Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-06-05

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 5
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 165▼ 79 vs year ago 266 · −29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 28▲ 14 vs year ago 33 · +42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $241.70/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −150.28 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$241.70
7 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,287
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.93
vs KY average
−31.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528258.731,3654thin
Medium and Large 2-3539219.001,1803thin
One grade step is worth $39.73/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale7 hd
241.70
—
KY average25 barns · 1,317 hd
267.63
−25.93
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−31.33
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.99
−150.28
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—Low1,532157.712,4176thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,579143.162,2608thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,258133.441,67815
CowsLean 85-90%Average978106.551,0428thin

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 Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,4882thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340337.50/cwt335.00–340.001,1482
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3663
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3445257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469298.40/cwt295.00–309.001,3994
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3515232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1971
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,4801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570279.11/cwt276.00–285.001,5913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624273.12/cwt270.00–281.001,7045
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,7733
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663242.72/cwt239.00–249.001,6093
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added722263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,8993
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726246.16/cwt239.00–255.001,7875
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785226.52/cwt223.00–230.001,7782
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335255.00/cwt255.00–255.008541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365257.50/cwt257.50–257.509401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,2643
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1611
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2488260.08/cwt252.50–265.001,2695
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517259.97/cwt257.50–262.501,3443
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2052
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3552
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3720201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4471
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725231.06/cwt227.00–235.001,6752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6101
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1631
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2Value Added881223.85/cwt223.85–223.851,97262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270345.00/cwt345.00–345.009321
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305300.00/cwt300.00–300.009151
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0221
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479280.45/cwt271.00–285.001,3434
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3485255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,5301
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2579281.02/cwt278.00–288.001,62711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2614274.29/cwt271.00–281.001,6843
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680241.47/cwt240.00–243.001,6422
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2713236.85/cwt229.00–241.001,6893
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7071
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8851
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,293149.44/cwt148.00–152.001,9323
Bulls——1,690160.98/cwt158.00–163.002,7212
Bulls——1,935176.00/cwt176.00–176.003,4061
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965110.63/cwt107.00–115.001,0686
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01594.33/cwt91.00–97.009572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223126.94/cwt124.00–131.001,5526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265137.18/cwt133.00–140.001,7358
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410142.50/cwt142.50–142.502,0091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525141.57/cwt140.00–146.002,1595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590137.50/cwt137.50–137.502,1861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,708149.96/cwt148.00–152.002,5612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,487.50/head1,475.00–1,500.001,4882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.