Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a limited amount of comparisons. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $258.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −204.67 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$258.00

14 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$46.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.92

vs KY average

−11.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	271.31	1,432	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	224.75	1,252	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.56/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale14 hd

258.00

—

KY average15 barns · 426 hd

268.92

−10.92

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−11.40

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−204.67

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	1,828	164.90	3,014	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	131.08	1,596	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	131.00	1,961	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	111.33	1,065	15

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)	1,328	$1,986	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,567	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	550–600	566	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	283	196.15/cwt	192.50–200.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	233.41/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,005	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	704	182.92/cwt	168.00–188.00	1,288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	216.61/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	204.82/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,452	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,190	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	234.98/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	174.53/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	805	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,900	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	264.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,640	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	513	277.51/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,424	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	845	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	952	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	239.50/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	248.49/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	262.14/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	508	272.96/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,387	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,743	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	109.86/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,052	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,020	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,042	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	124.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,469	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	104.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,020	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	124.93/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,152	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	133.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,679	9
Bulls	—	—	1,762	162.75/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,868	7
Bulls	—	—	1,775	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	173.54/cwt	171.00–175.50	3,467	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	145.75/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,567.11/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,567	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	1,986.49/head	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	198.01/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	231.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	235.22/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	220.23/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,504	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	215.07/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,336	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	254.00/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	254.64/cwt	247.50–259.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	193.60/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	231.10/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,209	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	227.28/cwt	220.00–238.00	961	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,137	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	925	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,110	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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 72Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 34Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	232.50	232.50
2	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
6	400–450	423	220.00–238.00	227.28
6	450–500	491	222.50–238.00	233.41
12	500–550	523	221.00–238.00	231.10
4	550–600	566	235.00	235.00
5	700–750	709	200.00–212.00	204.82
1	750–800	795	187.00	187.00
2	800–850	815	170.00–179.00	174.53
1	950–1000	965	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	192.50–200.00	196.15
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	435	202.50	202.50
1	450–500	475	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	590	216.00	216.00
2	600–650	628	181.00	181.00
1	650–700	695	197.00	197.00
4	700–750	704	168.00–188.00	182.92
2	800–850	820	155.00–156.00	155.49
1	900–950	925	151.00	151.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	425	288.00	288.00
2	450–500	482	259.00	259.00
2	500–550	532	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	568	269.00	269.00
2	600–650	633	229.00–241.00	234.98
2	650–700	670	239.00–240.00	239.50
2	700–750	723	212.00–221.00	216.61
1	1150–1200	1,190	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	276.00–279.00	277.51
11	600–650	620	260.00–265.00	264.56
62	800–850	805	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	236.00	236.00
3	550–600	568	221.00	221.00
1	700–750	735	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	845	189.00	189.00
2	950–1000	952	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	272.50	272.50
4	400–450	441	247.50–259.00	254.64
5	450–500	467	248.00–263.00	254.00
3	500–550	530	252.00–267.00	262.14
4	550–600	575	247.50–250.00	248.49
5	600–650	621	210.00–221.00	215.07
7	650–700	683	215.00–230.00	220.23
2	700–750	745	200.00–201.00	200.50
2	750–800	773	190.00–197.00	193.60
2	800–850	808	197.00–199.00	198.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	475	230.00–235.00	231.74
2	500–550	523	233.00–237.50	235.22
1	650–700	685	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	270.00–276.00	272.96
4	600–650	615	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	146.00–147.00	146.50
8	—	1,179	120.00–129.00	124.58
9	—	1,258	130.00–135.00	133.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	958	107.00–115.00	109.86
4	—	980	100.00–106.00	104.06
3	—	922	122.00–128.00	124.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,480	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,525	119.00	119.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,762	160.00–167.00	162.75
1	—	1,775	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,998	171.00–175.50	173.54

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	2	—	928	144.00–148.00	145.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,567.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,986.49

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

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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