Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers that were 300 lbs to 400 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lbs to 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.55/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −176.12 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$286.55

18 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$22.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.48

vs KY average

−31.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	287.82	1,546	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	265.00	1,537	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.82/cwt here — about $9 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

20 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $415.74, median $462.67 across 20 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 sale18 hd

286.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,626 hd

304.03

−17.48

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−31.74

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−176.12

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	1,699	149.09	2,532	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,705	128.38	2,189	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	125.93	1,584	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	99.44	876	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	975	138.00	1,346	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)	1,215	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,483	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,860	4thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2-3	400–450	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	247.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,299	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	294.70/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,291	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	261.88/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	825	240.10/cwt	240.10–240.10	1,981	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	216.29/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	225.97/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,406	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	290.72/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,515	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	258.91/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	263.45/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	240.44/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,409	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	303.39/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,280	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	219.55/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	334.79/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	311.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	270.86/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,268	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	239.47/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	282.43/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,350	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	290.43/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,397	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	316.41/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,297	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	347.48/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	311.65/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	199.77/cwt	192.50–207.00	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,528	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	279.40/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,464	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,860.36/head	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,860	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	750–800	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.73/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,431	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	445	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	133.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,664	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,553	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	102.48/cwt	96.00–105.00	935	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	848	84.11/cwt	80.00–88.00	713	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	133.05/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,233	3
Bulls	—	—	1,410	143.28/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	975	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,346	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,726	124.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,155	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	115.09/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,496	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	154.47/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,847	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,755	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	139.78/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	478	308.73/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,436	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,482.98/head	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	216.29/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	348	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	274.78/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,025	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	253.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,213	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	240.92/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	335.12/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	287.41/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,318	1

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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 910Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 78Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	452	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	775	208.00	208.00
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	332.50–337.50	335.12
1	400–450	400	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	486	280.00–295.00	287.41
11	500–550	521	280.00–295.00	290.72
6	550–600	567	280.00–285.00	282.49
9	600–650	626	250.00–267.00	258.91
3	650–700	675	257.50–264.00	261.88
2	700–750	720	237.00–245.00	240.92
6	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	610	270.00–276.00	274.78
65	800–850	825	240.10	240.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	330.00–342.50	334.79
3	450–500	482	317.00	317.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	330	310.00–315.00	311.52
3	350–400	373	310.00–312.50	311.65
7	400–450	438	287.50–302.50	294.70
13	450–500	468	265.00–275.00	270.86
7	500–550	524	240.00–255.00	247.91
16	550–600	586	230.00–245.00	240.44
5	600–650	622	220.00–235.00	225.97
2	650–700	678	212.50–220.00	216.29
2	700–750	720	217.50	217.50
4	750–800	762	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	940	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	309.00–319.00	316.41
6	450–500	478	280.00–287.50	282.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	250	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	300	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	422	280.00	280.00
6	450–500	478	250.00–255.00	253.77
2	500–550	523	215.00–217.50	216.29
1	600–650	635	207.50	207.50
2	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	895	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	372	342.50–350.00	347.48
3	400–450	422	297.50–312.50	303.39
5	450–500	481	287.50–295.00	290.43
11	500–550	524	277.50–287.50	279.40
6	550–600	575	260.00–271.00	263.45
4	600–650	620	225.00–240.00	230.73
6	650–700	664	233.00–244.00	239.47
2	700–750	725	212.00–227.00	219.55
2	800–850	833	192.50–207.00	199.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	322.50	322.50
2	450–500	478	307.50–310.00	308.73
2	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	348	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	415	282.50	282.50
4	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	542	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	592	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	630	207.00	207.00
1	650–700	670	198.00	198.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	139.00	139.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	111.00	111.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,143	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,482.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,243	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,860.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	137.00–142.00	139.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,251	130.00–139.00	133.00
15	—	1,251	120.00–128.00	124.11
4	—	1,300	110.00–119.00	115.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	96.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	848	80.00–88.00	84.11
1	—	855	121.00	121.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	132.00–135.00	133.05
4	—	1,726	120.00–129.00	124.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	141.00–145.00	143.28
2	—	1,843	154.00–155.00	154.47
2	—	1,843	149.00–150.00	149.51
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	138.00	138.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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