Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers that were 400 to 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $292.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −170.42 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$292.25

4 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.22

vs KY average

−16.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	292.25	1,622	4thin

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

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 sale4 hd

292.25

—

KY average27 barns · 1,033 hd

300.47

−8.22

National average166 barns · 9,614 hd

308.61

−16.36

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−170.42

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	1,656	158.11	2,618	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	125.00	1,478	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	122.23	1,917	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	115.69	1,082	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,370	139.00	1,904	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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$1,702	4thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	285.84/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	303.20/cwt	300.00–305.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	258.63/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	278.90/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	248.76/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,331	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	310.50/cwt	307.50–317.00	1,341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	234.80/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,460	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	285.85/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	320.14/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,162	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	218.85/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	242.41/cwt	237.50–247.00	1,396	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,702.25/head	1,400.00–2,375.00	1,702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	273.78/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	299.53/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	122.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,441	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	113.15/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,058	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	3,168	1
Bulls	—	—	1,813	159.53/cwt	157.00–164.50	2,892	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,917	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	120.72/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,916	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	123.84/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,199	6
Bulls	—	—	1,345	147.28/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,981	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,370	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	131.56/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,566	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	113.31/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,320	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	103.61/cwt	100.00–107.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	301.16/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	393	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,267	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	632	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,555	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1150–1200	1,185	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,066	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	863	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	877	228.85/cwt	228.85–228.85	2,007	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	695	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,099	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	678	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,045	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	266.89/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,361	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,805	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 234Last week 303Year ago 518

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 54Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	463	285.00–287.50	285.84
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	678	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	850	140.00	140.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	320	307.50	307.50
3	350–400	363	315.00–325.00	320.14
4	400–450	425	290.00–305.00	301.16
3	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
6	500–550	519	295.00–305.00	299.53
6	550–600	583	270.00–277.50	273.78
1	700–750	720	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,066	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	269	300.00–305.00	303.20
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	377	270.00–287.50	278.90
8	400–450	432	307.50–317.00	310.50
3	450–500	487	277.50–290.00	285.85
4	500–550	535	240.00–255.00	248.76
6	550–600	576	237.50–247.00	242.41
10	600–650	622	226.00–241.00	234.80
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
7	700–750	725	218.00–220.00	218.85
8	750–800	790	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	510	265.00–267.50	266.89
4	600–650	632	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	570	217.50	217.50
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	863	170.00–180.00	175.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	430	312.50	312.50
2	450–500	488	327.50	327.50
2	500–550	532	287.50	287.50
2	550–600	578	297.00	297.00
2	650–700	668	252.50–265.00	258.63
2	800–850	802	225.00	225.00
5	850–900	892	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	302.00	302.00
59	850–900	877	228.85	228.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	267.50	267.50
2	700–750	725	195.00–200.00	197.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,185	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,211	1,400.00–2,375.00	1,702.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,181	119.00–125.00	122.00
9	—	1,190	129.00–135.00	131.56
3	—	1,165	110.00–117.00	113.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	109.00–116.00	113.15
6	—	968	120.00–128.00	123.84
3	—	872	100.00–107.00	103.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	124.00–125.00	124.49
3	—	1,587	117.00–126.00	120.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	175.50	175.50
3	—	1,813	157.00–164.50	159.53
2	—	1,345	145.00–149.50	147.28
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	139.00	139.00

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

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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