Owenton, Kentucky · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Wed, Oct 14, 2026. 50 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Wednesday.
Cattle receipts
219 head
Last reported: 307 (Oct 7, 2026) Year ago: 413
500-599 lb steers
$381.53/cwt
11 head, M&L 1-2 ▼ -$19.48 vs last week ▼ -$17.02 vs Oct 15, 2025
700-799 lb steers
$340.36/cwt
6 head, M&L 1-2 n/a vs last week ▼ -$13.19 vs Oct 15, 2025
Reports
50 in 12 mo
Since Oct 15, 2025 Usual day: Wednesday
Prices, Oct 14, 2026 sale
Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.
Feeder steers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
8
488460-497
404.35397.50-410.00
$1,973
2
510510
400.00400.00
$2,040
Value Added
2
543540-545
361.30350.00-372.50
$1,962
4
575575
391.00391.00
$2,248
Value Added
3
580572-595
370.07367.50-375.00
$2,146
1
615615
330.00330.00
$2,030
12
619619
375.00375.00
$2,321
Value Added
4
657652-662
342.71338.00-347.50
$2,252
4
685685
352.50352.50
$2,415
Value Added
6
717710-730
340.36325.00-345.00
$2,440
1
820820
300.00300.00
$2,460
Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
410410
340.00340.00
$1,394
1
570570
340.00340.00
$1,938
2
600600
306.25302.50-310.00
$1,838
Feeder heifers, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
200200
385.00385.00
$770
1
275275
410.00410.00
$1,128
4
333310-348
417.27410.00-435.00
$1,390
3
370355-380
416.04390.00-445.00
$1,539
9
470450-490
351.13335.00-365.00
$1,650
2
518510-525
327.61320.00-335.00
$1,697
10
534525-542
358.96350.00-365.00
$1,917
Value Added
11
574573-574
338.87322.50-345.00
$1,945
4
599599
355.00355.00
$2,126
Value Added
1
610610
290.00290.00
$1,769
6
627610-643
335.13330.00-340.00
$2,101
Value Added
1
660660
330.00330.00
$2,178
Value Added
4
678665-682
298.77295.00-300.00
$2,026
1
720720
285.00285.00
$2,052
1
920920
207.50207.50
$1,909
Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
3
430415-445
321.84310.00-330.00
$1,384
2
566558-573
302.47300.00-305.00
$1,712
1
795795
250.00250.00
$1,988
1
840840
245.00245.00
$2,058
Feeder heifers, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
515515
260.00260.00
$1,339
Feeder bulls, M&L 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
345345
460.00460.00
$1,587
3
412408-420
426.60420.00-430.00
$1,758
7
523518-540
354.78350.00-377.50
$1,855
2
563560-565
354.99352.50-357.50
$1,999
1
605605
325.00325.00
$1,966
6
664658-675
328.36322.50-335.00
$2,180
3
738738
322.50322.50
$2,380
1
820820
277.50277.50
$2,276
Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
483468-498
332.73325.00-340.00
$1,607
1
520520
300.00300.00
$1,560
3
575575
302.50285.00-317.50
$1,739
1
640640
285.00285.00
$1,824
3
668665-675
271.78250.00-295.00
$1,815
2
718700-735
285.30272.50-297.50
$2,048
Feeder bulls, M&L 3
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
460460
305.00305.00
$1,403
1
595595
295.00295.00
$1,755
1
610610
227.50227.50
$1,388
Feeder bulls, Small 2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
635635
250.00250.00
$1,588
Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,6201620
190.00190.00
$3,078
High dressing
2
1,7331585-1880
171.74169.00-175.00
$2,976
Low dressing
3
1,7831580-1935
180.93180.00-182.00
$3,226
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,6301630
137.00137.00
$2,233
High dressing
3
1,6651500-1815
123.34123.00-124.00
$2,054
Average dressing
1
1,6701670
115.00115.00
$1,920
Low dressing
Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
1
1,2401240
106.00106.00
$1,314
Very Low dressing
4
1,3081225-1460
116.16114.00-118.00
$1,519
Low dressing
6
1,3181195-1400
123.89121.00-127.00
$1,633
Average dressing
Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head
Avg wtrange, lb
Avg $/cwtrange
$/headest.
Note
4
996840-1100
87.5770.00-101.00
$872
Very Low dressing
6
1,109835-1230
117.26115.00-120.00
$1,300
Average dressing
5
1,134970-1200
108.76105.00-112.00
$1,233
Low dressing
52-week trend
Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1-2 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 47 weeks with data.
500-599 lb700-799 lb
Show the weekly numbers
Week of
500-599 lb
700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026
$381.53
$340.36
Oct 5, 2026
$401.01
-
Sep 28, 2026
$405.15
$341.30
Sep 21, 2026
$378.18
$359.21
Sep 14, 2026
$395.61
$354.00
Sep 7, 2026
$411.49
$327.71
Aug 24, 2026
$387.41
-
Aug 17, 2026
$368.05
$341.25
Aug 10, 2026
-
$325.00
Aug 3, 2026
$442.53
$368.04
Jul 27, 2026
-
$310.00
Jul 20, 2026
$404.35
-
Jul 13, 2026
$425.00
$360.00
Jul 6, 2026
$440.74
$345.00
Jun 22, 2026
$453.22
$366.00
Jun 15, 2026
$410.00
$390.00
Jun 8, 2026
$485.88
$377.18
Jun 1, 2026
$441.71
$365.64
May 25, 2026
$486.72
$377.97
May 18, 2026
$474.27
-
May 11, 2026
$483.43
$386.29
May 4, 2026
$479.63
$391.25
Apr 27, 2026
$471.71
$367.50
Apr 20, 2026
$433.94
$381.90
Apr 13, 2026
$498.60
$376.65
Apr 6, 2026
$480.40
$413.41
Mar 30, 2026
-
$387.39
Mar 23, 2026
$468.46
$375.23
Mar 16, 2026
$498.14
-
Mar 9, 2026
$455.00
$361.61
Mar 2, 2026
$460.42
$366.46
Feb 23, 2026
$456.67
$371.19
Feb 16, 2026
$485.68
$407.00
Feb 9, 2026
$453.41
$358.50
Feb 2, 2026
$436.67
-
Jan 19, 2026
$420.81
-
Jan 12, 2026
$440.33
$370.76
Jan 5, 2026
$433.12
$349.02
Dec 15, 2025
$380.00
$335.00
Dec 8, 2025
$413.13
$326.70
Dec 1, 2025
$373.97
-
Nov 17, 2025
$338.69
$281.70
Nov 10, 2025
$389.82
$360.45
Nov 3, 2025
$354.63
$310.00
Oct 27, 2025
$385.89
-
Oct 20, 2025
$406.43
$340.00
Oct 13, 2025
$398.55
$353.55
Price slide, Oct 14, 2026
Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1-2 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.
SteersHeifers
Weight
Steers
Heifers
300-399 lb
-
$416.74
400-499 lb
$404.35
$351.13-65.61
500-599 lb
$381.53-22.82
$347.87-3.26
600-699 lb
$362.42-19.11
$318.82-29.05
700-799 lb
$340.36-22.06
$285.00-33.82
800-899 lb
$300.00-40.36
-
900-999 lb
-
$207.50
Nearby barns
Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.