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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 8

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 369 vs last sale 67▲ 239 vs year ago 197 · +121.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 10▼ 22 vs year ago 44 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 2▼ 8 vs year ago 13 · −61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale: There was a limited number of head at previous sale to have an accurate comparison however based on previous sales reported prices all feeder class animals sold steady to 4.00 higher in spots. Slaughter cows and bulls also had limited comparisons on last sale.

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 $427.42/cwt on 196 head, up $38.31 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 28 of 29 comparable sales and sits +35.44 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$427.42

▲ 38.31 vs prior sale

196 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,379

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$434

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

$81.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.95

vs KY average

+11.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	556	429.21	2,388	191
Large 1-2	553	366.67	2,029	3thin
Medium and Large 2	563	347.50	1,955	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.71/cwt here — about $434 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale196 hd

427.42

—

KY average19 barns · 795 hd

416.47

+10.95

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

+11.31

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

+35.44

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	1,308	163.00	2,131	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	201.65	2,990	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,151	180.40	2,077	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	145.00	1,399	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)	855	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$2,221	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	508	$3,350	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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	222	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,554	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,766	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,628	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	461.87/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,249	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,376	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	431.46/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,235	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,457	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	541	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,218	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	444.39/cwt	430.00–449.00	2,631	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	606	443.82/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,690	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	416.54/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,549	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,449	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,768	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	352.41/cwt	345.00–362.50	2,389	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	861	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	3,168	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2	148	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	888	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,260	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,521	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,692	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,876	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	430.25/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,841	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	365.00/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,734	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	405.77/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,956	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,290	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	413.62/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,155	25
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,863	1
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	560	362.50/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,030	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	433.41/cwt	429.50–435.50	2,462	136
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	378.59/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,177	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,048	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	620	319.84/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,983	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	373.51/cwt	355.00–378.00	2,331	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,080	1
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,202	6
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	169	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,183	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	260	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,664	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	353	383.09/cwt	300.00–465.00	1,352	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	522.11/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,911	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	426.21/cwt	425.00–427.50	2,216	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	561	411.34/cwt	400.00–422.50	2,308	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	374.37/cwt	365.00–377.50	2,134	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	361.22/cwt	355.00–367.50	2,106	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	365.57/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,237	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	421.32/cwt	415.00–426.00	2,675	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,984	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	406.18/cwt	400.00–412.50	2,734	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,553	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,152	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,577	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,001	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,155	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,621	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,399	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	153.33/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,653	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	170.77/cwt	163.00–182.00	1,962	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	198.89/cwt	193.00–215.00	2,355	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	201.65/cwt	197.00–206.00	2,990	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	913	2,220.82/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,221	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 67Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 10Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 2Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	100–150	148	600.00	600.00
5	200–250	210	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	287	530.00	530.00
1	300–350	335	505.00	505.00
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
11	400–450	428	420.00–445.00	430.25
5	450–500	482	395.00–425.00	405.77
25	500–550	521	395.00–425.00	413.62
11	550–600	575	365.00–387.50	378.59
11	600–650	624	355.00–378.00	373.51
6	650–700	686	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	510	449.00	449.00
136	550–600	568	429.50–435.50	433.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	475	355.00–375.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	640	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	457.50	457.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	560	355.00–370.00	362.50
2	600–650	620	315.00–325.00	319.84
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
1	750–800	765	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	700.00	700.00
1	300–350	330	535.00	535.00
1	350–400	350	465.00	465.00
7	450–500	487	450.00–470.00	461.87
5	500–550	518	430.00–437.50	431.46
4	550–600	592	430.00–449.00	444.39
3	600–650	612	405.00–430.00	416.54
1	650–700	675	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	480.00	480.00
8	600–650	606	440.00–455.00	443.82
58	850–900	861	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
4	500–550	541	410.00	410.00
4	600–650	628	390.00	390.00
12	650–700	678	345.00–362.50	352.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	150–200	169	700.00	700.00
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
5	350–400	366	500.00–530.00	522.11
1	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
2	500–550	520	425.00–427.50	426.21
5	550–600	570	365.00–377.50	374.37
6	600–650	635	415.00–426.00	421.32
2	650–700	673	400.00–412.50	406.18
1	700–750	740	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	775	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	260	640.00	640.00
8	550–600	561	400.00–422.50	411.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	353	300.00–465.00	383.09
2	550–600	583	355.00–367.50	361.22
7	600–650	612	350.00–385.00	365.57
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	635	310.00–315.00	312.46
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	825	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,483	197.00–206.00	201.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,184	193.00–215.00	198.89
5	—	1,149	163.00–182.00	170.77
3	—	1,078	148.00–159.00	153.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,155	215.00	215.00

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	2	—	508	3,350.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	913	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,220.82

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)	1	—	855	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.