Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-04-24

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 24
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
▼ 167 vs last sale 470▼ 302 vs year ago 605 · −49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 34▲ 0 vs year ago 54 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to limited amount of comparable receipts. 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 $249.49/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −142.49 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$249.49
33 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,392
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−11.13
vs KY average
−20.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558249.491,39233
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale33 hd
249.49
—
KY average25 barns · 1,760 hd
260.62
−11.13
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−20.70
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.99
−142.49
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—High1,789150.782,6978thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,576122.651,9347thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,240122.481,51926
CowsLean 85-90%Low950107.851,0255thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,345140.241,8862thin

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)1,300$1,4932thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2-3305295.00/cwt295.00–295.009001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438331.83/cwt320.00–335.001,4539
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528306.92/cwt297.50–315.001,62114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563284.49/cwt277.00–295.001,6027
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,72715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630262.75/cwt262.50–263.001,6552
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640207.44/cwt200.00–215.001,3282
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,8091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8494
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3280245.00/cwt245.00–245.006861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342290.00/cwt290.00–290.009922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383304.48/cwt300.00–307.501,1666
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423303.49/cwt295.00–307.501,2845
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy437315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3773
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3865
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467284.29/cwt275.00–290.001,3289
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490267.11/cwt265.00–267.501,3096
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526249.66/cwt240.00–257.501,3139
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570249.43/cwt242.50–257.001,42224
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616250.66/cwt240.00–255.001,54412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3620205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662241.24/cwt235.00–242.501,5976
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3688222.53/cwt220.00–225.001,5312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716230.75/cwt230.75–230.751,65262
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716220.33/cwt219.00–221.001,5783
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,4063
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2792202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305305.00/cwt305.00–305.009301
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2362320.09/cwt317.50–325.001,1593
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3362285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0322
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0841
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3422
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473296.28/cwt290.00–305.001,4014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3479230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy489315.46/cwt315.00–317.501,5435
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525297.93/cwt295.00–302.501,5647
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2574271.81/cwt265.00–280.001,5604
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3663
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,5031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675251.15/cwt247.50–256.001,6957
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2726245.24/cwt243.00–254.001,7805
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7331
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,7182
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,085165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7901
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,345140.24/cwt136.00–144.001,8862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,718145.08/cwt142.00–147.502,4924
Bulls——1,738155.30/cwt153.00–158.002,6993
Bulls——2,225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003,5601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74093.00/cwt93.00–93.006881
Cows—Lean 85-90%990108.75/cwt105.00–111.001,0773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2481
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,131115.06/cwt113.00–118.001,3017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265123.75/cwt119.00–127.001,56514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,324129.29/cwt128.00–132.001,7125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515113.01/cwt111.00–115.001,7122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630124.39/cwt121.00–129.002,0284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,493.27/head1,300.00–1,635.001,4932

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.