Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.80/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −200.87 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$261.80

5 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,395

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.34

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	536	266.00	1,426	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	245.00	1,274	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $152 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale5 hd

261.80

—

KY average23 barns · 895 hd

281.14

−19.34

National average163 barns · 7,520 hd

270.50

−8.70

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−200.87

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	—	Average	1,570	163.41	2,566	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,276	136.87	1,746	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	136.43	2,187	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	126.04	1,152	11

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2	600–650	623	204.86/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	201.47/cwt	199.00–204.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	915	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	209.27/cwt	206.00–212.50	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	918	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,075	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	817	236.20/cwt	236.20–236.20	1,930	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,201	4
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1050–1100	1,085	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	835	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	299.31/cwt	289.00–301.00	1,368	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,634	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	116.54/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,040	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	136.43/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,187	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	134.10/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,725	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	135.49/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,061	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	127.64/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,236	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	127.40/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,514	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	143.99/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,870	5
Bulls	—	—	1,670	163.32/cwt	159.00–168.00	2,727	2
Bulls	—	—	1,245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,868	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	249.12/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	294.76/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	247.10/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	205.82/cwt	202.50–209.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	247.77/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,412	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	219.62/cwt	217.50–221.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	233.65/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	230.35/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	383	254.84/cwt	250.00–260.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	231.66/cwt	230.00–240.00	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,099	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,148	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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 479Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 43Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	240.00	240.00
4	350–400	376	235.00	235.00
6	400–450	426	230.00–240.00	231.66
3	450–500	473	226.00–239.00	230.35
1	500–550	515	223.00	223.00
1	550–600	570	223.00	223.00
5	600–650	623	200.00–215.00	204.86
4	650–700	689	199.00–204.00	201.47
4	700–750	718	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	205.00	205.00
2	300–350	308	215.00	215.00
4	350–400	392	197.50	197.50
1	400–450	415	180.00	180.00
2	450–500	468	206.00–212.50	209.27
1	500–550	540	199.00	199.00
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
3	600–650	635	173.00	173.00
1	650–700	665	194.00	194.00
1	750–800	760	151.00	151.00
4	850–900	870	166.00	166.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	383	306.00	306.00
5	400–450	402	314.00	314.00
7	450–500	457	289.00–301.00	299.31
3	500–550	530	260.00–267.50	265.00
1	550–600	555	269.00	269.00
2	600–650	612	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	231.00	231.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	205.00	205.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
4	400–450	440	273.00	273.00
1	450–500	480	261.00	261.00
1	500–550	520	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	835	218.00	218.00
1	900–950	915	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	800–850	817	236.20	236.20
54	900–950	918	226.00	226.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,085	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	325	272.00	272.00
2	350–400	372	292.00	292.00
5	400–450	430	289.00–303.00	294.76
1	450–500	455	289.00	289.00
5	500–550	527	240.00–257.50	249.12
8	550–600	570	237.50–250.00	247.77
6	600–650	624	242.50–248.00	247.10
4	650–700	662	217.50–221.00	219.62
2	700–750	730	202.50–209.00	205.82
1	800–850	805	205.00	205.00
3	900–950	922	181.00	181.00
1	950–1000	970	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	335	205.00	205.00
2	350–400	383	250.00–260.00	254.84
3	450–500	480	232.00–237.00	233.65
1	550–600	565	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	635	227.00	227.00
1	650–700	675	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	720	227.00	227.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	114.00–121.00	116.54
2	—	783	133.00–138.00	135.49
6	—	968	126.00–130.00	127.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	134.00–139.00	136.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,286	130.00–139.00	134.10
2	—	1,188	126.00–129.00	127.40
5	—	1,299	140.00–149.00	143.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	159.00–168.00	163.32
1	—	1,245	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,695	177.00	177.00

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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