Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $223.23/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −174.74 against this barn's trailing median of $397.97.

Average price

$223.23

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$15.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.67

vs KY average

−43.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	227.88	1,254	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	212.39	1,138	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

223.23

—

KY average26 barns · 1,629 hd

239.90

−16.67

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−43.82

This barn, trailing median28 sales

397.97

−174.74

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	1,897	149.18	2,830	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,600	122.44	1,959	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,180	109.41	1,291	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	104.52	1,006	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	131.00	1,552	1thin

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)	1,283	$1,405	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	350–400	365	245.02/cwt	241.00–255.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	234.80/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,228	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	479	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	437	216.47/cwt	216.00–217.50	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	229.25/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	212.39/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	273.48/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	271.33/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	231.96/cwt	230.00–235.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	254.25/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	248.54/cwt	247.00–250.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	550	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,872	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	128.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,954	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	96.67/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,094	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	111.73/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,311	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,134	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	96.87/cwt	94.00–98.00	962	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,185	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,552	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	103.36/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,242	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	121.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,002	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	102.14/cwt	99.00–105.00	938	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,143	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	125.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,585	2
Bulls	—	—	2,243	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	3,488	2
Bulls	—	—	1,170	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	148.45/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,843	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	130.55/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,192	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,405.05/head	1,400.00–1,410.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	280.18/cwt	275.00–290.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	233.53/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	273.35/cwt	272.50–276.00	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	218.65/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	885	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	495	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	229.60/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,598	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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 455Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 64Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	232.50	232.50
6	350–400	365	241.00–255.00	245.02
3	400–450	408	230.00–235.00	231.96
8	450–500	476	221.00–233.00	229.25
4	500–550	523	228.00–237.00	234.80
3	550–600	587	215.00–221.00	218.65
1	600–650	605	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	795	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	216.00–217.50	216.47
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	536	207.00–215.00	212.39
1	700–750	720	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	885	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	466	271.00–272.00	271.33
6	500–550	530	273.00–276.00	273.48
4	550–600	555	254.00–255.00	254.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	212.50	212.50
1	450–500	465	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	479	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	287.00	287.00
6	550–600	593	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	248.00	248.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	247.00–250.00	248.54
4	400–450	430	212.50	212.50
1	450–500	475	231.00	231.00
1	550–600	555	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	275.00–290.00	280.18
4	350–400	374	272.50–276.00	273.35
1	400–450	415	273.00	273.00
1	450–500	460	253.00	253.00
2	550–600	565	224.00–235.00	229.60
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	679	226.00–236.00	233.53
1	700–750	735	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	755	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,518	125.00–133.00	128.70
4	—	1,648	119.00–124.00	121.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	95.00–98.00	96.67
10	—	1,173	108.00–116.00	111.73
3	—	1,202	100.00–107.00	103.36
2	—	1,258	123.00–129.00	125.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	107.00–112.00	109.52
3	—	993	94.00–98.00	96.87
4	—	918	99.00–105.00	102.14
1	—	900	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,243	155.00–156.00	155.49
1	—	1,170	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,915	148.00–149.00	148.45

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	2	—	913	128.00–133.00	130.55
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,400.00–1,410.00	1,405.05

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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