Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Sharply higher in some spots. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $273.57/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 20 comparable sales and sits −189.10 against this barn's trailing median of $462.67.

Average price

$273.57

14 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$39.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.02

vs KY average

−50.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	279.09	1,562	11thin
Medium and Large 2	548	260.00	1,424	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	240.00	1,392	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.09/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 900–1000 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 sale14 hd

273.57

—

KY average28 barns · 1,822 hd

295.59

−22.02

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−50.78

This barn, trailing median20 sales

462.67

−189.10

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	1,497	140.85	2,108	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,623	116.96	1,898	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	114.02	1,427	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	108.00	1,067	7thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,298	139.00	1,804	2thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,225	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	769	$1,243	5

Every lot, as filed

91 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	700–750	736	205.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	227.55/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,452	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	224.08/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	479	256.23/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,227	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	241.49/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,258	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	231.42/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,363	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	312	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	301.25/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	276.60/cwt	272.50–279.00	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,820	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	277.49/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	258.65/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,586	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	2,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	892	257.60/cwt	257.60–257.60	2,298	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	250.09/cwt	248.00–255.00	1,428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	769	236.33/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,817	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	341.41/cwt	330.00–347.50	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	321.81/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	729	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	245.00/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	980	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,837	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,743	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	122.94/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,619	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	105.73/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,276	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	107.67/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,719	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	130.21/cwt	127.00–133.00	2,048	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	117.10/cwt	113.00–121.00	1,922	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	97.53/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,315	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	111.59/cwt	108.50–114.00	1,072	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,045	2
Bulls	—	—	1,512	148.12/cwt	142.00–151.00	2,240	3
Bulls	—	—	1,395	128.84/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,797	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	153.95/cwt	153.00–155.00	2,583	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	114.82/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,434	26
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	1,242.83/head	1,210.00–1,375.00	1,243	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	312.83/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,326	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	265.46/cwt	255.00–269.00	1,550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	487	266.61/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,298	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	426	288.38/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	279.40/cwt	276.00–285.00	1,481	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	311.48/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	301.61/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	242.41/cwt	240.50–246.00	1,491	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	257.78/cwt	256.00–261.00	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	756	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,867	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	707	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	291.71/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	284.42/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,325	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	298	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	412	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	247.40/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	291.44/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	245.49/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,529	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	316.75/cwt	315.00–320.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	331.25/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,242	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	240.26/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,636	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	227.99/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,728	2

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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 303Year ago 318

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 45Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 24Year 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
3	350–400	383	300.00–305.00	301.61
8	400–450	415	290.00–305.00	301.25
15	500–550	521	237.50–245.00	241.49
19	550–600	589	229.00–245.00	231.42
20	600–650	638	223.00–231.00	227.55
11	650–700	661	223.00–225.00	224.08
4	700–750	736	200.00–210.00	205.30
61	750–800	793	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	260.00	260.00
2	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	479	255.00–260.00	256.23
1	500–550	535	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	560	225.00–230.00	227.48
2	600–650	628	197.50	197.50
1	750–800	750	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	285.00	285.00
5	450–500	466	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	528	256.00–261.00	257.78
8	550–600	571	248.00–255.00	250.09
26	600–650	615	240.50–246.00	242.41
5	700–750	707	250.00	250.00
18	750–800	756	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	315.00–325.00	321.81
3	400–450	417	330.00–347.50	341.41
2	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	533	275.00–280.00	277.49
5	550–600	553	272.50–279.00	276.60
18	600–650	613	250.00–261.00	258.65
2	650–700	698	255.00	255.00
6	700–750	734	241.00–250.00	245.00
18	750–800	769	234.00–240.00	236.33
5	950–1000	950	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	980	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	581	283.00	283.00
9	600–650	618	282.00	282.00
17	650–700	688	267.00	267.00
9	700–750	729	256.00	256.00
103	850–900	892	257.60	257.60
24	900–950	935	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	565	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	370	290.00–295.00	291.71
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
9	450–500	466	280.00–285.00	284.42
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	375	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	420	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	315.00–320.00	316.75
4	300–350	325	300.00–315.00	311.48
2	350–400	375	325.00–337.50	331.25
4	400–450	424	305.00–320.00	312.83
5	450–500	469	290.00–292.50	291.44
12	500–550	530	276.00–285.00	279.40
4	550–600	584	255.00–269.00	265.46
9	600–650	623	240.00–252.50	245.49
12	650–700	681	230.00–245.00	240.26
1	700–750	710	233.00	233.00
2	750–800	758	226.00–230.00	227.99
2	850–900	860	190.00–195.00	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	426	285.00–290.00	288.38
6	450–500	487	265.00–270.00	266.61
4	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	247.40
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,317	120.00–127.00	122.94
5	—	1,207	103.00–108.00	105.73
2	—	1,195	97.00–98.00	97.53
26	—	1,249	110.00–119.00	114.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	105.00–110.00	107.67
2	—	1,573	127.00–133.00	130.21
10	—	1,641	113.00–121.00	117.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	961	108.50–114.00	111.59
2	—	1,055	98.00–100.00	99.01
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,315	146.00	146.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	142.00–151.00	148.12
4	—	1,395	127.00–132.00	128.84
2	—	1,678	153.00–155.00	153.95

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
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	769	1,210.00–1,375.00	1,242.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,225.00	2,225.00

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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Replacement Cattle