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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 17

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 199▲ 12 vs year ago 157 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 37▲ 4 vs year ago 35 · +11.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 24▲ 2 vs year ago 10 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady.

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 $397.52/cwt on 14 head, up $4.40 from the prior sale (only 18 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +5.53 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$397.52

▲ 4.40 vs prior sale

14 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$74.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.37

vs KY average

−13.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	409.99	2,276	11thin
Medium and Large 2	520	360.14	1,873	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	335.00	1,943	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.99/cwt here — about $333 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 sale14 hd

397.52

—

KY average26 barns · 1,346 hd

417.89

−20.37

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

−13.99

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

+5.53

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	—	Low	1,110	205.83	2,285	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	171.47	2,163	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,566	171.09	2,680	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	160.00	1,716	9thin
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	123.00	1,230	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,085	252.50	2,740	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)	1,120	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,333	$2,893	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$2,660	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$3,250	2thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,100	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,631	1
Steers	400–450	Small and Medium 1-2	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,936	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,847	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,192	2
Steers	500–550	Small and Medium 1-2	545	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,017	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,145	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,860	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,755	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	390.24/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,459	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,293	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	706	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,753	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Heifers	350–400	Small and Medium 1-2	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,956	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	360.14/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,873	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,128	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	393.31/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,238	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	579	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,461	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	654	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,694	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,530	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	280.41/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,018	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	403.61/cwt	385.00–445.00	1,570	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,700	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,091	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	400.16/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,913	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	489	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,384	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	427.52/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,112	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	362.50/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,831	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	438.70/cwt	422.50–447.50	2,264	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	273.46/cwt	235.00–315.00	1,422	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	413.75/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,296	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	324.86/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,008	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	388.48/cwt	387.50–390.00	2,447	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	379.49/cwt	379.00–380.00	2,554	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,398	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,482	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	814	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,589	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	873	251.28/cwt	250.00–252.50	2,194	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,127	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,085	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,740	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	895	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,468	1
Bulls	—	—	950	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,399	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,985	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	155.67/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,644	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	175.15/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,979	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	162.87/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,969	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	176.70/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,271	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	184.48/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,487	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,513	161.57/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,445	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	2,758	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	174.33/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,868	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,230	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	2,660.23/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,660	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	2,893.25/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,893	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	180.51/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,982	2

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 199Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 24Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	320	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	480	407.50	407.50
2	500–550	532	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	569	370.00–405.00	393.31
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
1	900–950	920	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
32	650–700	654	412.00	412.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	355.00–365.00	360.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	579	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	619	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	375	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	440	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	522	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	550	390.00	390.00
2	600–650	630	380.00–400.00	390.24
4	700–750	706	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	545	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	550	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	389	385.00–445.00	403.61
1	400–450	400	425.00	425.00
4	450–500	494	425.00–430.00	427.52
3	500–550	516	422.50–447.50	438.70
2	550–600	555	390.00–437.50	413.75
5	600–650	630	387.50–390.00	388.48
8	650–700	673	379.00–380.00	379.49
3	700–750	730	340.00	340.00
4	800–850	814	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	510.00	510.00
5	450–500	489	487.50	487.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	370.00–430.00	400.16
2	500–550	505	350.00–375.00	362.50
2	600–650	618	320.00–330.00	324.86
1	650–700	695	345.00	345.00
2	850–900	873	250.00–252.50	251.28
1	900–950	905	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	260.00–300.00	280.41
2	500–550	520	235.00–315.00	273.46
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	705	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,209	156.00–169.00	162.87
5	—	1,348	180.00–192.00	184.48
4	—	1,285	174.00–179.00	176.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	155.00–167.00	161.57
2	—	1,528	180.00–181.00	180.51
3	—	1,645	173.00–175.00	174.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	173.00–177.00	175.15
7	—	1,056	150.00–163.00	155.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,485	201.00	201.00
1	—	950	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	123.00	123.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	2	—	1,150	3,250.00	3,250.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,333	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,893.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,320	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,660.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	180.00–181.00	180.51

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.