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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 28

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Aug 21Aug 28Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 237 vs last sale 309▼ 285 vs year ago 357 · −79.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 37▲ 2 vs year ago 32 · +6.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to limited amount of receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $242.31/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 22 comparable sales and sits −155.90 against this barn's trailing median of $398.22.

Average price

$242.31

10 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.15

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	242.31	1,316	10thin

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 sale10 hd

242.31

—

KY average26 barns · 574 hd

242.16

+0.15

This barn, trailing median22 sales

398.22

−155.90

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

22 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $456.33, low $335.42, median $398.22 across 22 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	1,570	156.72	2,461	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,631	134.12	2,187	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,265	125.61	1,589	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	930	104.03	968	11

Every lot

48 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,165	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	841	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,644	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,453	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,557	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	960	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,517	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	811	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	845	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	440	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	803	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	200.93/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,155	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,056	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,241	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,370	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	502	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,157	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	242.82/cwt	234.00–248.00	1,270	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	548	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,419	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	216.02/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,264	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,053	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,319	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	631	231.87/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,463	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,528	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,323	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,343	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,560	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	662	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	993	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	155.08/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,176	2
Bulls	—	—	1,905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,048	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	832	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	105.32/cwt	104.00–107.00	957	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	84.35/cwt	83.00–86.00	797	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	118.69/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,149	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	117.30/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,347	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	135.12/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,774	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,416	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,808	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	136.68/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,221	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,453	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 309Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 37Year ago 32

No trends due to limited amount of receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	224.00	224.00
1	700–750	730	199.00	199.00
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	895	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	145.00	145.00
1	950–1000	960	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	718	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	435	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	605	174.00	174.00
3	650–700	675	196.00	196.00
2	700–750	730	184.00	184.00
2	750–800	780	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	245.00	245.00
1	250–300	250	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	410	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	480	241.00	241.00
5	500–550	523	234.00–248.00	242.82
2	550–600	585	215.00–217.00	216.02
10	600–650	631	228.00–235.00	231.87
1	650–700	670	228.00	228.00
1	800–850	800	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	628	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	440	182.50	182.50
1	600–650	625	169.00	169.00
1	650–700	680	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	208.00	208.00
1	400–450	410	206.00	206.00
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	575	197.00–205.00	200.93
2	650–700	692	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	662	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,740	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,625	133.00–139.00	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,148	115.00–119.00	117.30
5	—	1,313	133.00–138.00	135.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	83.00–86.00	84.35
1	—	895	93.00	93.00
3	—	968	118.00–120.00	118.69
5	—	909	104.00–107.00	105.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,403	152.00–158.00	155.08

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.