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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 20

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

357 head

▼ 553 vs last sale 910▼ 200 vs year ago 557 · −35.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 78▲ 8 vs year ago 48 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 6▲ 4 vs year ago 10 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers that were 300 lbs to 400 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lbs to 700 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 700 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.55/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −164.99 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$286.55

18 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$22.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.48

vs KY average

−31.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	287.82	1,546	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	265.00	1,537	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.82/cwt here — about $9 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale18 hd

286.55

—

KY average26 barns · 1,626 hd

304.03

−17.48

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−31.74

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−164.99

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $492.24, low $365.18, median $451.54 across 23 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	—	Low	1,699	149.09	2,532	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,705	128.38	2,189	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	125.93	1,584	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	881	99.44	876	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	975	138.00	1,346	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,483	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,860	4thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	870	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	335.12/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,233	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	400	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,220	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	428	334.79/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,433	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,109	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	452	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,254	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,528	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	287.41/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,397	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	290.72/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,515	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,602	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	274.78/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,676	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	258.91/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,621	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	655	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,559	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	261.88/cwt	257.50–264.00	1,768	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	240.92/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,735	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,612	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	240.10/cwt	240.10–240.10	1,981	65
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	311.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,028	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	311.65/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,162	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	316.41/cwt	309.00–319.00	1,297	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,182	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	294.70/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,291	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	270.86/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,268	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	282.43/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,350	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	253.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,213	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	216.29/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,131	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	247.91/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,299	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,415	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	240.44/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,409	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	225.97/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,406	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,318	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	216.29/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,466	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,566	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,707	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,454	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,645	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	348	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	957	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	372	347.48/cwt	342.50–350.00	1,293	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,350	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,172	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	303.39/cwt	297.50–312.50	1,280	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,435	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	478	308.73/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,476	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	290.43/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,397	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	279.40/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,464	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,436	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	263.45/cwt	260.00–271.00	1,515	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,302	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	230.73/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,431	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	630	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,304	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	239.47/cwt	233.00–244.00	1,590	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,327	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	219.55/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,592	2
Bulls	750–800	Small and Medium 1-2	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	199.77/cwt	192.50–207.00	1,664	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,025	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,425	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	975	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,346	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	143.28/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,020	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	154.47/cwt	154.00–155.00	2,847	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	149.51/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,755	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	848	84.11/cwt	80.00–88.00	713	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	102.48/cwt	96.00–105.00	935	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	133.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,664	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,553	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	115.09/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,496	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	133.05/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,233	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,726	124.88/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,155	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	1,482.98/head	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,243	1,860.36/head	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,860	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	139.78/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,325	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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 910Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 78Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 6Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	452	277.50	277.50
1	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	238.00	238.00
1	750–800	775	208.00	208.00
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	368	332.50–337.50	335.12
1	400–450	400	305.00	305.00
4	450–500	486	280.00–295.00	287.41
11	500–550	521	280.00–295.00	290.72
6	550–600	567	280.00–285.00	282.49
9	600–650	626	250.00–267.00	258.91
3	650–700	675	257.50–264.00	261.88
2	700–750	720	237.00–245.00	240.92
6	800–850	825	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	610	270.00–276.00	274.78
65	800–850	825	240.10	240.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	330.00–342.50	334.79
3	450–500	482	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	330	310.00–315.00	311.52
3	350–400	373	310.00–312.50	311.65
7	400–450	438	287.50–302.50	294.70
13	450–500	468	265.00–275.00	270.86
7	500–550	524	240.00–255.00	247.91
16	550–600	586	230.00–245.00	240.44
5	600–650	622	220.00–235.00	225.97
2	650–700	678	212.50–220.00	216.29
2	700–750	720	217.50	217.50
4	750–800	762	224.00	224.00
1	900–950	940	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	555	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	625	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	309.00–319.00	316.41
6	450–500	478	280.00–287.50	282.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	250	225.00	225.00
1	300–350	300	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	422	280.00	280.00
6	450–500	478	250.00–255.00	253.77
2	500–550	523	215.00–217.50	216.29
1	600–650	635	207.50	207.50
2	700–750	710	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	895	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	372	342.50–350.00	347.48
3	400–450	422	297.50–312.50	303.39
5	450–500	481	287.50–295.00	290.43
11	500–550	524	277.50–287.50	279.40
6	550–600	575	260.00–271.00	263.45
4	600–650	620	225.00–240.00	230.73
6	650–700	664	233.00–244.00	239.47
2	700–750	725	212.00–227.00	219.55
2	800–850	833	192.50–207.00	199.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	445	322.50	322.50
2	450–500	478	307.50–310.00	308.73
2	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	615	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	655	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	348	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	415	282.50	282.50
4	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	542	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	592	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	630	207.00	207.00
1	650–700	670	198.00	198.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	111.00	111.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,143	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,482.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,243	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,860.36

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	—	948	137.00–142.00	139.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,251	130.00–139.00	133.00
15	—	1,251	120.00–128.00	124.11
4	—	1,300	110.00–119.00	115.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	96.00–105.00	102.48
2	—	848	80.00–88.00	84.11
1	—	855	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,678	132.00–135.00	133.05
4	—	1,726	120.00–129.00	124.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	141.00–145.00	143.28
2	—	1,843	154.00–155.00	154.47
2	—	1,843	149.00–150.00	149.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	138.00	138.00

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.