Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-03-13

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 13
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
910 head
▲ 541 vs last sale 369▲ 487 vs year ago 423 · +115.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 34▲ 31 vs year ago 47 · +66.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 6▲ 5 vs year ago 1 · +500.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher with some instances of sharply higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.29/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −132.69 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$259.29
100 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,419
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$144
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.52
vs KY average
−16.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547260.511,42496
Medium and Large 2-3557230.011,2804thin
One grade step is worth $30.51/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale100 hd
259.29
—
KY average25 barns · 1,643 hd
261.82
−2.52
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−16.88
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.99
−132.69
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
444401358314median 391.9903/0404/2206/1709/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,666140.532,3427thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,244124.131,54433
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,615123.471,99515
CowsLean 85-90%High918103.2194813

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$1,3242thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,203$1,2913thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,320$1,8751thin

Every lot

121 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275270.00/cwt270.00–270.007431
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295295.00/cwt295.00–295.008701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338304.61/cwt300.00–317.501,0306
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,2572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369300.27/cwt300.00–301.001,1084
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371310.63/cwt307.50–320.001,1528
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,1452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405345.77/cwt344.00–347.501,4002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421306.85/cwt300.00–310.001,2924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444330.35/cwt329.00–337.501,46731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453328.74/cwt327.50–330.001,4892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464307.39/cwt300.00–317.501,42619
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484295.58/cwt295.00–298.001,43120
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3486278.11/cwt272.50–280.001,3524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512315.94/cwt309.00–320.001,61819
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3525262.60/cwt260.00–265.001,3792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527282.04/cwt276.00–290.001,4863
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added557305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6995
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5231
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582285.86/cwt275.00–290.001,66431
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615282.66/cwt282.00–284.001,7389
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5256
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631269.01/cwt262.50–272.001,69734
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663274.53/cwt270.00–277.501,82022
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678249.15/cwt241.00–259.001,68910
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3681237.25/cwt230.00–239.001,6165
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3703210.84/cwt210.00–215.001,4826
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722250.56/cwt250.00–251.001,80926
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737254.09/cwt252.00–255.001,87310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2744225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6744
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761240.07/cwt234.00–248.001,82730
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2768225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7282
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added777256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9896
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9258
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3825169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8372
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added852233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,9852
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2864217.44/cwt210.00–220.001,8794
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7891
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3945180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327271.63/cwt270.00–275.008883
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328275.00/cwt275.00–275.009022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy366311.73/cwt310.00–315.001,14110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372301.40/cwt297.50–307.501,12114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3388278.73/cwt277.50–280.001,0812
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3414275.54/cwt272.50–282.501,14111
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2416289.17/cwt285.00–290.001,20312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418317.10/cwt313.00–321.001,3258
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429306.68/cwt300.00–310.001,31611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy457292.00/cwt290.00–292.501,3345
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473275.38/cwt270.00–287.501,30312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,2752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523265.06/cwt261.00–267.001,38625
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523248.45/cwt245.00–256.001,29923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3523226.26/cwt225.00–227.501,1832
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,55114
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573259.37/cwt252.50–267.501,48634
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590233.75/cwt230.00–237.501,3792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3608223.76/cwt222.50–225.001,3602
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620249.51/cwt247.50–250.001,5475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626240.23/cwt230.00–245.001,50423
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,61021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684238.67/cwt230.00–245.001,63377
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7168
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737204.39/cwt203.00–215.001,50611
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2082
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4001
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825184.24/cwt182.50–186.001,5202
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3910142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2921
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3701
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,038198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,0559
Heifers1350–1400Medium and Large 1-21,382162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,2462
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2317308.13/cwt300.00–315.009773
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3323280.63/cwt275.00–286.009062
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363298.71/cwt297.50–300.001,0842
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,2491
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2378326.27/cwt325.00–327.501,2332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2418312.95/cwt302.50–321.001,3088
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2471
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2871
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475305.66/cwt301.00–312.501,4526
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3493282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,3933
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522274.27/cwt272.50–277.501,4323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy537285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5303
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568267.92/cwt262.50–277.001,52211
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613259.38/cwt252.50–265.001,5904
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3660216.49/cwt215.00–218.001,4292
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5375
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720219.93/cwt216.00–224.001,5834
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5831
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3825160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3201
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,8453
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005661
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3585145.00/cwt145.00–145.008481
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3673167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1276
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3810176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,425135.28/cwt133.00–137.001,9282
Bulls——1,763142.63/cwt140.00–145.002,5155
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89693.29/cwt90.00–96.008364
Cows—Lean 85-90%922105.86/cwt102.00–110.009767
Cows—Lean 85-90%950113.80/cwt112.00–116.001,0812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229115.23/cwt110.00–119.001,4169
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243124.26/cwt120.00–129.001,54516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263133.88/cwt130.00–139.001,6918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534114.74/cwt110.00–118.001,7604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,629123.73/cwt120.00–129.002,0168
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,688134.44/cwt131.00–139.002,2693
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,323.53/head1,235.00–1,410.001,3242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2031,291.07/head1,075.00–1,475.001,2913
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913126.68/cwt123.00–131.001,1572

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.