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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 14

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

479 head

▲ 404 vs last sale 75▲ 169 vs year ago 310 · +54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 48 · −10.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 5 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.34/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.65 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$242.34

34 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$22.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

vs KY average

−9.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	245.63	1,354	29
Medium and Large 2-3	560	223.24	1,250	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about $104 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale34 hd

242.34

—

KY average26 barns · 994 hd

252.13

−9.79

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−9.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−149.65

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,508	178.52	2,692	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,527	145.80	2,226	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	142.61	1,722	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	118.11	1,087	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,600	165.00	2,640	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	167.00	2,221	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,473	3thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	323	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	977	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,175	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	291.00/cwt	286.00–301.00	1,260	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	438	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,051	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,431	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,253	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,521	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	273.00/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,452	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,318	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	277.07/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,601	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	240.02/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,404	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	257.72/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,608	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,728	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,628	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,656	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,777	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,920	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,772	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,784	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	925	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,017	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	966	228.60/cwt	228.60–228.60	2,208	54
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,078	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,994	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	792	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	265.95/cwt	258.00–270.00	957	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	212.51/cwt	210.00–215.00	910	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,073	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	237.59/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,131	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	205.48/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,003	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,367	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	242.39/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,302	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	223.24/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,250	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	238.38/cwt	232.00–243.00	1,342	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,457	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,488	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,570	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	211.15/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,318	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,329	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,609	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	686	249.66/cwt	249.50–250.00	1,713	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,383	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	209.64/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,478	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	819	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,933	64
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	857	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,911	64
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	292	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	745	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,261	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,150	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	309.17/cwt	299.00–318.00	1,422	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,161	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	273.24/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,547	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	568	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	1,622	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	219.97/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,282	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	246.40/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,528	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,559	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	233.72/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,659	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,573	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,836	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,068	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	820	1
Beef/Dairy Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	860	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,221	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,640	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,243	175.55/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,182	5
Bulls	—	—	1,513	165.06/cwt	164.00–166.00	2,497	2
Bulls	—	—	1,634	183.76/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,003	3
Bulls	—	—	1,978	191.52/cwt	191.00–192.00	3,788	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	95.51/cwt	92.00–99.00	858	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	919	132.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,213	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	114.65/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,074	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	130.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,510	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	141.61/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,729	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	157.07/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,927	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,233	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,546	143.75/cwt	140.00–147.00	2,222	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	1,473.05/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,473	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Aug 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 75Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 20Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–305.00	302.48
1	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
11	400–450	433	286.00–301.00	291.00
2	450–500	460	311.00	311.00
13	500–550	532	265.00–277.00	273.00
17	550–600	578	265.00–280.00	277.07
4	600–650	624	255.00–260.00	257.72
4	650–700	696	238.00	238.00
4	700–750	715	248.50	248.50
3	750–800	777	228.00	228.00
1	800–850	800	223.00	223.00
1	900–950	925	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	355	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	261.00	261.00
2	500–550	540	244.00	244.00
2	550–600	585	239.00–241.00	240.02
1	600–650	605	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	236.00	236.00
2	1050–1100	1,078	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	288.00	288.00
2	650–700	652	265.00	265.00
8	700–750	723	265.50	265.50
54	950–1000	966	228.60	228.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	247.50	247.50
2	350–400	370	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	428	210.00–215.00	212.51
2	450–500	488	204.00–207.00	205.48
5	550–600	560	220.00–228.00	223.24
1	600–650	645	206.00	206.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
4	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	257.00	257.00
7	550–600	576	253.00	253.00
6	600–650	623	252.00	252.00
9	650–700	686	249.50–250.00	249.66
64	800–850	819	236.00	236.00
64	850–900	857	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	624	209.00–215.00	211.15
4	700–750	702	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	275.00	275.00
3	350–400	360	258.00–270.00	265.95
2	400–450	438	245.00	245.00
5	450–500	476	233.00–242.00	237.59
13	500–550	537	236.00–245.00	242.39
6	550–600	563	232.00–243.00	238.38
2	600–650	615	242.00	242.00
5	650–700	654	246.00	246.00
5	700–750	705	204.00–218.00	209.64
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	920	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	207.50	207.50
2	450–500	470	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	410	307.50	307.50
9	450–500	460	299.00–318.00	309.17
7	550–600	566	270.00–276.00	273.24
2	600–650	620	240.00–253.00	246.40
3	650–700	687	227.00	227.00
4	700–750	710	230.00–235.00	233.72
1	1100–1150	1,130	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	292	255.00	255.00
2	350–400	370	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	415	277.00	277.00
1	450–500	490	237.00	237.00
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	583	217.50–222.50	219.97
1	700–750	725	217.00	217.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	568	285.50	285.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,221	139.00–144.00	141.61
3	—	1,157	129.00–134.00	130.47
3	—	1,227	153.00–159.00	157.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	92.00–99.00	95.51
4	—	919	125.00–135.00	132.00
3	—	937	113.00–116.00	114.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,546	140.00–147.00	143.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,243	174.00–178.00	175.55
2	—	1,978	191.00–192.00	191.52
2	—	1,513	164.00–166.00	165.06
3	—	1,634	180.00–185.00	183.76

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)	3	—	1,035	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,473.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,500.00	1,500.00

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.