Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-06-19

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 19
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
288 head
▼ 308 vs last sale 596▼ 257 vs year ago 545 · −47.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 25▼ 33 vs year ago 59 · −55.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 3 · −100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to limited amount of comparisons. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $268.37/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −183.17 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.
Average price
$268.37
8 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,476
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$145
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$13.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.34
vs KY average
−32.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554270.001,4957thin
Medium and Large 2525257.001,3491thin
One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale8 hd
268.37
—
KY average24 barns · 747 hd
301.71
−33.34
National average144 barns · 7,865 hd
300.66
−32.29
This barn, trailing median23 sales
451.54
−183.17
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
506455403351median 451.5403/0404/1505/2709/1610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,610172.662,7802thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475145.002,1392thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,213135.921,64912
CowsLean 85-90%Low924125.181,1576thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,460161.002,3511thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,0291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388308.92/cwt300.00–317.501,1992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3941
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480277.78/cwt271.00–285.001,3332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3491
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535276.35/cwt275.00–277.001,4783
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565255.47/cwt254.00–257.001,4432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631271.83/cwt259.00–275.001,7157
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672268.38/cwt257.00–275.001,8048
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737263.95/cwt263.00–264.501,94544
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,06538
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2822229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,8822
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added824250.60/cwt248.00–253.002,06517
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2902235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1204
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Value Added908248.50/cwt248.50–248.502,25658
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0862
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060217.50/cwt217.50–217.502,3069
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,110194.00/cwt194.00–194.002,1531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235280.00/cwt280.00–280.006581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275255.00/cwt255.00–255.007011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330260.00/cwt260.00–260.008583
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009861
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,1521
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1331
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469269.81/cwt269.00–270.001,2655
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,2081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,3414
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564251.34/cwt247.00–256.001,4185
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3565235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3281
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3600218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5243
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2643239.78/cwt232.50–247.001,5422
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688232.93/cwt226.00–235.001,6039
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3755187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4121
Heifers1100–1150Medium and Large 2-31,140142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,6191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3265247.50/cwt247.50–247.506561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009571
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3395277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,0961
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2661
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4942
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,5092
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,3711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3641
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3555242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,3461
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582264.07/cwt257.00–273.001,5375
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665240.56/cwt238.00–243.001,6002
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3695189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3141
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868181.45/cwt178.00–185.001,5752
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,110183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,0311
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,460161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,3511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,610172.66/cwt171.50–174.502,7802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%878126.95/cwt126.00–128.001,1152
Cows—Lean 85-90%89599.00/cwt99.00–99.008861
Cows—Lean 85-90%965132.72/cwt130.00–135.001,2813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,153113.94/cwt110.00–118.001,3142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175153.55/cwt151.00–156.001,8043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,5541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255135.41/cwt132.00–140.001,6996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475145.00/cwt142.00–148.002,1392
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3831

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.