Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. 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 $302.99/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −159.68 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$302.99

71 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$41.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

vs KY average

−6.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	308.27	1,649	61
Medium and Large 2	536	274.49	1,471	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	564	267.00	1,507	5thin

One grade step is worth $41.27/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale71 hd

302.99

—

KY average24 barns · 900 hd

301.93

+1.06

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

−6.72

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−159.68

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	1,760	150.75	2,653	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,549	126.81	1,964	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	125.05	1,586	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	113.63	1,087	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,150	140.00	1,610	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	650–700	687	250.16/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	312.16/cwt	310.00–315.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	310.28/cwt	305.00–312.50	1,306	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	306.52/cwt	290.00–308.00	1,625	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	269.16/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,413	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	324.73/cwt	316.00–332.50	1,400	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	311.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,032	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	277.80/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,347	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	320.21/cwt	317.00–326.00	1,671	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	775	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	282.86/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,734	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	254.56/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,461	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	730	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,964	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	586	262.95/cwt	261.00–263.50	1,541	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	258.67/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,596	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	242.82/cwt	235.00–244.50	1,928	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	329.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	287.16/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,645	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	216.71/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	243.42/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,502	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	274.09/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	311.70/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	306	319.42/cwt	312.50–325.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	317.24/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,523	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	324.09/cwt	317.50–333.00	1,387	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	220.00/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	241.38/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,614	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,514	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	242.97/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,638	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	308.07/cwt	302.50–316.00	1,463	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	119.64/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,864	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	133.99/cwt	131.00–139.00	2,081	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	126.80/cwt	124.00–130.50	1,946	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	103.76/cwt	102.00–105.00	968	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	123.06/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,218	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,305	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	3,022	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,150	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	116.33/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,418	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	131.91/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,662	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	125.23/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,614	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	339	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,159	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	301.43/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,417	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	343	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	336.27/cwt	335.00–337.50	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	234.47/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,353	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	246.67/cwt	242.50–249.00	1,322	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	598	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	668	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	213.29/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	832	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	402	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	467	263.27/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	284.63/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	604	263.90/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	686	239.33/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	542	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	251.23/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	255.82/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	270.84/cwt	270.00–271.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	274.49/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,471	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	286.24/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,497	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	678	270.58/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,835	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	764	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,914	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	555	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	839	218.25/cwt	218.25–218.25	1,831	59

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 234Year ago 289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 50Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	265	325.00–335.00	329.91
4	300–350	306	312.50–325.00	319.42
1	350–400	365	327.50	327.50
11	400–450	431	316.00–332.50	324.73
14	450–500	480	310.00–325.00	317.24
29	500–550	530	290.00–308.00	306.52
10	550–600	573	277.50–292.50	287.16
48	600–650	613	275.00–289.00	282.86
11	650–700	687	245.00–257.50	250.16
96	750–800	794	235.00–244.50	242.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	522	317.00–326.00	320.21
2	550–600	555	312.50	312.50
12	600–650	613	299.00	299.00
85	650–700	678	265.00–271.00	270.58
13	700–750	730	269.00	269.00
9	750–800	764	250.50	250.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	335.00–337.50	336.27
3	450–500	458	339.00	339.00
1	500–550	500	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	365	295.00	295.00
2	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	287.00	287.00
3	500–550	542	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	598	270.00	270.00
7	600–650	604	257.50–265.00	263.90
3	650–700	686	239.00–240.00	239.33
2	750–800	780	225.00–230.00	227.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	300.00–305.00	302.57
5	500–550	536	272.50–275.00	274.49
6	600–650	628	270.00–271.00	270.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	266	310.00–315.00	312.16
9	300–350	331	300.00–315.00	311.68
3	350–400	383	305.00–320.00	311.70
10	400–450	421	305.00–312.50	310.28
9	450–500	485	275.00–280.00	277.80
12	500–550	525	260.00–275.00	269.16
19	550–600	574	245.00–259.00	254.56
13	600–650	617	235.00–250.00	243.42
3	650–700	698	237.50	237.50
3	700–750	712	207.50–225.00	216.71
3	750–800	765	228.00	228.00
6	850–900	860	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	523	285.00–287.00	286.24
32	550–600	586	261.00–263.50	262.95
39	600–650	617	252.50–260.00	258.67
4	700–750	709	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	775	233.00	233.00
59	800–850	839	218.25	218.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	343	320.00	320.00
14	450–500	470	295.00–305.00	301.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	315	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	387	280.00–287.50	284.63
2	400–450	402	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	467	260.00–265.00	263.27
5	500–550	536	242.50–249.00	246.67
5	550–600	577	232.50–240.00	234.47
3	600–650	630	210.00–215.00	213.29
3	650–700	668	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
2	800–850	832	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
3	500–550	537	252.50–257.50	255.82
2	550–600	558	250.00–252.50	251.23
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
6	400–450	428	317.50–333.00	324.09
18	450–500	475	302.50–316.00	308.07
3	500–550	535	272.50–277.50	274.09
6	550–600	572	278.00	278.00
2	600–650	623	235.00–247.50	241.38
3	650–700	674	239.00–245.00	242.97
1	700–750	705	229.00	229.00
3	750–800	767	215.00–227.50	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	339	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	147.00	147.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,558	117.00–121.00	119.64
3	—	1,553	131.00–139.00	133.99
3	—	1,535	124.00–130.50	126.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	102.00–105.00	103.76
2	—	990	121.00–125.00	123.06
2	—	960	119.00	119.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	111.00–119.00	116.33
6	—	1,260	130.00–134.50	131.91
14	—	1,289	121.00–128.00	125.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	144.50	144.50
1	—	1,925	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	140.00	140.00

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

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How this sale compares

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