+24.72

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

+26.90

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	—	Low	1,840	220.03	4,049	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,548	183.75	2,844	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,329	181.47	2,411	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,058	147.43	1,560	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,380	220.00	3,036	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)	1,360	$3,278	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$3,266	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$2,964	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,713	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,018	$2,705	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,317	$4,080	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$3,500	2thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	402.62/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,695	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,066	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	498	521.00/cwt	521.00–521.00	2,595	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,637	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,533	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,599	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	415.22/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,367	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	608	460.59/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,800	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	393.74/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,591	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,762	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	908	341.10/cwt	341.10–341.10	3,097	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,804	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	406.70/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,708	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	420.94/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,016	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	511	408.60/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,088	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,944	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	362.55/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,077	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	412.47/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,384	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	880	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,508	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	940	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,303	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,443	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	440.02/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,835	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	443	377.51/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,672	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,976	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,053	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	511	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,414	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	433.71/cwt	425.00–442.50	2,268	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,511	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,436	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,234	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,529	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,363	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	3,036	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,830	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	230.04/cwt	229.00–231.00	4,723	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	116.20/cwt	101.00–128.00	1,017	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	159.21/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,775	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,562	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,165	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,880	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,336	182.49/cwt	173.00–200.00	2,438	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	183.75/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,844	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	2,705.41/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,705	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,341	4,206.99/head	3,950.00–4,600.00	4,207	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,712.75/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,713	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	2,963.78/head	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,964	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	3,266.17/head	2,775.00–4,300.00	3,266	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	3,277.76/head	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,278	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,206	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 Jun 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 258Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 32Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 6Year ago 2

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
10	500–550	511	405.00–440.00	408.60
2	550–600	578	410.00–415.00	412.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	410	440.00	440.00
5	450–500	479	420.00–425.00	420.94
4	500–550	540	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	573	350.00–375.00	362.55
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	400.00–410.00	406.70
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	790	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	880	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	940	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	539	470.00	470.00
3	550–600	553	470.00	470.00
4	650–700	658	390.00–395.00	393.74
2	700–750	725	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	515.00	515.00
17	600–650	608	430.00–465.00	460.59
9	700–750	725	381.00	381.00
46	900–950	908	341.10	341.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	498	521.00	521.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	395.00–405.00	402.62
2	450–500	492	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	570	390.00–440.00	415.22
1	600–650	615	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	328	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	417	430.00–445.00	440.02
2	500–550	523	425.00–442.50	433.71
6	550–600	558	450.00	450.00
6	600–650	612	365.00	365.00
2	650–700	670	375.00–380.00	377.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	511	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	443	375.00–380.00	377.51
1	450–500	485	407.50	407.50
1	500–550	510	402.50	402.50
1	550–600	580	420.00	420.00
1	900–950	945	250.00	250.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,341	3,950.00–4,600.00	4,206.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	3,450.00	3,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	4,200.00	4,200.00

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)	3	—	1,320	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,712.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,343	2,500.00–3,350.00	2,963.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,360	2,700.00–3,600.00	3,277.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,353	2,775.00–4,300.00	3,266.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	255.00	255.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,018	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,705.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	101.00–128.00	116.20
1	—	1,140	137.00	137.00
1	—	1,170	185.00	185.00
3	—	1,115	154.00–166.00	159.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,336	173.00–200.00	182.49
1	—	1,175	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,548	180.00–188.00	183.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	200.00	200.00
2	—	2,053	229.00–231.00	230.04

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.