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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 10

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Apr 3Apr 10Apr 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

734 head

▲ 533 vs last sale 201▲ 365 vs year ago 369 · +98.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 24▼ 1 vs year ago 63 · −1.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 9 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.86/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −167.68 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$283.86

31 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$36.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.52

vs KY average

−21.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	286.19	1,567	29
Medium and Large 2-3	545	250.00	1,363	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.19/cwt here — about $205 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 sale31 hd

283.86

—

KY average24 barns · 1,057 hd

293.38

−9.52

National average170 barns · 11,306 hd

305.47

−21.61

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−167.68

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	—	Average	2,068	160.82	3,326	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,606	126.13	2,026	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	125.80	1,511	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	119.41	1,126	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,095	148.00	1,621	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,985	130.00	2,581	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,417	$2,059	3thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,074	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,127	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	306.58/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,272	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	459	332.91/cwt	332.50–333.00	1,528	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	309.32/cwt	306.00–322.50	1,485	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,325	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	283.48/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,508	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	577	304.28/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,756	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	275.50/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,645	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	287.34/cwt	287.00–288.00	1,738	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	248.36/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,552	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	267.22/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,683	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	659	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,825	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	263.73/cwt	258.00–269.00	1,764	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	704	246.17/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,733	26
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,847	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	236.44/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,849	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	795	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,741	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	812	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,685	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	233.92/cwt	233.25–239.50	1,958	74
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	845	231.25/cwt	231.00–231.25	1,954	61
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	296.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	984	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	357	287.89/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,028	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	308.01/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,155	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	298.33/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,238	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	281.26/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,187	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	264.15/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,128	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,244	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	277.48/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,329	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	270.76/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,419	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	252.95/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,331	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	256.10/cwt	246.00–259.00	1,442	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	267.31/cwt	262.00–269.00	1,532	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,346	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	609	254.72/cwt	252.50–256.00	1,551	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	244.25/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,536	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,419	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	252.41/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,704	64
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	239.73/cwt	225.00–241.50	1,642	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	233.03/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,673	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,554	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,497	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,394	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,450	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	358	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,045	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	382	323.24/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,235	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	328.93/cwt	327.50–332.00	1,414	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,290	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	452	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,487	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	298.69/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,365	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,313	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	267.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,449	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	268.31/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,511	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,429	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	608	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,429	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	251.97/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,542	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	247.19/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,651	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	679	222.57/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,511	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	222.22/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,613	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,583	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	830	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,461	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,581	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,095	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,621	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,960	163.79/cwt	163.00–164.50	3,210	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	3,486	1
Bulls	—	—	2,223	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.50	3,335	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	107.43/cwt	104.00–111.00	943	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	130.30/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,212	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	117.66/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,148	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	108.87/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,279	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	124.76/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,472	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	135.83/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,692	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,725	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,557	132.84/cwt	132.50–133.00	2,068	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	124.63/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,054	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,417	2,059.41/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,059	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 201Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 24Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	330.00	330.00
13	350–400	382	315.00–330.00	323.24
3	400–450	430	327.50–332.00	328.93
14	450–500	457	295.00–307.50	298.69
10	500–550	541	260.00–275.00	267.86
13	550–600	563	265.00–270.00	268.31
6	600–650	612	240.00–258.00	251.97
8	650–700	668	242.50–250.00	247.19
4	700–750	726	218.00–225.00	222.22
2	800–850	820	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	292.00	292.00
2	500–550	515	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	565	253.00	253.00
3	600–650	608	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	679	219.00–226.00	222.57
1	800–850	830	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
6	450–500	459	332.50–333.00	332.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	316.00	316.00
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
2	400–450	415	300.00–313.00	306.58
9	450–500	480	306.00–322.50	309.32
19	500–550	532	270.00–286.00	283.48
4	550–600	597	271.00–277.00	275.50
32	600–650	630	257.50–273.00	267.22
25	650–700	669	258.00–269.00	263.73
26	700–750	704	242.00–251.00	246.17
6	750–800	782	233.00–237.50	236.44
61	800–850	845	231.00–231.25	231.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
5	550–600	577	300.00–307.00	304.28
3	600–650	605	287.00–288.00	287.34
7	650–700	659	277.00	277.00
14	700–750	716	258.00	258.00
74	800–850	837	233.25–239.50	233.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	625	247.50–250.00	248.36
1	750–800	795	219.00	219.00
2	800–850	812	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	275.00	275.00
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	332	295.00–300.00	296.53
5	350–400	375	305.00–310.00	308.01
34	400–450	422	270.00–287.50	281.26
14	450–500	479	270.00–285.00	277.48
9	500–550	526	245.00–262.50	252.95
28	550–600	563	246.00–259.00	256.10
18	600–650	629	237.50–250.00	244.25
25	650–700	685	225.00–241.50	239.73
6	700–750	718	231.00–235.00	233.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	524	268.00–273.00	270.76
16	550–600	573	262.00–269.00	267.31
13	600–650	609	252.50–256.00	254.72
64	650–700	675	252.00–254.00	252.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	415	290.00–300.00	298.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
7	350–400	357	287.50–290.00	287.89
6	400–450	427	262.50–265.00	264.15
1	450–500	465	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	585	230.00	230.00
2	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	715	195.00	195.00
3	750–800	785	198.00	198.00
1	800–850	805	186.00	186.00
1	900–950	945	147.50	147.50
1	1000–1050	1,000	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,417	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,059.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	1,825.00	1,825.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,648	122.00–129.00	124.63
3	—	1,557	132.50–133.00	132.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,246	131.00–140.00	135.83
15	—	1,180	120.00–130.00	124.76
5	—	1,175	104.00–111.00	108.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	878	104.00–111.00	107.43
3	—	930	129.00–132.00	130.30
5	—	976	115.00–123.00	117.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,960	163.00–164.50	163.79
2	—	2,223	148.00–152.50	150.00
1	—	1,975	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	148.00	148.00

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.