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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 3

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 135▼ 240 vs year ago 441 · −54.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 47▼ 14 vs year ago 38 · −36.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a limited amount of comparisons. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $239.19/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −152.80 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$239.19

8 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$45.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.01

vs KY average

−31.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	533	250.59	1,334	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	558	205.00	1,143	2thin

One grade step is worth $45.59/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale8 hd

239.19

—

KY average25 barns · 1,384 hd

254.20

−15.01

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−31.40

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−152.80

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	—	Low	1,666	151.78	2,529	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	120.46	1,459	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,715	113.00	1,938	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	97.00	946	1thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	967	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	294.17/cwt	290.00–302.50	1,368	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,520	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,626	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	613	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,692	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	651	236.01/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,536	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,692	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,241	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	218.80/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,556	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	817	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	305.93/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,089	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	281.73/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,209	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	434	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,313	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,369	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	482	263.79/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,271	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	248.38/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,304	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	228.04/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,428	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	658	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,431	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	778	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,385	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	918	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	320.36/cwt	307.50–322.50	1,140	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,120	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	327.71/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,439	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	267.46/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,426	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,439	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	270.81/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,552	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	248.10/cwt	242.00–257.50	1,568	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,260	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,244	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,190	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	163.91/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,557	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	134.18/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,198	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	157.25/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,831	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	946	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	119.89/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,414	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	112.61/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,343	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	125.52/cwt	124.00–127.00	1,614	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,938	1

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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 135Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 47Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
2	350–400	380	220.00	220.00
4	450–500	482	260.00–265.00	263.79
1	500–550	520	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
1	600–650	635	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	778	178.00	178.00
2	800–850	805	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	305.00	305.00
15	350–400	356	305.00–306.00	305.93
5	400–450	429	272.50–290.00	281.73
1	450–500	460	297.50	297.50
4	500–550	525	245.00–255.00	248.38
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
19	600–650	626	220.00–236.00	228.04
2	650–700	658	217.50	217.50
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	640	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	434	300.00–305.00	302.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	705	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	613	276.00	276.00
1	650–700	670	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	465	290.00–302.50	294.17
16	500–550	543	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	585	278.00	278.00
3	650–700	651	230.00–239.00	236.01
4	700–750	711	215.00–230.00	218.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	320.00	320.00
7	350–400	356	307.50–322.50	320.36
7	400–450	439	320.00–334.00	327.71
2	500–550	533	265.00–270.00	267.46
7	550–600	573	262.50–275.00	270.81
7	600–650	632	242.00–257.50	248.10
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
2	850–900	858	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	570	252.50	252.50
2	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	720	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	805	155.00	155.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	132.00–139.00	134.18
2	—	1,560	163.00–165.00	163.91
2	—	1,800	155.00–159.00	157.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,179	118.00–122.00	119.89
2	—	1,193	111.00–114.00	112.61
4	—	1,286	124.00–127.00	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	97.00	97.00

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.