Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

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 demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $248.34/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −166.46 against this barn's trailing median of $414.80.

Average price

$248.34

22 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$25.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.16

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	253.03	1,379	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	556	227.27	1,264	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.76/cwt here — about $115 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $466.57, low $345.36, median $414.80 across 21 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 sale22 hd

248.34

—

KY average24 barns · 581 hd

267.50

−19.16

This barn, trailing median21 sales

414.80

−166.46

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	1,826	166.98	3,049	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,554	135.72	2,109	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	133.55	1,692	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	120.29	1,185	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,340	150.00	2,010	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,828	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,251	$1,778	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,545	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	417	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	245.02/cwt	241.00–247.00	1,659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	228.41/cwt	221.00–236.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	244.76/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,160	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	248.31/cwt	237.00–254.00	1,398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	250.74/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	256.02/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,777.50/head	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,778	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,827.82/head	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	287.41/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	277.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,317	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	122.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,201	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	134.26/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,074	6
Bulls	—	—	2,175	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	3,959	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	135.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,701	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	114.87/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,127	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,342	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	144.04/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,187	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	142.29/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,887	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,584	8
Bulls	—	—	2,013	172.42/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,471	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,010	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	159.14/cwt	156.00–164.00	2,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	254.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,342	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	251.23/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,319	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,632	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	127.64/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	785	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	503	233.74/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,176	2
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	223.36/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	712	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	237.99/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,209	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	279.48/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	409	257.19/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	701	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,879	7

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 227Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 32Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	248.00	248.00
3	650–700	677	241.00–247.00	245.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	242.50	242.50
8	400–450	409	245.00–261.00	257.19
5	450–500	474	240.00–254.00	244.76
6	500–550	525	241.00–258.00	251.23
3	550–600	563	237.00–254.00	248.31
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
5	650–700	656	221.00–236.00	228.41
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	237.50	237.50
2	450–500	492	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	503	232.50–235.00	233.74
2	700–750	712	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	785	197.00	197.00
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	237.00–239.00	237.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	363	285.00–290.00	287.41
2	400–450	442	312.00	312.00
5	450–500	474	270.00–280.00	277.91
12	500–550	528	250.00–260.00	254.17
6	550–600	579	247.00–258.00	250.74
5	600–650	649	261.50	261.50
2	650–700	653	250.00–262.00	256.02
1	700–750	720	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	790	217.00	217.00
5	850–900	896	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	256.00	256.00
1	450–500	460	263.00	263.00
1	500–550	515	239.00	239.00
3	550–600	570	220.00–225.00	223.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	305.00	305.00
3	550–600	595	283.00	283.00
1	600–650	625	269.00	269.00
4	650–700	654	270.00–289.00	279.48
3	750–800	752	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	625	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	701	268.00	268.00
2	750–800	755	267.00	267.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	130.00	130.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	210.00	210.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,251	1,550.00–2,100.00	1,777.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,375	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,827.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	120.00–126.00	122.88
4	—	981	111.00–117.00	114.87
1	—	1,040	129.00	129.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,545	132.00–138.00	134.26
3	—	1,518	142.00–145.00	144.04
2	—	1,633	126.00–129.00	127.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,260	132.00–138.00	135.00
4	—	1,326	139.00–145.00	142.29
8	—	1,247	126.00–128.00	127.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	182.00	182.00
3	—	2,013	169.00–175.00	172.42
4	—	1,598	156.00–164.00	159.14
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	150.00	150.00

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

Bulls · 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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