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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 6

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 290▲ 86 vs year ago 283 · +30.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 32▼ 8 vs year ago 42 · −19.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 21 vs year ago 27 · −77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers 500-600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a light test. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.03/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −142.96 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$249.03

43 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$19.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

vs KY average

−22.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	252.58	1,378	35
Medium and Large 2-3	559	233.51	1,304	8thin

One grade step is worth $19.07/cwt here — about $74 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

249.03

—

KY average20 barns · 1,344 hd

255.55

−6.52

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−22.88

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−142.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $430.48, low $328.30, median $391.99 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,413	136.00	1,922	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,702	116.11	1,977	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	112.93	1,398	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	886	91.52	811	7thin

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)	845	$1,015	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$925	1thin

Every lot

93 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,076	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,319	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,330	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,301	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,413	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,148	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	296.82/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,395	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	269.19/cwt	266.00–270.00	1,273	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,343	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	273.03/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,488	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	296.36/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,689	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	252.15/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,437	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	251.50/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,557	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	247.68/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,655	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,578	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	233.36/cwt	228.00–239.00	1,809	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,859	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	215	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	591	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	224	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	672	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	782	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	288	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	770	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	327	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	981	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,191	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	942	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	272.50/cwt	262.50–280.00	1,030	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	412	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,339	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	290.97/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,225	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	259.15/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,109	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	276.89/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,307	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,253	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	247.31/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,313	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	262.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,409	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	251.07/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,409	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	233.01/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,335	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,554	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	241.07/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,454	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	219.17/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,348	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	648	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,215	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	222.48/cwt	217.50–226.00	1,488	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	688	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,376	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	188.33/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,328	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	792	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,786	63
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	825	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,312	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,122	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,270	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	277.35/cwt	270.00–285.00	707	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	295.16/cwt	290.00–300.00	930	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	278.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,008	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	365	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,177	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	281.12/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,209	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,054	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,433	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	452	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,300	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	260.65/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,337	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,259	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	250.17/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,401	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,314	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	233.93/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,457	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	236.96/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,588	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	707	222.28/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,572	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,702	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	995	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,254	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,980	1
Bulls	—	—	1,810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,606	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	99.95/cwt	99.00–101.00	823	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	81.08/cwt	80.00–82.00	677	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	92.87/cwt	90.00–98.00	893	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	108.52/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,295	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,257	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	121.01/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,555	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,673	124.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	2,086	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,492	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,765	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	1,995	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,015.46/head	550.00–1,325.00	1,015	2

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 290Year ago 283

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 32Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	99.00–101.00	99.95
3	—	962	90.00–98.00	92.87
2	—	835	80.00–82.00	81.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,285	117.00–125.00	121.01
6	—	1,193	105.00–113.00	108.52
1	—	1,270	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,673	121.00–130.00	124.68
2	—	1,765	112.00–114.00	113.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	138.00	138.00
1	—	995	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,810	144.00	144.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	440	261.00	261.00
5	450–500	473	266.00–270.00	269.19
2	500–550	535	251.00	251.00
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	695	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	350	307.50	307.50
2	400–450	438	322.50	322.50
5	450–500	470	295.00–299.00	296.82
12	500–550	545	268.00–280.00	273.03
5	550–600	570	246.00–260.00	252.15
8	600–650	619	240.00–257.00	251.50
10	650–700	668	245.00–258.00	247.68
1	700–750	705	239.00	239.00
2	750–800	775	228.00–239.00	233.36
1	800–850	830	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	885	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	342.50	342.50
1	400–450	400	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	570	294.00–300.00	296.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	265	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
4	350–400	378	262.50–280.00	272.50
7	400–450	421	287.50–297.50	290.97
8	450–500	472	267.50–282.50	276.89
14	500–550	531	242.50–250.00	247.31
12	550–600	561	238.00–255.00	251.07
9	600–650	615	217.50–220.00	219.17
4	650–700	669	217.50–226.00	222.48
3	700–750	705	182.50–200.00	188.33
2	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	850	132.00	132.00
1	950–1000	955	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	536	260.00–265.00	262.86
2	550–600	592	262.50	262.50
15	600–650	603	241.00–242.00	241.07
63	750–800	792	225.50	225.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	327	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	317.50	317.50
5	400–450	412	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	288	265.00–270.00	267.52
2	350–400	375	250.00–252.50	251.25
6	400–450	428	257.50–262.50	259.15
2	450–500	482	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
6	550–600	573	230.00–236.00	233.01
2	600–650	648	187.50	187.50
2	650–700	688	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	270.00–285.00	277.35
2	300–350	315	290.00–300.00	295.16
3	350–400	362	277.50–280.00	278.35
2	400–450	430	277.50–285.00	281.12
2	450–500	452	287.50	287.50
6	500–550	513	255.00–267.00	260.65
3	550–600	560	241.00–255.00	250.17
11	600–650	623	229.00–242.00	233.93
6	650–700	670	225.00–240.00	236.96
3	700–750	707	217.00–225.00	222.28
2	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	873	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	365	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	433	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	460	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	530	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	565	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	550.00–1,325.00	1,015.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	925.00	925.00

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.