Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. There was was light to moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.34/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −201.33 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$261.34

8 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,381

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$345

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

$61.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.78

vs KY average

−40.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	269.03	1,424	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	520	207.50	1,079	1thin

One grade step is worth $61.53/cwt here — about $345 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 sale8 hd

261.34

—

KY average23 barns · 918 hd

265.12

−3.78

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−40.51

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−201.33

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	1,905	154.00	2,934	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	115.25	1,442	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	113.93	1,821	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	107.91	1,007	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,038	145.67	1,512	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)	1,015	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,419	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,398	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,605	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	500–550	519	237.75/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,234	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	235.39/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	241.85/cwt	231.00–246.00	1,045	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	203.99/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	237.67/cwt	230.00–240.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	854	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	243.99/cwt	237.50–248.00	1,405	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	283.08/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	270.24/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	251.34/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	821	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,962	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	263.64/cwt	252.50–267.50	999	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	226.91/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	197.00/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	665	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	557	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,038	145.67/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,512	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	106.55/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,371	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	96.99/cwt	96.00–98.00	962	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	119.85/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,897	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	110.38/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,775	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	121.18/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,537	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,112	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	109.83/cwt	107.00–112.00	973	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	114.80/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,419	22
Bulls	—	—	1,905	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,934	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,397.68/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,398	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,567.69/head	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,568	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,605	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	241.79/cwt	238.00–246.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	266.12/cwt	264.00–278.00	1,176	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	292.26/cwt	285.00–299.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	242.86/cwt	241.50–244.00	1,486	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	683	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	229.15/cwt	223.00–240.00	1,331	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	228.30/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,413	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,229	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	213.76/cwt	212.50–215.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	239.73/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,167	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 205Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 55Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 14Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	225.00	225.00
4	300–350	328	230.00–240.00	237.67
1	350–400	350	232.50	232.50
10	400–450	432	231.00–246.00	241.85
3	450–500	487	236.00–245.00	239.73
11	500–550	519	237.00–245.00	237.75
8	550–600	576	237.50–248.00	243.99
4	600–650	627	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	463	212.50–215.00	213.76
2	500–550	528	203.00–205.00	203.99
1	550–600	590	193.00	193.00
1	600–650	645	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	745	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	612	241.50–244.00	242.86
3	650–700	683	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	484	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	287.50	287.50
4	400–450	425	277.50–285.00	283.08
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	514	259.00–277.00	270.24
2	550–600	568	266.00	266.00
3	600–650	620	250.00–252.00	251.34
1	650–700	675	238.00	238.00
6	700–750	713	229.00–237.00	235.39
6	850–900	854	203.00	203.00
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
2	950–1000	985	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	222.00	222.00
1	400–450	440	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	485	238.00	238.00
1	500–550	520	207.50	207.50
2	650–700	670	217.00–220.00	218.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	800–850	821	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
2	250–300	260	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	333	285.00–299.00	292.26
4	350–400	379	252.50–267.50	263.64
13	400–450	442	264.00–278.00	266.12
4	500–550	515	238.00–246.00	241.79
9	550–600	581	223.00–240.00	229.15
7	600–650	619	221.00–238.00	228.30
4	650–700	674	221.00–231.00	226.91
6	700–750	739	209.00	209.00
5	800–850	832	193.00–198.00	197.00
1	850–900	865	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	500	209.00	209.00
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	557	252.00	252.00
2	650–700	665	243.00	243.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	142.00–148.00	145.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,287	105.00–109.00	106.55
9	—	1,268	119.00–127.00	121.18
22	—	1,236	110.00–118.00	114.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	992	96.00–98.00	96.99
3	—	967	115.00	115.00
6	—	886	107.00–112.00	109.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	118.00–121.00	119.85
5	—	1,608	109.00–112.00	110.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	154.00	154.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,397.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,129	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,567.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,605	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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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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