Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $241.70/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −156.27 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$241.70

7 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$39.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.93

vs KY average

−31.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	258.73	1,365	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	219.00	1,180	3thin

One grade step is worth $39.73/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale7 hd

241.70

—

KY average25 barns · 1,317 hd

267.63

−25.93

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−31.33

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−156.27

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	1,532	157.71	2,417	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,579	143.16	2,260	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	133.44	1,678	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	106.55	1,042	8thin

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)	810	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,488	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	300–350	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	881	223.85/cwt	223.85–223.85	1,972	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	280.45/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	259.97/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	231.06/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	273.12/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	241.47/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	298.40/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,476	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,487.50/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	236.85/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	337.50/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	274.29/cwt	271.00–281.00	1,684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	226.52/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	281.02/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	260.08/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,269	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	2,009	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	137.18/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,735	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	110.63/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,068	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	94.33/cwt	91.00–97.00	957	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	2,186	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	149.96/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,530	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	126.94/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,552	6
Bulls	—	—	1,293	149.44/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,932	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,406	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	160.98/cwt	158.00–163.00	2,721	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	141.57/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	246.16/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,787	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	558	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	242.72/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	279.11/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,899	3

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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 165Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 28Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	335.00–340.00	337.50
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	427	320.00	320.00
4	450–500	469	295.00–309.00	298.40
3	550–600	570	276.00–285.00	279.11
5	600–650	624	270.00–281.00	273.12
3	650–700	663	239.00–249.00	242.72
5	700–750	726	239.00–255.00	246.16
2	750–800	785	223.00–230.00	226.52
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	515	232.50	232.50
1	550–600	565	262.00	262.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	652	272.00	272.00
3	700–750	722	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	500	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	479	271.00–285.00	280.45
1	500–550	500	255.00	255.00
11	550–600	579	278.00–288.00	281.02
3	600–650	614	271.00–281.00	274.29
2	650–700	680	240.00–243.00	241.47
3	700–750	713	229.00–241.00	236.85
1	750–800	785	217.50	217.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	850–900	881	223.85	223.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
5	450–500	488	252.50–265.00	260.08
3	500–550	517	257.50–262.50	259.97
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	246.00	246.00
2	700–750	725	227.00–235.00	231.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	365	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	558	216.00	216.00
2	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	201.00	201.00
1	750–800	765	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	217.50	217.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	150.00	150.00

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	2	—	1,025	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	142.50	142.50
8	—	1,265	133.00–140.00	137.18
6	—	1,223	124.00–131.00	126.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	965	107.00–115.00	110.63
2	—	1,015	91.00–97.00	94.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	137.50	137.50
2	—	1,708	148.00–152.00	149.96
5	—	1,525	140.00–146.00	141.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,293	148.00–152.00	149.44
1	—	1,935	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,690	158.00–163.00	160.98

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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