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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 22

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▲ 130 vs last sale 239▲ 124 vs year ago 245 · +50.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 51▲ 10 vs year ago 26 · +38.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $280.38/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −171.16 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$280.38

31 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,583

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$28.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.35

vs KY average

−33.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	286.49	1,610	24
Medium and Large 2	585	268.00	1,568	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	572	258.00	1,475	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.49/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

280.38

—

KY average26 barns · 1,284 hd

303.74

−23.35

National average158 barns · 11,390 hd

314.10

−33.72

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−171.16

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	1,660	155.58	2,583	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	136.67	2,128	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,201	134.71	1,618	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	125.25	1,261	4thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,278	151.05	1,930	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	173.00	2,024	2thin

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)	970	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,654	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,591	3thin

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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	320.24/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,009	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,127	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	388	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,048	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,210	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	325.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,344	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,586	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,397	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	318.92/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,550	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,653	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	308.50/cwt	306.00–312.50	1,632	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,406	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,489	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,568	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	267.18/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,574	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	258.49/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,618	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	275.89/cwt	275.00–276.00	1,741	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	240.81/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,638	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	684	225.69/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,544	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,894	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,835	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	239.95/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,836	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,540	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	846	245.25/cwt	245.25–245.25	2,075	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,658	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,903	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	920	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,730	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,000	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	984	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	307.47/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,138	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,097	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,074	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	276.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,184	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	261.71/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,120	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	282.34/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,335	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	257.83/cwt	257.50–258.00	1,310	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	243.24/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,301	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,414	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,487	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	229.90/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,414	8
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	637	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,580	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	666	230.49/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,535	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,572	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	800	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,380	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,769	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,365	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	237	306.90/cwt	300.00–310.00	727	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,033	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	954	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	323.27/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,358	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	311.71/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,478	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,433	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	502	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,581	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	299.49/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,530	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	542	274.18/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,486	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	248.79/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,533	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,402	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	915	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,624	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,845	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,024	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,278	151.05/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,930	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	2,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	155.31/cwt	153.50–157.50	2,684	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,351	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,112	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,288	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	126.63/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,488	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	140.98/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,683	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,219	132.79/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,619	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,132	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	2,119	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,591.43/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,591	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	1,654.38/head	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,654	4

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 May 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 239Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 51Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	312.50–327.50	320.24
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	413	320.00–330.00	325.48
5	450–500	486	317.50–325.00	318.92
5	500–550	529	306.00–312.50	308.50
13	550–600	589	260.00–277.50	267.18
10	600–650	626	250.00–267.00	258.49
9	650–700	680	240.00–247.50	240.81
19	700–750	746	246.00	246.00
2	750–800	765	237.50–242.50	239.95
1	850–900	885	215.00	215.00
7	950–1000	990	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	302.50	302.50
2	450–500	458	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	585	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	523	316.00	316.00
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
18	600–650	631	275.00–276.00	275.89
3	700–750	723	262.00	262.00
60	800–850	846	245.25	245.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	322	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	450	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	545	258.00	258.00
5	550–600	577	258.00	258.00
3	650–700	684	224.00–229.00	225.69
1	800–850	800	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	850	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	920	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	292.50	292.50
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	300.00–310.00	306.90
2	300–350	328	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	350	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	420	320.00–325.00	323.27
7	450–500	474	307.50–317.50	311.71
5	500–550	511	297.50–305.00	299.49
1	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
7	600–650	616	245.00–254.00	248.79
1	650–700	690	222.00	222.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	502	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	272.50	272.50
1	450–500	475	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	542	272.50–275.00	274.18
1	600–650	640	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	790	177.50	177.50
1	900–950	915	177.50	177.50
1	1050–1100	1,085	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	315	312.50	312.50
7	350–400	370	305.00–310.00	307.47
10	400–450	428	270.00–285.00	276.55
3	450–500	473	275.00–290.00	282.34
12	500–550	535	235.00–247.50	243.24
9	550–600	550	257.00	257.00
8	600–650	615	220.00–235.00	229.90
4	650–700	666	230.00–231.00	230.49
2	700–750	702	224.00	224.00
2	800–850	815	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	257.50–258.00	257.83
8	550–600	559	266.00	266.00
5	600–650	637	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	380	282.50	282.50
3	400–450	428	260.00–265.00	261.71
3	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	215.00	215.00
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	800	172.50	172.50
1	850–900	895	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	195.00	195.00

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)	3	—	1,045	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,591.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,121	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,654.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	114.00	114.00
1	—	965	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,043	123.00–124.00	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,605	130.00–134.00	132.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,175	126.00–127.00	126.63
7	—	1,219	129.00–137.00	132.79
6	—	1,194	138.00–146.00	140.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,728	153.50–157.50	155.31
1	—	1,570	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,410	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	150.00–152.00	151.05

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.