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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 5

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

233 head

▲ 167 vs last sale 66▲ 101 vs year ago 132 · +76.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 29▲ 27 vs year ago 25 · +108.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers sharply higher on limited comparison, Good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-8.00 higher, 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 $428.98/cwt on 21 head, down $2.97 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 23 comparable sales and sits −22.56 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$428.98

▼ 2.97 vs prior sale

21 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

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

$94.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.93

vs KY average

+14.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	442.53	2,439	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	347.69	1,954	3thin

One grade step is worth $94.84/cwt here — about $485 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale21 hd

428.98

—

KY average23 barns · 517 hd

414.06

+14.93

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+14.74

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−22.56

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	—	High	1,934	233.23	4,512	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,358	190.81	2,591	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,655	189.63	3,139	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,094	161.52	1,767	10

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)	1,455	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,825	$3,650	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	245	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,299	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,250	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	274	543.07/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,488	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,765	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	353	429.96/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,518	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	493.94/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,828	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	439	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,173	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	404.94/cwt	335.00–445.00	1,944	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,243	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,950	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	466.00/cwt	466.00–466.00	2,414	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	562	347.69/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,954	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	445.91/cwt	427.50–451.00	2,537	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	410.80/cwt	407.50–412.50	2,342	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Steers	600–650	Small 1-2	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,368	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	371.50/cwt	371.50–371.50	2,805	64
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	324.63/cwt	319.00–330.00	2,522	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	502.50/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,407	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	469.92/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,480	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,619	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,743	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	383.47/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,657	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Heifers	450–500	Small 1-2	480	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,368	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	376.09/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,828	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	353.79/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,833	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	548	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,124	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	377.51/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,110	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	346.00/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,996	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,263	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,304	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,441	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	360	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,530	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,833	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,010	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	450	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,165	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	410.48/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,909	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	510	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,147	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	367.64/cwt	357.50–377.50	1,904	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,880	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	366.74/cwt	355.00–382.50	2,050	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	355.93/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,225	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,984	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,175	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	346.15/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,312	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	323.21/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,311	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	281.29/cwt	275.00–287.50	2,293	2
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	912	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,462	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	3,167	1
Bulls	—	—	2,063	235.79/cwt	228.00–245.00	4,864	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	140.37/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,373	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,085	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	178.75/cwt	174.00–189.00	2,007	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,879	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,042	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	192.19/cwt	172.00–208.00	2,623	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	193.14/cwt	183.00–212.00	3,196	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,158	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,825	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 233Last week 66Year ago 132

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 29Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	370	485.00–510.00	493.94
1	450–500	485	462.50	462.50
1	500–550	500	390.00	390.00
3	550–600	570	407.50–412.50	410.80
1	600–650	600	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	740	320.00	320.00
4	750–800	777	319.00–330.00	324.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	530.00	530.00
5	250–300	274	540.00–555.00	543.07
2	300–350	333	530.00	530.00
4	400–450	439	495.00	495.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	518	466.00	466.00
9	550–600	569	427.50–451.00	445.91
64	750–800	755	371.50	371.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	425.00–435.00	429.96
1	400–450	415	410.00	410.00
5	450–500	480	335.00–445.00	404.94
3	550–600	562	330.00–357.50	347.69
2	700–750	730	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	390	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	430	467.50	467.50
2	450–500	450	481.00	481.00
2	500–550	518	357.50–377.50	367.64
9	550–600	559	355.00–382.50	366.74
5	600–650	625	345.00–370.00	355.93
6	650–700	668	337.50–355.00	346.15
5	700–750	715	315.00–337.50	323.21
2	800–850	815	275.00–287.50	281.29
2	900–950	912	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	555.00	555.00
1	250–300	255	565.00	565.00
2	500–550	510	421.00	421.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	465	395.00–425.00	410.48
1	500–550	545	345.00	345.00
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	640	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	490.00–515.00	502.50
2	300–350	315	465.00–475.00	469.92
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
3	400–450	432	365.00–400.00	383.47
10	450–500	486	365.00–380.00	376.09
5	500–550	518	335.00–365.00	353.79
5	550–600	577	330.00–360.00	346.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	742	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	548	387.50	387.50
8	550–600	559	375.00–385.00	377.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	425	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,085	100.00	100.00
2	—	978	135.00–146.00	140.37
6	—	1,123	174.00–189.00	178.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	130.00	130.00
17	—	1,655	183.00–212.00	193.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,365	172.00–208.00	192.19
1	—	1,230	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,063	228.00–245.00	235.79
1	—	1,420	223.00	223.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,375.00	2,375.00

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	1	—	1,825	3,650.00	3,650.00

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.