Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to limited amount of comparisons. 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 $268.37/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −194.30 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$268.37

8 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,476

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.34

vs KY average

−32.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	554	270.00	1,495	7thin
Medium and Large 2	525	257.00	1,349	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd

268.37

—

KY average24 barns · 747 hd

301.71

−33.34

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−32.29

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−194.30

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	1,610	172.66	2,780	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	145.00	2,139	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,213	135.92	1,649	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	125.18	1,157	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,460	161.00	2,351	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,306	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	822	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	277.78/cwt	271.00–285.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	255.47/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	908	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	2,256	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	308.92/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	232.93/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,603	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	268.38/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,341	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	181.45/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	239.78/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	264.07/cwt	257.00–273.00	1,537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	276.35/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	269.81/cwt	269.00–270.00	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	251.34/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,418	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	240.56/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	113.94/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,314	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	172.66/cwt	171.50–174.50	2,780	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,554	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	153.55/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,804	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	135.41/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,699	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	902	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	824	250.60/cwt	248.00–253.00	2,065	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	737	263.95/cwt	263.00–264.50	1,945	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	271.83/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,715	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,065	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	755	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1100–1150	1,140	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	656	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	145.00/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,139	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	126.95/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,115	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,460	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	430	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,494	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 Jun 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 596Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 1Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	337.50	337.50
2	350–400	388	300.00–317.50	308.92
2	450–500	480	271.00–285.00	277.78
3	500–550	535	275.00–277.00	276.35
2	550–600	565	254.00–257.00	255.47
7	600–650	631	259.00–275.00	271.83
8	650–700	672	257.00–275.00	268.38
2	800–850	822	229.00	229.00
4	900–950	902	235.00	235.00
2	950–1000	970	215.00	215.00
9	1050–1100	1,060	217.50	217.50
1	1100–1150	1,110	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
44	700–750	737	263.00–264.50	263.95
38	750–800	751	275.00	275.00
17	800–850	824	248.00–253.00	250.60
58	900–950	908	248.50	248.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	257.00	257.00
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	365	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	271.00	271.00
5	450–500	469	269.00–270.00	269.81
4	500–550	532	252.00	252.00
5	550–600	564	247.00–256.00	251.34
2	600–650	643	232.50–247.00	239.78
9	650–700	688	226.00–235.00	232.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	607	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
3	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	440	257.50	257.50
1	500–550	530	228.00	228.00
1	550–600	565	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	600	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	755	187.00	187.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	468	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	510	267.50	267.50
5	550–600	582	257.00–273.00	264.07
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	665	238.00–243.00	240.56
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	868	178.00–185.00	181.45
1	1100–1150	1,110	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	247.50	247.50
1	350–400	395	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	495	277.00	277.00
1	550–600	555	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	695	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	347.50	347.50
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00

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	—	870	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,153	110.00–118.00	113.94
1	—	1,195	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,175	151.00–156.00	153.55
6	—	1,255	132.00–140.00	135.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	99.00	99.00
2	—	878	126.00–128.00	126.95
3	—	965	130.00–135.00	132.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	142.00–148.00	145.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	171.50–174.50	172.66
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	161.00	161.00

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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