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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 15

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 285 vs last sale 436▼ 7 vs year ago 158 · −4.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 22▼ 14 vs year ago 40 · −35.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 6 vs year ago 11 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers steady on a lite test, Feeder heifers sharply lower, Moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower, Slaughter 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 $380.00/cwt on 1 head, down $47.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 29 comparable sales and sits −11.99 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$380.00

▼ 47.42 vs prior sale

1 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−32.22

vs KY average

−16.05 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	380.00	2,071	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

380.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,257 hd

412.22

−32.22

National average163 barns · 8,583 hd

396.05

−16.05

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−11.99

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	—	High	1,459	212.71	3,104	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,638	191.39	3,135	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,317	179.19	2,359	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	173.92	1,740	9thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,763	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,389	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,612	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,754	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,193	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,496	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	426.94/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,592	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	424.84/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,784	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	385.71/cwt	380.00–392.50	1,813	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	325.80/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,059	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	301.26/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,034	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,131	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,481	65
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	527.40/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,951	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	480.08/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,810	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,016	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,019	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	413.33/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,153	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	375.46/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,099	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,122	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	303.34/cwt	302.50–305.00	2,214	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,354	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,052	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	812	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,908	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	910	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,207	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,369	214.82/cwt	210.00–220.00	2,941	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	192.84/cwt	181.00–200.00	2,931	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	4,148	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	155.50/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,443	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,021	179.18/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,829	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,910	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	183.22/cwt	167.00–199.00	2,426	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	191.39/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,135	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,830	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	1,762.75/head	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,763	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 436Year ago 158

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 22Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 5Year ago 11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,021	171.00–185.00	179.18
2	—	928	154.00–157.00	155.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,324	167.00–199.00	183.22
1	—	1,265	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	185.00–197.00	191.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	244.00	244.00
4	—	1,369	210.00–220.00	214.82
2	—	1,520	181.00–200.00	192.84

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	470.00–505.00	480.08
2	400–450	448	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	475	425.00	425.00
6	500–550	521	410.00–430.00	413.33
5	550–600	559	370.00–377.50	375.46
1	600–650	615	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	655	335.00	335.00
3	700–750	738	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
3	700–750	730	302.50–305.00	303.34
1	750–800	760	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	812	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	910	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
2	350–400	370	525.00–530.00	527.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	467.50	467.50
5	350–400	373	415.00–430.00	426.94
9	400–450	420	405.00–435.00	424.84
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
3	600–650	632	325.00–327.50	325.80
2	650–700	675	300.00–302.50	301.26
1	950–1000	975	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
4	450–500	470	380.00–392.50	385.71
2	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	775	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	750–800	785	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	562	425.00	425.00
6	600–650	637	410.00	410.00
3	750–800	765	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,762.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,155	245.00	245.00

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.