Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to firm. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $237.31/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$237.31

88 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$749

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

$28.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

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	737	238.61	1,760	84
Medium and Large 2-3	481	210.00	1,011	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.61/cwt here — about $749 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 sale88 hd

237.31

—

KY average25 barns · 7,110 hd

245.74

−8.43

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	—	Low	1,701	124.56	2,119	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	111.39	1,730	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	106.15	1,322	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	889	95.36	848	8thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2,155	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	203.52/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	228.51/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,449	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	275.02/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,290	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	236.86/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	264.85/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	194.98/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	1,847	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	223.87/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	250.02/cwt	240.00–255.50	1,210	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	271.36/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	183.99/cwt	168.00–193.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	114.04/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,751	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	106.40/cwt	103.00–110.50	1,321	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	101.46/cwt	99.00–108.00	939	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	90.67/cwt	88.00–95.00	782	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	100.46/cwt	98.00–102.50	1,567	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	96.68/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,209	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	114.82/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,440	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	112.30/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,477	2
Bulls	—	—	1,723	125.77/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,167	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,155	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	275.16/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	269.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,264	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	230.64/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,416	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,506	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	127.56/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,135	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	232.35/cwt	223.00–237.50	1,208	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	240.67/cwt	240.00–241.00	992	3

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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 631Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 84Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 20Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	262.50	262.50
5	—	624	197.00–207.00	203.52
4	—	569	228.00–230.00	228.51
10	—	432	252.50–267.50	264.85
3	—	728	195.00	195.00
3	—	677	185.00–200.00	194.98
2	—	860	150.00	150.00
7	—	484	240.00–255.50	250.02
8	—	520	223.00–237.50	232.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	204.00	204.00
2	—	610	181.00	181.00
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
1	—	725	130.00	130.00
3	—	470	221.00–230.00	223.87
1	—	1,135	112.00	112.00
1	—	380	240.00	240.00
1	—	690	175.00	175.00
1	—	595	195.00	195.00
3	—	412	240.00–241.00	240.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	589	246.00	246.00
1	—	615	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	255.00	255.00
8	—	469	270.00–277.50	275.02
1	—	875	205.00	205.00
4	—	628	233.00–247.00	236.86
1	—	435	302.50	302.50
1	—	380	292.50	292.50
1	—	680	229.00	229.00
3	—	597	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	255.00	255.00
1	—	440	250.00	250.00
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	797	231.75	231.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	267.50–275.00	271.36
2	—	560	247.00	247.00
1	—	395	272.50	272.50
1	—	330	277.50	277.50
3	—	422	270.00–285.00	275.16
11	—	469	265.00–280.00	269.52
9	—	614	223.00–238.00	230.64
8	—	668	225.50	225.50
2	—	888	120.00–135.00	127.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	168.00–193.00	183.99
2	—	495	260.00	260.00
1	—	220	180.00	180.00
1	—	575	217.50	217.50
1	—	390	255.00	255.00
2	—	310	245.00	245.00
1	—	530	247.50	247.50
1	—	445	265.00	265.00
1	—	260	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	297.50	297.50
1	—	445	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	123.00	123.00
8	—	1,535	109.00–117.00	114.04
3	—	1,560	98.00–102.50	100.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,242	103.00–110.50	106.40
5	—	1,250	93.00–100.00	96.68
5	—	1,254	113.00–117.00	114.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	99.00–108.00	101.46
3	—	862	88.00–95.00	90.67
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	110.00–116.00	112.30
2	—	1,835	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,723	123.00–128.00	125.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	117.00	117.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	2,155	2,000.00	2,000.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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