Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $259.15/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −203.52 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$259.15

28 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,433

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$22.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.22

vs KY average

−35.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	259.98	1,439	27
Medium and Large 2-3	540	237.00	1,280	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $159 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

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 sale28 hd

259.15

—

KY average24 barns · 936 hd

269.37

−10.22

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−35.16

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−203.52

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	1,829	152.73	2,794	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,586	127.84	2,028	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	124.30	1,538	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,000	109.93	1,099	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,110	143.95	1,598	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,339	$1,703	4thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2-3	400–450	441	245.88/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	239.81/cwt	235.00–245.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	880	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	221.95/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,383	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	296	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	248.10/cwt	246.00–250.00	1,558	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	547	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,346	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	217.52/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	234.23/cwt	225.00–234.75	1,815	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	252.72/cwt	243.00–255.00	1,329	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	209.19/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	228.68/cwt	227.00–236.00	1,491	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	751	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,780	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,724	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	230.94/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,448	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	270.21/cwt	269.00–272.50	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	227.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	250.97/cwt	240.00–259.00	1,438	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	614	244.46/cwt	243.00–246.00	1,501	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	283.05/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	240.72/cwt	237.50–244.00	1,180	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	268.36/cwt	260.00–278.00	1,269	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,445	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	832	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	2,032	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	566	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,523	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	242.88/cwt	242.50–243.50	1,671	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	280.86/cwt	280.00–282.50	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	262	263.99/cwt	260.00–265.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,329	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	115.83/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,396	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	103.89/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,015	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	124.52/cwt	122.00–129.00	1,884	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	135.86/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,696	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	124.35/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,563	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	121.00/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,110	143.95/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,598	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	111.53/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,158	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,614	133.87/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,161	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,071	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	162.95/cwt	162.00–164.00	3,430	2
Bulls	—	—	1,888	155.88/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,943	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,462	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	1,702.57/head	1,485.00–1,900.00	1,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	209.92/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	232.52/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,437	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	254.19/cwt	252.50–255.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	268.74/cwt	260.00–284.00	1,250	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,123	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,581	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	277.10/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	562	247.19/cwt	246.00–249.00	1,389	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	250.61/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,158	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	219.47/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	215.22/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,111	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	638	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	233.05/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,109	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	237.49/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,361	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	233.59/cwt	229.00–242.50	864	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	238.32/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,246	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	218.98/cwt	216.00–220.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	239.00/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,566	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 Oct 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 548Last week 181Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 38Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	296	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
4	400–450	441	243.00–250.00	245.88
2	450–500	490	237.50–244.00	240.72
1	500–550	540	237.00	237.00
1	600–650	625	202.50	202.50
1	750–800	770	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	277.50	277.50
3	350–400	380	269.00–272.50	270.21
2	400–450	430	281.00–285.00	283.05
19	450–500	473	260.00–278.00	268.36
5	500–550	526	243.00–255.00	252.72
9	550–600	573	240.00–259.00	250.97
18	600–650	627	226.00–238.00	230.94
15	650–700	652	227.00–236.00	228.68
3	700–750	730	225.00–230.00	227.68
19	750–800	775	225.00–234.75	234.23
2	800–850	823	200.00–218.00	209.19
1	850–900	875	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	537	269.00	269.00
6	550–600	566	269.00	269.00
13	600–650	614	243.00–246.00	244.46
31	650–700	688	242.50–243.50	242.88
15	700–750	735	234.50	234.50
17	750–800	751	237.00	237.00
62	800–850	832	244.25	244.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
3	300–350	313	235.00–245.00	239.81
12	350–400	370	229.00–242.50	233.59
8	400–450	437	234.00–243.00	239.00
25	450–500	476	227.00–242.00	233.05
11	500–550	523	226.00–241.00	238.32
13	550–600	573	235.00–240.00	237.49
10	600–650	623	220.00–228.00	221.95
7	650–700	674	210.00–221.00	219.47
3	700–750	742	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	185.00	185.00
2	300–350	330	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	363	216.00–220.00	218.98
1	400–450	420	214.00	214.00
1	450–500	480	222.00	222.00
4	500–550	516	210.00–217.00	215.22
4	550–600	571	216.00–218.00	217.52
2	600–650	640	184.00	184.00
1	750–800	795	189.00	189.00
1	850–900	880	188.00	188.00
1	900–950	900	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	547	246.00	246.00
10	550–600	562	246.00–249.00	247.19
15	600–650	628	246.00–250.00	248.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	462	246.00–252.00	250.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	280.00	280.00
5	250–300	262	260.00–265.00	263.99
3	300–350	318	280.00–282.50	280.86
3	350–400	390	252.50–255.00	254.19
3	400–450	422	270.00–289.00	277.10
7	450–500	465	260.00–284.00	268.74
3	500–550	510	238.00	238.00
4	550–600	567	222.00–225.00	223.49
9	600–650	618	222.00–239.00	232.52
6	650–700	684	205.00–215.00	209.92
12	700–750	739	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
4	450–500	475	246.00	246.00
1	500–550	515	218.00	218.00
2	600–650	638	217.00	217.00
2	650–700	670	190.00–195.00	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	460	289.00	289.00
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	112.00–119.00	115.83
8	—	1,248	134.00–138.00	135.86
14	—	1,257	120.00–129.00	124.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	977	102.00–105.00	103.89
2	—	960	119.00–123.00	121.00
5	—	1,038	108.00–117.00	111.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,513	122.00–129.00	124.52
4	—	1,614	131.00–138.00	133.87
1	—	1,770	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	143.00–145.00	143.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,105	162.00–164.00	162.95
2	—	1,888	154.00–158.00	155.88
1	—	1,160	126.00	126.00

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)	4	—	1,339	1,485.00–1,900.00	1,702.57

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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