Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower except for lean dressing slaughter cows they sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $256.67/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −141.29 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$256.67

57 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,447

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$20.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

vs KY average

−8.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	258.87	1,457	51
Medium and Large 2-3	572	238.00	1,361	6thin

One grade step is worth $20.87/cwt here — about $95 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

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 sale57 hd

256.67

—

KY average23 barns · 1,233 hd

266.01

−9.33

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−8.70

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−141.29

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	1,452	168.71	2,449	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,608	130.00	2,090	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	129.62	1,647	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	831	126.46	1,051	7thin

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)	1,195	$1,410	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	2
Bulls	—	—	1,447	176.01/cwt	173.00–180.00	2,547	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	245.47/cwt	232.50–248.00	1,505	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	335.36/cwt	332.50–336.00	1,727	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	938	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,251	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	262.37/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,383	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	269.27/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,319	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	655	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	302.49/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	307.03/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,133	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	249.89/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	251.34/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	286.99/cwt	285.00–288.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	243.35/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	302.77/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	782	249.76/cwt	249.75–250.00	1,953	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	558	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	266.41/cwt	259.00–273.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	226.19/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	328.61/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	627	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,875	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,601	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	140.70/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,453	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	128.89/cwt	126.00–133.00	1,656	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	789	127.59/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,007	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,318	2
Bulls	—	—	1,429	166.17/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,375	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,090	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	239.65/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,728	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	655	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	266.63/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	940	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	688	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	995	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	249.34/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	849	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	1,942	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	269.12/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	594	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	266.72/cwt	261.00–274.00	1,811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	579	258.75/cwt	258.75–258.75	1,498	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	298.18/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,598	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,038	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	2,247	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	722	238.40/cwt	234.00–239.35	1,721	88
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	609	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,571	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	312.34/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,474	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 187Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 47Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
31	600–650	627	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	515	332.50–336.00	335.36
3	600–650	615	285.00–288.00	286.99
8	650–700	655	281.50	281.50
67	750–800	782	249.75–250.00	249.76
58	900–950	938	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	560	273.00	273.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
3	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	472	305.00–320.00	312.34
7	500–550	536	287.50–302.50	298.18
1	550–600	550	290.00	290.00
7	600–650	613	260.00–278.00	269.12
4	650–700	679	261.00–274.00	266.72
1	700–750	730	246.00	246.00
4	750–800	781	232.00–247.00	243.35
2	800–850	805	225.00–230.00	227.50
1	950–1000	980	210.00	210.00
16	1000–1050	1,038	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	421	265.00–267.50	266.63
1	450–500	480	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	532	279.00	279.00
2	550–600	593	260.00–265.00	262.49
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
3	650–700	688	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	780	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	940	152.50	152.50
1	950–1000	995	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	322.50–335.00	328.61
6	350–400	369	305.00–317.50	307.03
6	400–450	436	302.00–305.00	302.49
11	450–500	490	260.00–277.50	269.27
14	500–550	527	255.00–267.50	262.37
6	550–600	562	239.00–257.50	251.34
6	600–650	613	232.50–248.00	245.47
5	650–700	676	217.00–235.00	226.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	335	267.50	267.50
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	528	240.00	240.00
4	550–600	594	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	680	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	480	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	550–600	579	258.75	258.75
40	600–650	609	258.00	258.00
88	700–750	722	234.00–239.35	238.40
33	800–850	849	228.75	228.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	388	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	317.50	317.50
4	450–500	472	302.00–305.00	302.77
2	500–550	545	284.00	284.00
3	550–600	570	259.00–273.00	266.41
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	677	245.00–257.50	249.89
9	700–750	721	225.00–243.00	239.65
1	800–850	840	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	875	183.00	183.00
1	900–950	935	162.00	162.00
1	950–1000	950	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	558	286.00	286.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
3	550–600	583	246.00–251.00	249.34
1	600–650	625	232.50	232.50
2	650–700	655	228.00	228.00
1	800–850	820	152.00	152.00
1	900–950	940	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	173.00–180.00	176.01
4	—	1,429	164.00–168.00	166.17
1	—	1,555	157.00	157.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,560	134.00	134.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,033	138.00–143.00	140.70
4	—	1,285	126.00–133.00	128.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	126.00–129.00	127.59
2	—	995	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	670	110.00	110.00

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	—	955	147.00	147.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,410.00	1,410.00

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

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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