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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 29

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 22May 29Jun 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

165 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 369▼ 155 vs year ago 320 · −48.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 36▼ 5 vs year ago 33 · −15.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers under over 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $299.94/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −151.60 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$299.94

16 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$502

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

$93.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs KY average

−5.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	305.77	1,735	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	212.50	1,233	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.27/cwt here — about $502 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale16 hd

299.94

—

KY average18 barns · 574 hd

302.13

−2.19

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−5.20

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−151.60

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	1,630	166.56	2,714	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	139.65	1,767	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,563	135.59	2,119	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	928	110.50	1,025	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,600	157.00	2,512	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,728	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	791	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	888	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	318.23/cwt	317.50–319.00	1,050	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,238	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,373	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,461	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,680	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,580	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,233	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,779	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,785	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,651	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	799	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,998	61
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	806	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,854	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	182.97/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,619	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	890	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,980	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	215	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	548	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	783	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	278	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	737	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,131	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,302	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	471	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,366	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	274.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,405	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,229	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,580	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	236.05/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,452	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,488	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,154	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,758	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	860	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,419	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	945	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,323	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	267.40/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,016	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	418	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,087	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,508	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,442	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	713	223.03/cwt	214.00–232.00	1,590	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,746	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,600	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,512	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,062	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	161.62/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,567	4
Bulls	—	—	1,733	173.73/cwt	173.50–174.00	3,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	3,468	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,103	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	136.49/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,635	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	145.98/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,044	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,654	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	136.47/cwt	135.00–139.50	2,095	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,640	146.55/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,403	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,728.21/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,728	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 May 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 369Year ago 320

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 36Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	330	317.50–319.00	318.23
3	350–400	390	317.50	317.50
4	400–450	429	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	475	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	540	292.50	292.50
9	550–600	591	301.00	301.00
4	600–650	605	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	718	230.00	230.00
4	800–850	806	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	890	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	580	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	790	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	885	180.00–186.00	182.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	317.00	317.00
61	750–800	799	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	305	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	390	285.00–295.00	290.00
1	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
9	500–550	512	270.00–275.00	274.42
2	600–650	615	230.00–242.00	236.05
1	700–750	700	212.50	212.50
2	750–800	778	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	292.50	292.50
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	292.50	292.50
4	450–500	471	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	255.00	255.00
2	250–300	278	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	520	235.00–237.50	236.26
1	700–750	735	157.00	157.00
1	850–900	860	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	945	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	260.00–275.00	267.40
1	450–500	465	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	520	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	620	232.50	232.50
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	713	214.00–232.00	223.03
2	750–800	790	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	260.00	260.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,728.21

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	—	1,150	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	98.00	98.00
1	—	730	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,535	135.00–139.50	136.47
2	—	1,640	146.00–147.00	146.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,198	133.00–139.00	136.49
2	—	1,400	143.00–149.00	145.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,588	158.00–165.00	161.62
1	—	1,330	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,733	173.50–174.00	173.73
1	—	1,890	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	157.00	157.00

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.