Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher on limited comparable receipts. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.40/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$200.40

128 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,360

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$375

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

$39.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.27

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	684	203.78	1,394	117
Medium and Large 2-3	620	164.46	1,019	11thin

One grade step is worth $39.32/cwt here — about $375 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale128 hd

200.40

—

KY average24 barns · 4,979 hd

209.67

−9.27

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,732	125.51	2,173	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,683	104.40	1,757	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,283	99.73	1,279	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	79.53	693	7thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,028	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	115.10/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,911	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	128.64/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,779	2
Bulls	—	—	2,080	122.39/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	201.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	204.87/cwt	194.00–210.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	219.84/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	803	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,630	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	250.55/cwt	242.50–259.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	132.65/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	228.85/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	231.08/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	190.65/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	564	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,178	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,625	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	91.72/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,481	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	102.50/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,246	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	94.11/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,243	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	70.92/cwt	70.00–72.00	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	82.98/cwt	80.00–85.00	719	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,746	108.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,895	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	1,027.61/head	675.00–1,400.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	271.17/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,115	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	216.39/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	382	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	346	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	206.69/cwt	201.00–208.50	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	221.16/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	199.86/cwt	196.00–207.50	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	187.01/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	209.09/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,499	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 35Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 45Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	113.00–117.00	115.10
3	—	1,615	88.00–96.00	91.72
4	—	1,746	105.00–110.00	108.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	114.00	114.00
5	—	1,216	99.00–106.00	102.50
5	—	1,321	91.00–96.00	94.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	70.00–72.00	70.92
5	—	866	80.00–85.00	82.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	128.00–130.00	128.64
2	—	2,080	119.00–126.00	122.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	200.00–205.00	201.71
5	—	579	194.00–210.00	204.87
5	—	861	130.00–141.00	132.65
3	—	537	196.00–207.50	199.86
2	—	615	193.00	193.00
1	—	315	210.00	210.00
1	—	265	195.00	195.00
11	—	483	201.00–218.00	209.09
2	—	955	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	188.00	188.00
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
2	—	765	137.00	137.00
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
2	—	602	180.00	180.00
2	—	578	185.00–189.00	187.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	803	203.00	203.00
3	—	572	216.00	216.00
3	—	505	210.00	210.00
6	—	610	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	346	232.00	232.00
4	—	424	243.00	243.00
1	—	375	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	717	212.00–223.00	219.84
2	—	902	181.00	181.00
1	—	890	180.00	180.00
1	—	480	230.00	230.00
2	—	692	209.00	209.00
2	—	645	225.00	225.00
2	—	502	248.00	248.00
2	—	410	242.50–259.00	250.55
6	—	582	224.00–236.00	228.85
1	—	375	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	167.00	167.00
1	—	510	168.00	168.00
1	—	930	167.50	167.50
1	—	775	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	283.00	283.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	235.00	235.00
2	—	525	223.00–239.00	231.08
3	—	688	188.00–196.00	190.65
1	—	712	178.00	178.00
1	—	790	167.50	167.50
6	—	411	267.00–272.00	271.17
2	—	570	210.00–223.00	216.39
1	—	350	245.00	245.00
2	—	308	245.00	245.00
4	—	641	201.00–208.50	206.69
2	—	465	216.00–226.00	221.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	230.00	230.00
6	—	477	247.00	247.00
2	—	382	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	191.00	191.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,009	675.00–1,400.00	1,027.61

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.

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Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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Feeder Cattle

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