Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes on a plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a 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 $277.64/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −185.03 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$277.64

4 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.68

vs KY average

−13.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	277.64	1,602	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale4 hd

277.64

—

KY average24 barns · 778 hd

289.32

−11.68

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−13.45

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−185.03

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	1,850	162.75	3,011	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	138.09	2,183	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	137.28	1,715	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	113.10	1,039	3thin

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)	1,288	$1,658	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,401	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,640	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,237	2thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	288.36/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,384	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	150–200	180	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	250.42/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,437	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,657.76/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	837	250.35/cwt	250.35–250.35	2,095	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	277.64/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	332.25/cwt	332.00–332.50	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	259.53/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,334	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,400.57/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	276.48/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,192	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	261.97/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	345.91/cwt	342.50–353.00	1,332	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	138.09/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,183	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,567	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	144.06/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,747	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	136.60/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,721	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	236.30/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	414	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,486	5
Bulls	—	—	1,815	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,104	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	205	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,237.41/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	623	210.76/cwt	209.00–212.50	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	267.96/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	875	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 399Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 51Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
2	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	308	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	605	208.00	208.00
1	850–900	875	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	480	286.00–290.00	288.36
2	600–650	618	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	385	342.50–353.00	345.91
2	400–450	423	332.00–332.50	332.25
4	450–500	457	335.00–345.00	339.98
3	500–550	545	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	325.00	325.00
1	200–250	200	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	398	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	431	275.00–277.50	276.48
5	450–500	484	255.00–267.50	261.97
13	500–550	514	257.00–260.00	259.53
9	550–600	574	241.00–259.00	250.42
6	600–650	638	228.00–240.00	236.30
3	650–700	663	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	710	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	835	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	615	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	375	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	209.00–212.50	210.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	800–850	837	250.35	250.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	336.00	336.00
4	550–600	577	275.00–284.00	277.64
2	600–650	628	265.00–271.00	267.96
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	212.50	212.50
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	172.50	172.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,288	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,657.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	141.00	141.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,360	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,237.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,640	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	124.00	124.00
2	—	958	105.00–110.00	107.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	136.00–140.00	138.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	119.00–123.00	121.01
6	—	1,213	143.00–145.00	144.06
12	—	1,260	132.00–140.00	136.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,885	154.50	154.50

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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