Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher and feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower on a light test. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to no comparable receipts from the previous week. 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 $252.51/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −145.46 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$252.51

14 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,440

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$14.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.19

vs KY average

−16.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	254.59	1,457	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	240.00	1,344	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.59/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale14 hd

252.51

—

KY average25 barns · 1,377 hd

272.69

−20.19

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−16.77

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−145.46

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	1,575	167.31	2,635	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,226	145.53	1,784	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,558	135.67	2,114	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	134.03	1,254	5thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,306	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,392	$2,468	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	550–600	590	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	247.44/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	264.04/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,500	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,898	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,392	2,467.96/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	223.82/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	906	229.10/cwt	229.10–229.10	2,076	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	274	398.65/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	290.91/cwt	282.50–299.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,046	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	257.11/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	344.55/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,413	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	149.78/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,836	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,955	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,617	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	143.47/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,109	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	134.92/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	768	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,943	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	946	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	158.46/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,195	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	144.14/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,754	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	137.35/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,737	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	136.39/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	301.30/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,335	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,305.98/head	900.00–1,575.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	299.42/cwt	288.00–305.00	1,551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	231.25/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,114	1

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 288Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 26Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year 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	250–300	295	377.50	377.50
3	400–450	410	340.00–347.00	344.55
3	500–550	518	288.00–305.00	299.42
1	550–600	590	294.00	294.00
1	700–750	715	251.00	251.00
1	800–850	810	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	282.50	282.50
1	400–450	400	302.50	302.50
1	450–500	450	297.50	297.50
2	500–550	528	242.00	242.00
10	550–600	581	250.00–267.50	257.11
2	600–650	628	215.00–233.00	223.82
2	650–700	665	230.00–232.50	231.25
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
3	750–800	780	225.00	225.00
6	900–950	947	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
59	900–950	906	229.10	229.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	352.50	352.50
3	250–300	274	398.00–400.00	398.65
1	350–400	360	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	443	292.50–310.00	301.30
2	500–550	515	260.00–265.00	262.52
16	550–600	568	256.00–270.00	264.04
4	600–650	634	239.00–257.50	247.44
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	750	253.00	253.00
3	800–850	818	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	395	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	381.00	381.00
1	400–450	405	342.50	342.50
2	500–550	520	282.50–299.00	290.91
4	750–800	768	253.00	253.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	900.00–1,575.00	1,305.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,392	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,467.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,226	148.00–154.00	149.78
13	—	1,217	142.00–147.00	144.14
3	—	1,265	137.00–138.00	137.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	951	142.00	142.00
1	—	795	119.00	119.00
3	—	977	135.00–139.00	136.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	129.00	129.00
2	—	1,470	141.00–146.00	143.47
3	—	1,670	132.00–138.00	134.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,955	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,385	158.00–159.00	158.46

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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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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle