Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher, sharply higher in some instances. There was good to very demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $244.03/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$244.03

297 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$38.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.22

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	616	245.95	1,514	279
Medium and Large 2	553	231.55	1,280	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	643	207.70	1,335	13thin

One grade step is worth $38.25/cwt here — about $179 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 sale297 hd

244.03

—

KY average27 barns · 7,256 hd

240.81

+3.22

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	1,638	130.49	2,138	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,552	115.20	1,788	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	113.65	1,385	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	99.36	924	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	128.00	1,581	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,675	145.00	2,429	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,309	$1,491	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,222	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	760	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$1,182	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	252.43/cwt	239.00–256.25	1,711	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	258.82/cwt	258.00–259.50	1,392	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	247.72/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	229.11/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,881	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	599	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	260.55/cwt	253.00–267.50	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	226.72/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	187.00/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	786	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,698	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	239.66/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,637	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	252.08/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,583	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	334.00/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	230.17/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,538	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	219.56/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	258.38/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	736	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	315.22/cwt	312.50–318.00	1,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	294.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,606	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	224.67/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	319.65/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	243.46/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,770	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	813	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,890	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	252.99/cwt	248.75–254.00	1,814	65
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	296.64/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	311.84/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,525	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	226.77/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	567	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	224.97/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,489	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,074	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	119.35/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,485	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	113.25/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,393	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	100.66/cwt	100.00–101.00	978	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	102.94/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,184	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,119	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	107.05/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,654	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,429	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	121.72/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,899	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	90.60/cwt	89.00–92.00	759	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	111.94/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,729	3
Bulls	—	—	1,972	141.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,703	131.14/cwt	128.00–135.00	2,233	4
Bulls	—	—	1,386	123.21/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,708	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,491.14/head	1,225.00–1,775.00	1,491	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,221.72/head	925.00–1,425.00	1,222	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	1,181.50/head	750.00–1,400.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	246.48/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	336.49/cwt	332.50–340.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	326.42/cwt	324.00–330.00	1,090	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	262.94/cwt	258.00–268.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	255.81/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,238	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	235.09/cwt	230.00–240.00	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	249.08/cwt	247.50–251.00	1,290	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	194.69/cwt	192.00–197.50	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	282.38/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	252.80/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,461	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	295.85/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,251	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,344	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	213.50/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	296.95/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,259	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	209.41/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,367	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 →

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Wed Feb 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 237Year ago 584

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 66Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	678	239.00–256.25	252.43
7	—	638	246.00–252.00	247.72
34	—	821	218.00–233.00	229.11
5	—	576	253.00–267.50	260.55
2	—	308	305.00	305.00
8	—	426	312.50–318.00	315.22
1	—	365	310.00	310.00
12	—	545	290.00–295.00	294.61
9	—	865	220.00–226.00	224.67
30	—	727	237.00–245.00	243.46
5	—	489	310.00–320.00	311.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	330.00	330.00
2	—	620	310.00	310.00
5	—	461	330.00–335.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	184.00–190.00	187.00
2	—	610	185.00	185.00
1	—	745	217.50	217.50
1	—	385	280.00	280.00
1	—	500	252.50	252.50
1	—	250	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	736	222.50	222.50
2	—	538	275.00	275.00
3	—	477	295.00–300.00	296.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	317.50–325.00	319.65
27	—	813	232.50	232.50
65	—	717	248.75–254.00	252.99
5	—	634	295.00	295.00
1	—	580	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	538	258.00–259.50	258.82
9	—	786	216.00	216.00
20	—	683	239.00–240.00	239.66
102	—	628	251.00–255.00	252.08
8	—	566	258.00–259.00	258.38
9	—	703	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	225.00–230.00	226.72
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
1	—	630	210.00	210.00
5	—	691	210.00	210.00
2	—	592	231.00	231.00
1	—	995	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	255.00	255.00
1	—	615	237.00	237.00
37	—	668	222.00–234.00	230.17
13	—	735	214.00–220.00	219.56
1	—	865	181.00	181.00
16	—	484	250.00–267.50	255.81
5	—	322	230.00–240.00	235.09
6	—	518	247.50–251.00	249.08
2	—	800	198.00	198.00
2	—	410	277.50–287.50	282.38
1	—	750	197.00	197.00
15	—	578	247.00–257.00	252.80
2	—	363	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	242.50	242.50
2	—	420	258.00–268.00	262.94
2	—	720	192.00–197.50	194.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	270.00	270.00
1	—	480	272.50	272.50
3	—	423	292.50–297.50	295.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	226.00–229.00	226.77
5	—	662	222.00–227.00	224.97
3	—	553	242.00–255.00	246.48
2	—	528	285.00	285.00
2	—	278	332.50–340.00	336.49
4	—	334	324.00–330.00	326.42
4	—	760	210.00–217.00	213.50
11	—	424	292.50–300.00	296.95
7	—	818	208.00–212.00	209.41
3	—	452	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	180.00	180.00
1	—	380	282.50	282.50
1	—	755	180.00	180.00
1	—	475	230.00	230.00
2	—	430	270.00	270.00
2	—	548	250.00	250.00
6	—	592	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	280.00	280.00
1	—	405	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
1	—	315	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,244	118.00–123.00	119.35
7	—	1,230	108.00–116.00	113.25
4	—	1,150	100.00–106.00	102.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	100.00–101.00	100.66
1	—	990	113.00	113.00
2	—	838	89.00–92.00	90.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	106.00–108.00	107.05
4	—	1,560	120.00–123.00	121.72
3	—	1,545	109.00–117.00	111.94
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,972	140.00–145.00	141.76
4	—	1,703	128.00–135.00	131.14
5	—	1,386	119.00–126.00	123.21

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,309	1,225.00–1,775.00	1,491.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,023	925.00–1,425.00	1,221.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	750.00–1,400.00	1,181.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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