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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 16

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Sep 9Sep 16Sep 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 147▼ 102 vs year ago 296 · −34.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 9▼ 19 vs year ago 54 · −35.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher and sharply higher on weaned packages. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with some sharply higher instances on fancy calves. Slaughter cows sold steady, no comparison on bulls since none were sold 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 $334.72/cwt on 18 head, up $3.72 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 29 comparable sales and sits −57.26 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$334.72

▲ 3.72 vs prior sale

18 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$44.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

vs KY average

−19.59 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	352.82	1,877	8thin
Medium and Large 2	548	327.92	1,798	6thin
Large 1-2	570	310.00	1,767	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	550	308.33	1,697	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.48/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale18 hd

334.72

—

KY average24 barns · 819 hd

341.20

−6.48

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−19.59

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−57.26

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	1,925	204.31	3,932	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	143.74	1,688	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	139.93	2,243	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	863	88.85	767	5thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	833	168.49	1,404	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,045	182.00	1,902	1thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	380.14/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,349	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	378	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,663	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,473	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,859	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Steers	450–500	Large 1-2	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,800	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	395.78/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,086	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	395.56/cwt	377.50–400.00	2,290	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,068	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	357.41/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,173	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	389.26/cwt	384.00–392.00	2,410	9
Steers	650–700	Large 1-2	666	314.83/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,097	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,542	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,181	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,333	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,242	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,491	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	369.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,595	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	334.41/cwt	330.00–336.00	1,458	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	373.34/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,729	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Heifers	450–500	Large 1-2	480	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,680	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	353.09/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,783	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,704	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,729	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	326.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,816	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	352.54/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,971	4
Heifers	550–600	Large 1-2	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	1
Heifers	600–650	Large 1-2	633	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,931	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	650	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,804	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	289.91/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,980	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	688	316.60/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,178	4
Heifers	700–750	Large 2	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,924	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,296	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,919	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,360	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	340.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,326	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	407.52/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,712	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,558	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	470	305.43/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,436	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	401.99/cwt	401.00–405.00	1,893	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	371.44/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,775	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	503	386.66/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,945	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	363.36/cwt	357.50–370.00	1,904	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	367.23/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,068	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	321.03/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,830	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	620	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,164	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	317.58/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,994	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	312.54/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,063	4
Bulls	700–750	Large 1-2	700	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,820	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	308.99/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,222	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,423	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	912	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,733	2
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,045	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,902	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	833	168.49/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,404	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,888	210.47/cwt	207.00–214.00	3,974	4
Bulls	—	—	1,998	191.99/cwt	188.00–197.00	3,836	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	743	55.37/cwt	50.00–62.00	411	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	809	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,119	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,238	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,015	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,157	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	158.89/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,824	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,665	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	132.25/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,658	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,603	139.93/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,243	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 Sep 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 147Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 9Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
2	350–400	355	370.00–390.00	380.14
1	400–450	415	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	480	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	527	375.00–407.50	395.78
10	550–600	579	377.50–400.00	395.56
2	600–650	608	350.00–365.00	357.41
7	700–750	718	354.00	354.00
1	800–850	820	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	420	442.50	442.50
9	600–650	619	384.00–392.00	389.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	595	347.50	347.50
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	666	305.00–335.00	314.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	455	342.50	342.50
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	570	315.00–340.00	321.03
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	912	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	390	335.00–345.00	340.06
3	400–450	420	405.00–410.00	407.52
7	450–500	478	365.00–385.00	371.44
8	500–550	524	357.50–370.00	363.36
3	550–600	563	355.00–385.00	367.23
3	600–650	628	310.00–325.00	317.58
4	650–700	660	300.00–320.00	312.54
5	700–750	719	300.00–315.00	308.99
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	850	285.00	285.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	372.50	372.50
4	450–500	471	401.00–405.00	401.99
3	500–550	503	385.00–390.00	386.66
2	600–650	620	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	295.00–315.00	305.43
2	700–750	700	255.00–265.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	590	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	325	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	360	345.00	345.00
7	400–450	432	350.00–375.00	369.24
18	450–500	463	355.00–387.50	373.34
4	500–550	505	350.00–362.50	353.09
4	550–600	559	340.00–357.50	352.54
2	650–700	683	285.00–295.00	289.91
1	700–750	740	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	835	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	925	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
7	400–450	436	330.00–336.00	334.41
1	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	505	337.50	337.50
5	550–600	557	325.00–330.00	326.00
1	600–650	625	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	397.50	397.50
4	650–700	688	310.00–337.50	316.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	633	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	650	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	528	327.50	327.50
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	125.00	125.00
1	—	965	116.00	116.00
2	—	743	50.00–62.00	55.37
1	—	875	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,148	140.00–150.00	145.03
6	—	1,148	153.00–168.00	158.89
1	—	1,015	114.00	114.00
6	—	1,254	127.00–137.00	132.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	136.00–144.00	139.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,888	207.00–214.00	210.47
2	—	1,998	188.00–197.00	191.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	833	167.00–170.00	168.49

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.