Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Both feeder steers and heifers sold steady across all weight classes, however there was a 3.00 to 5.00 increase on weaned and preconditioned feeder calves. Demand was strong on all feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady across the board with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.79/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −153.18 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$244.79

53 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,329

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$65.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.73

vs KY average

−13.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	542	247.61	1,341	50
Medium and Large 2	560	228.00	1,277	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	182.59	1,032	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.02/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale53 hd

244.79

—

KY average25 barns · 1,316 hd

237.06

+7.73

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−13.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−153.18

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	1,558	151.06	2,353	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	135.77	2,163	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	126.98	1,628	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,019	109.24	1,113	7thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	300–350	333	214.92/cwt	205.00–225.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	252.69/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,344	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	201.44/cwt	200.00–205.00	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	207.38/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,261	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	479	287.97/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,379	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	602	176.13/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	544	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	1,375	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	230.14/cwt	229.00–235.00	886	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	695	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	182.59/cwt	177.60–187.50	1,032	2
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	221.13/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,466	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	226.87/cwt	218.00–232.50	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	248.73/cwt	247.50–249.00	1,393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	634	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	1,620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	599	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,551	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	240.62/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Heifers	Large 2	450–500	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	2
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	565	211.50/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	224.04/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	237.15/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	228.51/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	268.80/cwt	267.50–270.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	243.84/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,518	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,818	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	101.97/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,176	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	99.48/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	110.43/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,067	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	143.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,249	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	128.10/cwt	125.00–131.00	2,073	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	130.26/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,689	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,476	1
Bulls	—	—	1,760	160.59/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,826	4
Bulls	—	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,117	1
Bulls	Large 2	600–650	618	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	257.68/cwt	250.00–262.50	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	241.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	254.21/cwt	242.50–266.00	1,162	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,574	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	650–700	650	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	232.28/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	222.49/cwt	217.50–225.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	775	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	410	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	200.02/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	247.53/cwt	245.00–255.00	807	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	350–400	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	249.11/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,026	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	228.60/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,040	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	958	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	188.73/cwt	181.00–196.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	208.57/cwt	202.00–215.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	607	176.75/cwt	172.00–186.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	255.33/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,075	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	478	207.19/cwt	195.00–211.00	990	4
Bulls	Large 2	650–700	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	220.58/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	237.00/cwt	235.00–241.00	972	3
Bulls	Large 2	350–400	370	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	238.90/cwt	227.50–246.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	257.05/cwt	249.00–267.50	1,080	4
Bulls	Large 2	400–450	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,251	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 548Year ago 527

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 77Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	333	205.00–225.00	214.92
3	350–400	368	215.00	215.00
1	400–450	425	225.00	225.00
7	450–500	467	200.00–205.00	201.44
1	550–600	560	228.00	228.00
3	600–650	608	203.00–216.00	207.38
1	700–750	700	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	830	154.00	154.00
1	850–900	870	166.00	166.00
1	950–1000	955	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	215.00	215.00
4	300–350	326	245.00–255.00	247.53
5	350–400	385	229.00–235.00	230.14
6	400–450	412	240.00–255.00	249.11
16	450–500	455	226.00–236.00	228.60
9	500–550	521	218.00–232.50	226.87
6	550–600	560	247.50–249.00	248.73
2	600–650	630	246.00	246.00
9	650–700	663	215.00–226.00	221.13
2	750–800	795	211.00	211.00
1	900–950	925	166.00	166.00
2	950–1000	958	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	205.00	205.00
4	450–500	478	195.00–211.00	207.19
8	600–650	602	170.00–177.00	176.13
1	650–700	695	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	421	246.00–260.00	255.33
35	500–550	544	252.75	252.75
27	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	195.00	195.00
2	550–600	565	177.60–187.50	182.59
6	600–650	607	172.00–186.00	176.75
1	650–700	685	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	615	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	313	267.50–270.00	268.80
2	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	281.00	281.00
2	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
15	500–550	532	247.00–261.00	252.69
2	550–600	573	235.00–246.00	240.62
9	600–650	644	231.00–243.00	237.15
1	650–700	665	231.00	231.00
4	700–750	718	227.00–229.00	228.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	479	285.00–290.00	287.97
28	550–600	599	259.00	259.00
4	600–650	634	255.50	255.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	207.00–216.00	211.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	220.00–226.00	224.04
1	500–550	520	218.00	218.00
1	600–650	610	202.00	202.00
1	700–750	735	199.00	199.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	192.50	192.50
2	500–550	518	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	650	174.00	174.00
1	750–800	775	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	290	235.00–255.00	241.00
3	300–350	329	217.50–225.00	222.49
4	350–400	374	250.00–262.50	257.68
4	400–450	420	249.00–267.50	257.05
4	450–500	457	242.50–266.00	254.21
3	500–550	523	227.50–246.00	238.90
3	550–600	571	234.00–249.00	243.84
3	650–700	667	229.00–234.00	232.28
2	700–750	712	221.00	221.00
2	750–800	782	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	208.00	208.00
2	450–500	470	202.00–215.00	208.57
2	500–550	510	204.00	204.00
2	550–600	578	181.00–196.00	188.73
1	600–650	605	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	168.00	168.00
1	400–450	415	155.00	155.00
2	600–650	618	135.00–145.00	139.90
1	650–700	680	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	235.00–241.00	237.00
1	450–500	470	231.00	231.00
2	500–550	535	216.00–225.00	220.58
2	550–600	568	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	615	208.00	208.00
1	650–700	665	207.00	207.00
5	700–750	721	196.00–201.00	200.02
1	950–1000	955	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	118.00–120.00	119.04
1	—	1,280	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,153	100.00–104.00	101.97
28	—	1,297	123.00–138.00	130.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	99.00–100.00	99.48
4	—	966	107.00–115.00	110.43
1	—	1,190	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	142.00–145.00	143.44
2	—	1,618	125.00–131.00	128.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,760	158.00–167.00	160.59
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,470	144.00	144.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Owenton Livestock Auction