Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers 500-600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.03/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −148.94 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$249.03

43 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$19.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

vs KY average

−22.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	252.58	1,378	35
Medium and Large 2-3	559	233.51	1,304	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.07/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $397.97 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

249.03

—

KY average20 barns · 1,344 hd

255.55

−6.52

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−22.88

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−148.94

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	—	Average	1,413	136.00	1,922	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,702	116.11	1,977	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	112.93	1,398	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	886	91.52	811	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)	845	$1,015	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	Lean 85-90%	—	823	99.95/cwt	99.00–101.00	823	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	92.87/cwt	90.00–98.00	893	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	835	81.08/cwt	80.00–82.00	677	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,980	1
Bulls	—	—	995	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	247.31/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,313	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	236.96/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	252.15/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	792	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,786	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	536	262.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	272.50/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,030	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	278.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	277.35/cwt	270.00–285.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	247.68/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,655	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	250.17/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,401	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,015.46/head	550.00–1,325.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	281.12/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	273.03/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,488	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	276.89/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	222.28/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,572	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	233.93/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	224	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	290.97/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	222.48/cwt	217.50–226.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	452	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	260.65/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,337	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	121.01/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,555	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	108.52/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,295	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,257	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,606	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,492	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	124.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,086	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	295.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	233.01/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,335	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	288	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	188.33/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,328	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	296.82/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,395	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	219.17/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	251.07/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,409	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	603	241.07/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,454	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	259.15/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,109	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	233.36/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	592	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	269.19/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	251.50/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	296.36/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,376	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 290Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	99.00–101.00	99.95
3	—	962	90.00–98.00	92.87
2	—	835	80.00–82.00	81.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	117.00–125.00	121.01
6	—	1,193	105.00–113.00	108.52
1	—	1,270	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,673	121.00–130.00	124.68
2	—	1,765	112.00–114.00	113.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	138.00	138.00
1	—	995	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,810	144.00	144.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	261.00	261.00
5	450–500	473	266.00–270.00	269.19
2	500–550	535	251.00	251.00
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	695	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	307.50	307.50
2	400–450	438	322.50	322.50
5	450–500	470	295.00–299.00	296.82
12	500–550	545	268.00–280.00	273.03
5	550–600	570	246.00–260.00	252.15
8	600–650	619	240.00–257.00	251.50
10	650–700	668	245.00–258.00	247.68
1	700–750	705	239.00	239.00
2	750–800	775	228.00–239.00	233.36
1	800–850	830	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	885	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	400	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	294.00–300.00	296.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	265	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	378	262.50–280.00	272.50
7	400–450	421	287.50–297.50	290.97
8	450–500	472	267.50–282.50	276.89
14	500–550	531	242.50–250.00	247.31
12	550–600	561	238.00–255.00	251.07
9	600–650	615	217.50–220.00	219.17
4	650–700	669	217.50–226.00	222.48
3	700–750	705	182.50–200.00	188.33
2	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	850	132.00	132.00
1	950–1000	955	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	260.00–265.00	262.86
2	550–600	592	262.50	262.50
15	600–650	603	241.00–242.00	241.07
63	750–800	792	225.50	225.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	327	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
5	400–450	412	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	288	265.00–270.00	267.52
2	350–400	375	250.00–252.50	251.25
6	400–450	428	257.50–262.50	259.15
2	450–500	482	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
6	550–600	573	230.00–236.00	233.01
2	600–650	648	187.50	187.50
2	650–700	688	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	270.00–285.00	277.35
2	300–350	315	290.00–300.00	295.16
3	350–400	362	277.50–280.00	278.35
2	400–450	430	277.50–285.00	281.12
2	450–500	452	287.50	287.50
6	500–550	513	255.00–267.00	260.65
3	550–600	560	241.00–255.00	250.17
11	600–650	623	229.00–242.00	233.93
6	650–700	670	225.00–240.00	236.96
3	700–750	707	217.00–225.00	222.28
2	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	873	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	365	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	433	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	530	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00

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)	2	—	845	550.00–1,325.00	1,015.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	925.00	925.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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