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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 7

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jul 31Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 126▼ 168 vs year ago 243 · −69.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 43▼ 24 vs year ago 44 · −54.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to low number of receipts. Uncertainty of CME cattle futures and volatility of stock market affected number of receipts and demand for feeder 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 $251.93/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −199.61 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$251.93

15 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.06

vs KY average

−23.15 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	592	251.93	1,490	15thin

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 sale15 hd

251.93

—

KY average22 barns · 490 hd

280.00

−28.06

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−23.15

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−199.61

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	2,148	160.50	3,447	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,530	136.69	2,091	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	134.22	1,727	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	114.75	1,080	4thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	332	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	747	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,105	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,252	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,386	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	592	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,498	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,498	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	246.96/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,640	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	228.62/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,687	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	875	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,881	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	238.67/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,246	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,592	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	422	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,055	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	272.25/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,176	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,325	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,270	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,491	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,366	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,275	1
Bulls	—	—	2,310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,604	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	827	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,366	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,070	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	137.65/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,635	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,358	121.69/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,653	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,146	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,052	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	135.83/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,099	5

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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 126Year ago 243

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 43Year ago 44

No trends available due to low number of receipts. Uncertainty of CME cattle futures and volatility of stock market affected number of receipts and demand for feeder classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,310	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,985	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,545	134.00–138.00	135.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	137.00–138.00	137.65
1	—	1,440	149.00	149.00
2	—	1,358	118.00–125.00	121.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,000	107.00	107.00
1	—	880	94.00	94.00
1	—	895	120.00	120.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
3	500–550	522	238.00–239.00	238.67
1	650–700	655	243.00	243.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	648	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	263.00	263.00
3	450–500	457	274.00	274.00
1	550–600	585	237.00	237.00
8	650–700	664	244.00–255.00	246.96
5	700–750	738	227.00–229.00	228.62
1	850–900	875	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	592	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	660	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	432	269.00–273.00	272.25
3	450–500	475	279.00	279.00
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
4	600–650	640	233.00	233.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	545	233.00	233.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	690	198.00	198.00
1	750–800	785	115.00	115.00
1	850–900	885	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	112.50	112.50

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.