Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned preconditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.58/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −170.39 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$227.58

29 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,264

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$23.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.57

vs KY average

−37.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	237.16	1,307	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	561	214.00	1,201	12thin

One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $106 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

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 sale29 hd

227.58

—

KY average25 barns · 1,329 hd

238.15

−10.57

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−37.52

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−170.39

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	1,544	143.99	2,224	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	115.55	1,822	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,276	111.65	1,424	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	101.44	988	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,456	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$835	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	750–800	760	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	241.23/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,146	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	259.11/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,112	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	232.91/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,328	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	735	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	807	235.73/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,902	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	301.53/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,300	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	239.61/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,843	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	244.96/cwt	243.00–247.00	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	247.99/cwt	242.50–255.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	250.01/cwt	248.00–254.00	1,575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	237.93/cwt	234.00–245.00	1,682	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	752	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	630	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	223.98/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	232.49/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	253.23/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,471	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	264.14/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	285.15/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	243.56/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,637	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	491	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,164	9
Beef/Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	552	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,076	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	318	194.72/cwt	190.00–200.00	619	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	240	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	211.39/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	227.67/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	232.03/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	638	244.37/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,559	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,217	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,163	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	113.75/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,454	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,950	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	115.92/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,830	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	107.74/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,374	9
Bulls	—	—	1,435	145.40/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,086	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,722	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	91.85/cwt	88.00–96.00	838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,202	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	104.24/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,054	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	109.53/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	152.57/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,716	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,456.26/head	910.00–1,725.00	1,456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	264.19/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	255.99/cwt	253.50–263.00	1,446	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	242.11/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	286.39/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	255.98/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	574	238.74/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	259.34/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	786	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,745	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	222.37/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	234.58/cwt	223.00–239.00	1,440	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	266.52/cwt	266.00–267.50	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	217.89/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	227.62/cwt	227.50–228.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	844	224.25/cwt	224.25–224.25	1,893	64

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 219Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 81Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	242.50–255.00	247.99
3	350–400	378	266.00–267.50	266.52
14	400–450	429	247.50–261.00	259.11
7	450–500	475	231.00–247.50	241.23
6	500–550	517	243.00–247.00	244.96
11	550–600	570	230.00–234.00	232.91
13	600–650	614	223.00–239.00	234.58
9	650–700	680	217.00–219.00	217.89
3	700–750	723	201.00	201.00
1	750–800	760	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
6	750–800	786	222.00	222.00
64	800–850	844	224.25	224.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	412	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	483	227.50–228.00	227.62
2	500–550	513	220.00–228.00	223.98
10	550–600	571	212.00	212.00
2	600–650	630	212.50	212.50
1	650–700	690	187.50	187.50
1	700–750	735	187.00	187.00
1	750–800	765	194.00	194.00
2	800–850	800	177.00	177.00
1	850–900	890	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	277.50–292.50	285.15
13	400–450	431	300.00–307.00	301.53
7	450–500	486	263.00	263.00
8	500–550	521	257.00–270.00	264.14
47	550–600	581	245.00–260.00	253.23
9	600–650	630	248.00–254.00	250.01
17	650–700	672	240.00–249.00	243.56
16	700–750	707	234.00–245.00	237.93
15	750–800	769	235.00–248.00	239.61
15	800–850	807	222.00–237.00	235.73
1	850–900	880	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	752	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	259.00	259.00
9	450–500	491	237.00	237.00
2	500–550	533	232.00–233.00	232.49
2	600–650	648	200.00	200.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	205.00	205.00
4	300–350	318	190.00–200.00	194.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	402	280.00–299.00	286.39
3	450–500	470	260.00–273.00	264.19
2	500–550	543	252.00–260.00	255.98
15	550–600	565	253.50–263.00	255.99
3	600–650	638	227.00–228.00	227.67
6	650–700	658	237.00–244.00	242.11
7	700–750	733	214.00–230.00	222.37
3	800–850	825	207.00–220.00	211.39
1	850–900	850	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	940	184.00	184.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	242.50	242.50
3	400–450	428	258.00–260.00	259.34
2	450–500	480	245.00–250.00	247.47
2	500–550	533	230.00–234.00	232.03
4	550–600	574	235.00–240.00	238.74
1	600–650	605	174.00	174.00
1	650–700	670	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	810	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	316.00	316.00
3	450–500	453	302.00	302.00
5	600–650	638	243.00–250.00	244.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	99.00	99.00
15	—	1,278	110.00–118.00	113.75
9	—	1,275	104.00–109.00	107.74
1	—	1,345	128.00	128.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	125.00	125.00
7	—	1,579	113.00–119.00	115.92
2	—	1,578	109.00–110.00	109.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	88.00–96.00	91.85
1	—	1,010	119.00	119.00
4	—	1,011	103.00–106.00	104.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	143.00–148.00	145.40
2	—	1,418	134.00	134.00
2	—	1,780	152.00–153.00	152.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	910.00–1,725.00	1,456.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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