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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 17

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

227 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 399▼ 24 vs year ago 251 · −9.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 51▼ 55 vs year ago 87 · −63.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 14 vs year ago 2 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes on a plainer quality offering. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a limited amount of comparisons. 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 $277.64/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −173.90 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$277.64

4 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.68

vs KY average

−13.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	277.64	1,602	4thin

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 sale4 hd

277.64

—

KY average24 barns · 778 hd

289.32

−11.68

National average156 barns · 5,844 hd

291.09

−13.45

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−173.90

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	—	High	1,850	162.75	3,011	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	138.09	2,183	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	137.28	1,715	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	113.10	1,039	3thin

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)	1,288	$1,658	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,401	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,640	$2,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,237	2thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	414	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,486	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,079	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,478	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	277.64/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,602	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	267.96/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,683	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,456	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	837	250.35/cwt	250.35–250.35	2,095	65
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	175	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	569	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	560	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	205	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	533	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	947	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,154	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	276.48/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,192	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	261.97/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,268	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	259.53/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,334	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,474	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	250.42/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,437	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,611	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	210.76/cwt	209.00–212.50	1,313	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	236.30/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,508	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,591	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,473	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,612	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 2	180	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	549	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	308	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	647	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	345.91/cwt	342.50–353.00	1,332	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,472	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	332.25/cwt	332.00–332.50	1,405	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	339.98/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,554	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	288.36/cwt	286.00–290.00	1,384	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,140	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,455	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,258	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,514	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	700	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,526	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	875	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,422	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	906	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,815	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,104	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	2,912	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	107.65/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,031	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	144.06/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,747	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	136.60/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,721	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,567	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,581	138.09/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,183	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,400.57/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,401	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,288	1,657.76/head	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,658	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,234	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,237.41/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,237	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,640	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Jul 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 227Last week 399Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 51Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 12Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	225.00	225.00
2	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	308	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	355	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	425	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	485	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	590	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	605	208.00	208.00
1	850–900	875	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	180	305.00	305.00
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	480	286.00–290.00	288.36
2	600–650	618	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	385	342.50–353.00	345.91
2	400–450	423	332.00–332.50	332.25
4	450–500	457	335.00–345.00	339.98
3	500–550	545	267.00	267.00
1	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	700	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	325.00	325.00
1	200–250	200	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	398	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	431	275.00–277.50	276.48
5	450–500	484	255.00–267.50	261.97
13	500–550	514	257.00–260.00	259.53
9	550–600	574	241.00–259.00	250.42
6	600–650	638	228.00–240.00	236.30
3	650–700	663	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	710	207.50	207.50
1	800–850	835	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	267.00	267.00
1	600–650	615	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	375	252.50	252.50
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	623	209.00–212.50	210.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	800–850	837	250.35	250.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	336.00	336.00
4	550–600	577	275.00–284.00	277.64
2	600–650	628	265.00–271.00	267.96
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	172.50	172.50

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)	6	—	1,288	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,657.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	141.00	141.00

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	2	—	1,360	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,237.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,640	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	124.00	124.00
2	—	958	105.00–110.00	107.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,581	136.00–140.00	138.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	119.00–123.00	121.01
6	—	1,213	143.00–145.00	144.06
12	—	1,260	132.00–140.00	136.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	171.00	171.00
1	—	1,885	154.50	154.50

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.