Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to limited amount of comparable receipts. 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 $249.49/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −148.48 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$249.49

33 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.13

vs KY average

−20.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	249.49	1,392	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale33 hd

249.49

—

KY average25 barns · 1,760 hd

260.62

−11.13

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−20.70

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−148.48

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	1,789	150.78	2,697	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	122.65	1,934	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	122.48	1,519	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	107.85	1,025	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,345	140.24	1,886	2thin

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)	1,300	$1,493	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	700–750	716	220.33/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	303.49/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	250.66/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,544	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	284.29/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,328	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	306.92/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,621	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	331.83/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	284.49/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,602	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	297.93/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,564	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	262.75/cwt	262.50–263.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	241.24/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	249.43/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,422	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	251.15/cwt	247.50–256.00	1,695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	271.81/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,493.27/head	1,300.00–1,635.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	245.24/cwt	243.00–254.00	1,780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	296.28/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	320.09/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	249.66/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,313	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	124.39/cwt	121.00–129.00	2,028	4
Bulls	—	—	2,225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,560	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	113.01/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,712	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	115.06/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,301	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	129.29/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,712	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	123.75/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,565	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,248	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	108.75/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,077	3
Bulls	—	—	1,718	145.08/cwt	142.00–147.50	2,492	4
Bulls	—	—	1,738	155.30/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	619	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,727	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	489	315.46/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	437	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,345	140.24/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	267.11/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	362	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	304.48/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,166	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,085	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	207.44/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,102	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	230.75/cwt	230.75–230.75	1,652	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Apr 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 303Last week 470Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 34Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	290.00	290.00
6	350–400	383	300.00–307.50	304.48
5	400–450	423	295.00–307.50	303.49
9	450–500	467	275.00–290.00	284.29
9	500–550	526	240.00–257.50	249.66
24	550–600	570	242.50–257.00	249.43
12	600–650	616	240.00–255.00	250.66
6	650–700	662	235.00–242.50	241.24
3	700–750	716	219.00–221.00	220.33
2	750–800	792	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	315.00	315.00
5	450–500	462	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	245.00	245.00
6	450–500	490	265.00–267.50	267.11
1	600–650	620	205.00	205.00
2	650–700	688	220.00–225.00	222.53
3	750–800	790	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	700–750	716	230.75	230.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
9	400–450	438	320.00–335.00	331.83
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
14	500–550	528	297.50–315.00	306.92
7	550–600	563	277.00–295.00	284.49
2	600–650	630	262.50–263.00	262.75
1	700–750	715	253.00	253.00
4	750–800	764	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
15	600–650	619	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	640	200.00–215.00	207.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	362	317.50–325.00	320.09
2	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	473	290.00–305.00	296.28
7	500–550	525	295.00–302.50	297.93
4	550–600	574	265.00–280.00	271.81
7	650–700	675	247.50–256.00	251.15
5	700–750	726	243.00–254.00	245.24
1	750–800	750	231.00	231.00
2	850–900	890	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	489	315.00–317.50	315.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	362	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	430	252.00	252.00
4	450–500	479	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	610	224.00	224.00
1	650–700	665	226.00	226.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	165.00	165.00

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)	2	—	1,300	1,300.00–1,635.00	1,493.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,630	121.00–129.00	124.39
2	—	1,515	111.00–115.00	113.01
1	—	1,485	135.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,131	113.00–118.00	115.06
5	—	1,324	128.00–132.00	129.29
14	—	1,265	119.00–127.00	123.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,040	120.00	120.00
3	—	990	105.00–111.00	108.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,225	160.00	160.00
4	—	1,718	142.00–147.50	145.08
3	—	1,738	153.00–158.00	155.30
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	136.00–144.00	140.24

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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