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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 4

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▲ 174 vs last sale 72▲ 19 vs year ago 227 · +8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 34▼ 15 vs year ago 82 · −18.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a limited amount of comparisons. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good 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 $258.00/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −193.54 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.

Average price

$258.00

14 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$46.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.92

vs KY average

−11.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	528	271.31	1,432	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	224.75	1,252	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.56/cwt here — about $180 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 sale14 hd

258.00

—

KY average15 barns · 426 hd

268.92

−10.92

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−11.40

This barn, trailing median23 sales

451.54

−193.54

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	1,828	164.90	3,014	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,218	131.08	1,596	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	131.00	1,961	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	111.33	1,065	15

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)	1,328	$1,986	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,567	2thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	342	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	855	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,106	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,224	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,248	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	513	277.51/cwt	276.00–279.00	1,424	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,239	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,357	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,528	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,255	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	620	264.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,640	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	234.98/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,487	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	239.50/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,605	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	723	216.61/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,566	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	735	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,477	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,900	62
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	845	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,597	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	952	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,714	2
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,011	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	283	196.15/cwt	192.50–200.00	555	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	802	1
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	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	227.28/cwt	220.00–238.00	961	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	881	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,110	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,009	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	233.41/cwt	222.50–238.00	1,146	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	231.10/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,209	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,330	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,274	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,137	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,369	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	704	182.92/cwt	168.00–188.00	1,288	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	709	204.82/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,452	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,487	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	174.53/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,422	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,275	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	925	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,397	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,650	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,005	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,387	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	741	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	254.64/cwt	247.50–259.00	1,123	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	254.00/cwt	248.00–263.00	1,186	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	231.74/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,101	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	508	272.96/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,387	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	235.22/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,230	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	262.14/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,389	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	248.49/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,429	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	215.07/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,336	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	220.23/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,504	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	685	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,425	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	200.50/cwt	200.00–201.00	1,494	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	193.60/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,497	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	808	198.01/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,600	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,762	162.75/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,868	7
Bulls	—	—	1,775	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,998	173.54/cwt	171.00–175.50	3,467	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	124.93/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,152	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	109.86/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,052	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	104.06/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,020	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	124.58/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,469	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,743	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	133.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,679	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,042	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,020	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,815	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	145.75/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,353	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,567.11/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,567	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	1,986.49/head	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,986	2

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 Sep 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 72Year ago 227

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 34Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	232.50	232.50
2	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
6	400–450	423	220.00–238.00	227.28
6	450–500	491	222.50–238.00	233.41
12	500–550	523	221.00–238.00	231.10
4	550–600	566	235.00	235.00
5	700–750	709	200.00–212.00	204.82
1	750–800	795	187.00	187.00
2	800–850	815	170.00–179.00	174.53
1	950–1000	965	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	192.50–200.00	196.15
1	300–350	345	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	435	202.50	202.50
1	450–500	475	212.50	212.50
1	550–600	590	216.00	216.00
2	600–650	628	181.00	181.00
1	650–700	695	197.00	197.00
4	700–750	704	168.00–188.00	182.92
2	800–850	820	155.00–156.00	155.49
1	900–950	925	151.00	151.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	455	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	425	288.00	288.00
2	450–500	482	259.00	259.00
2	500–550	532	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	568	269.00	269.00
2	600–650	633	229.00–241.00	234.98
2	650–700	670	239.00–240.00	239.50
2	700–750	723	212.00–221.00	216.61
1	1150–1200	1,190	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	513	276.00–279.00	277.51
11	600–650	620	260.00–265.00	264.56
62	800–850	805	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	236.00	236.00
3	550–600	568	221.00	221.00
1	700–750	735	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	845	189.00	189.00
2	950–1000	952	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	272	272.50	272.50
4	400–450	441	247.50–259.00	254.64
5	450–500	467	248.00–263.00	254.00
3	500–550	530	252.00–267.00	262.14
4	550–600	575	247.50–250.00	248.49
5	600–650	621	210.00–221.00	215.07
7	650–700	683	215.00–230.00	220.23
2	700–750	745	200.00–201.00	200.50
2	750–800	773	190.00–197.00	193.60
2	800–850	808	197.00–199.00	198.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	380	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	475	230.00–235.00	231.74
2	500–550	523	233.00–237.50	235.22
1	650–700	685	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	270.00–276.00	272.96
4	600–650	615	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	146.00–147.00	146.50
8	—	1,179	120.00–129.00	124.58
9	—	1,258	130.00–135.00	133.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	958	107.00–115.00	109.86
4	—	980	100.00–106.00	104.06
3	—	922	122.00–128.00	124.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,480	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,525	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,762	160.00–167.00	162.75
1	—	1,775	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,998	171.00–175.50	173.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	928	144.00–148.00	145.75

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,567.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	1,825.00–2,175.00	1,986.49

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.