Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages. Unweaned, fleshy, and bawling calves facing discounts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.21/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −175.76 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$222.21

40 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$23.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.47

vs KY average

−16.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	549	225.09	1,236	35
Medium and Large 2-3	581	202.00	1,174	5thin

One grade step is worth $23.09/cwt here — about $61 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale40 hd

222.21

—

KY average24 barns · 2,232 hd

238.68

−16.47

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−16.40

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−175.76

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	1,665	151.46	2,522	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	128.73	2,022	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	128.01	1,519	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	116.83	1,087	13

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)	1,338	$1,643	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,520	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,135	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	600–650	620	229.91/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,425	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	229.86/cwt	227.00–232.50	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	213.63/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	883	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,890	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	533	231.57/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,234	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,090	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,535	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	482	213.61/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	203.80/cwt	202.50–205.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	759	236.77/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,797	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	373	207.83/cwt	207.50–208.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	599	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	441	205.48/cwt	202.00–206.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	193.98/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,034	185.40/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	619	179.86/cwt	177.00–182.50	1,113	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	221.41/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,156	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	253.57/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,078	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	231.47/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	454	233.72/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	226.78/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	247.11/cwt	233.00–249.00	1,394	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	247.59/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,555	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	254.89/cwt	242.00–260.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	239.39/cwt	239.00–239.50	1,692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	672	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,687	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	855	233.25/cwt	233.25–233.25	1,994	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	264.99/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,418	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	229.38/cwt	220.00–237.50	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	255.65/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,171	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	638	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	523	246.87/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,291	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	135.04/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,634	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	126.05/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,500	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	107.34/cwt	106.00–110.00	975	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	124.72/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,054	3
Bulls	—	—	1,738	157.68/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,740	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	117.51/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,148	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,099	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	127.16/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,003	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	114.74/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,264	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	149.15/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,504	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,974	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,642.79/head	1,625.00–1,660.00	1,643	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,519.73/head	875.00–1,975.00	1,520	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	191.82/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	210.93/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	239.35/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,388	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	228.80/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,439	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	234.58/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,100	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	226.68/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,174	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	211.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,104	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	682	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	230.89/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,097	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	223.09/cwt	220.00–230.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	858	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	174.46/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	212.72/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	211.71/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	218.87/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,265	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	232.18/cwt	225.00–241.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	200.75/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	217.17/cwt	217.00–217.50	1,357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	446	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	749	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,648	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	996	3

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 667Last week 246Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 67Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
18	400–450	425	245.00–263.00	253.57
4	450–500	454	230.00–245.00	233.72
8	500–550	517	242.00–260.00	254.89
12	550–600	564	233.00–249.00	247.11
6	600–650	620	222.50–238.00	229.91
3	650–700	682	209.00–222.00	213.63
2	700–750	703	223.00	223.00
4	750–800	775	224.00–235.00	231.47
5	800–850	826	226.00–228.00	226.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	470	232.50	232.50
3	500–550	518	227.00–232.50	229.86
4	550–600	560	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	610	211.00	211.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	535	262.00–270.00	264.99
7	600–650	628	245.00–248.00	247.59
6	650–700	672	251.00	251.00
9	700–750	707	239.00–239.50	239.39
27	750–800	759	236.00–237.50	236.77
59	850–900	855	233.25	233.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	533	231.00–232.00	231.57
5	550–600	556	235.00	235.00
3	600–650	617	220.00	220.00
18	650–700	676	227.00	227.00
47	700–750	749	220.00	220.00
62	850–900	883	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	170.00	170.00
2	300–350	333	202.50–205.00	203.80
3	350–400	373	207.50–208.00	207.83
9	400–450	441	202.00–206.00	205.48
3	450–500	482	212.00–216.00	213.61
1	500–550	510	206.00	206.00
4	550–600	599	201.00	201.00
4	600–650	619	177.00–182.50	179.86
1	650–700	670	193.00	193.00
2	700–750	720	173.00–176.00	174.46
1	750–800	795	132.00	132.00
2	850–900	858	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	237.00	237.00
3	350–400	385	225.00–241.00	232.18
8	400–450	418	220.00–230.00	223.09
19	450–500	475	222.00–233.00	230.89
9	500–550	522	212.00–226.00	221.41
12	550–600	578	211.00–225.00	218.87
3	600–650	615	190.00–196.00	193.98
10	650–700	680	203.00–217.00	212.72
10	700–750	727	209.00–215.00	211.71
2	750–800	780	191.00	191.00
2	800–850	810	174.00–175.00	174.49
3	1000–1050	1,034	170.00–193.00	185.40
1	1050–1100	1,070	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	257.00	257.00
7	400–450	446	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	371	220.00–237.50	229.38
3	400–450	420	255.00–256.00	255.65
12	450–500	469	228.00–240.00	234.58
9	500–550	518	220.00–237.00	226.68
8	550–600	580	231.00–246.00	239.35
8	600–650	629	225.00–237.00	228.80
5	650–700	669	207.50–215.00	210.93
4	700–750	715	200.00–201.00	200.75
2	750–800	778	184.00–200.00	191.82
1	900–950	905	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	425	237.00	237.00
3	450–500	455	219.00	219.00
6	500–550	522	210.00–215.00	211.54
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
3	600–650	625	217.00–217.50	217.17
2	650–700	682	179.00	179.00
1	950–1000	960	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	243.00–251.00	246.87
3	600–650	638	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,210	132.00–138.00	135.04
12	—	1,190	122.00–130.00	126.05
3	—	1,102	110.00–118.00	114.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	106.00–110.00	107.34
3	—	845	123.00–128.00	124.72
7	—	977	114.00–122.00	117.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	135.00	135.00
4	—	1,575	123.00–130.00	127.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	157.00–158.00	157.68
4	—	1,679	147.00–153.00	149.15
1	—	1,390	142.00	142.00

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	1	—	940	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	1,625.00–1,660.00	1,642.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,170	875.00–1,975.00	1,519.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,625.00	1,625.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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