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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 17

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Apr 10Apr 17Apr 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▼ 264 vs last sale 734▲ 214 vs year ago 256 · +83.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 62▼ 41 vs year ago 75 · −54.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower except for 600 lb steers they sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $240.76/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −151.23 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$240.76

47 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.65

vs KY average

−23.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	561	241.46	1,354	45
Medium and Large 2-3	558	225.00	1,254	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale47 hd

240.76

—

KY average25 barns · 1,521 hd

251.40

−10.65

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−23.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−151.23

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	—	High	1,958	154.00	3,015	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	128.27	2,012	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	122.54	1,556	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	866	112.95	978	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	875	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	860	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	775	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$2,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,550	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	313.98/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,174	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	401	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,267	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,212	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	502	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,255	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	268.49/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,428	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	271.61/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,592	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	597	246.67/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,473	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	279.50/cwt	276.50–282.50	1,752	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,796	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	636	256.56/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,632	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,450	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,748	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	224.45/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,645	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,831	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,913	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	215.08/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,635	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,701	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	205	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	482	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	738	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	285.06/cwt	275.00–290.00	929	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	279.32/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,028	21
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	390	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	995	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	273.73/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,199	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	441	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,268	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	461	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,153	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	270.25/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,330	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	241.10/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,244	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,215	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	543	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,401	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,406	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	239.39/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,410	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	618	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,236	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	236.03/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,466	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	647	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,559	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,595	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,480	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,655	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	896	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,828	63
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,357	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,028	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,671	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	299.07/cwt	295.00–305.00	963	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	402	274.00/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,101	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	302.09/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,254	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	508	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,257	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	262.90/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,396	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	253.46/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,462	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	232.19/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,472	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	242.98/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,609	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	224.20/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,484	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,040	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,982	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	836	118.70/cwt	114.00–123.00	992	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	105.29/cwt	104.00–107.00	953	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	123.10/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,525	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	114.94/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,448	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,754	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	131.33/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,032	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	125.21/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,991	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,242	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 734Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 62Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	441	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	390	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	400	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	461	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	540	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
3	600–650	618	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	665	222.50	222.50
1	850–900	885	187.00	187.00
1	900–950	920	147.50	147.50
3	1000–1050	1,028	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	295.00	295.00
10	300–350	326	275.00–290.00	285.06
21	350–400	368	275.00–280.00	279.32
11	400–450	438	260.00–277.50	273.73
17	450–500	492	265.00–271.00	270.25
15	500–550	516	235.00–247.50	241.10
26	550–600	589	230.00–242.50	239.39
12	600–650	621	227.50–240.00	236.03
4	650–700	659	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	560	251.00	251.00
17	600–650	647	241.00	241.00
63	850–900	896	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	310.00–315.00	313.98
2	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	532	260.00–272.50	268.49
18	550–600	586	267.50–275.00	271.61
16	600–650	627	276.50–282.50	279.50
7	650–700	666	262.50	262.50
3	700–750	733	215.00–229.00	224.45
2	750–800	760	209.00–221.00	215.08
1	800–850	840	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
6	600–650	628	286.00	286.00
9	700–750	737	248.50	248.50
4	750–800	756	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	401	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	250.00–255.00	252.53
2	500–550	502	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	597	245.00–247.50	246.67
9	600–650	636	255.00–258.00	256.56
1	650–700	665	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
5	400–450	402	272.50–275.00	274.00
2	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	508	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
3	650–700	662	220.00–227.50	224.20
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	295.00–305.00	299.07
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	415	295.00–305.00	302.09
7	500–550	531	255.00–267.00	262.90
9	550–600	577	250.00–267.00	253.46
4	600–650	634	226.00–235.00	232.19
5	650–700	662	240.00–247.50	242.98

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)	1	—	775	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	1	—	955	130.00	130.00

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	—	1,455	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	950.00	950.00

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	1	—	1,215	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	160.00	160.00
1	—	2,015	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,239	119.00–127.00	123.10
3	—	1,260	114.00–117.00	114.94
3	—	1,363	128.00–129.00	128.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	836	114.00–123.00	118.70
3	—	905	104.00–107.00	105.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	130.00–133.00	131.33
3	—	1,590	122.00–127.00	125.21

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.