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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 25

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Sep 18Sep 25Oct 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

429 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 372▼ 321 vs year ago 750 · −42.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 96▼ 12 vs year ago 83 · −14.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 16 vs year ago 20 · −80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. There was moderate 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 $224.49/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.49 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$224.49

31 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,212

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$31.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.34

vs KY average

−15.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	230.61	1,243	25
Medium and Large 2-3	543	199.00	1,081	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.61/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale31 hd

224.49

—

KY average25 barns · 1,420 hd

233.83

−9.34

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−15.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−167.49

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	—	Low	1,600	145.50	2,328	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	125.41	1,912	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	123.62	1,561	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	103.25	1,029	9thin

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)	1,100	$1,326	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,845	$2,100	1thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,223	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	262.65/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,129	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	455	262.01/cwt	260.00–263.00	1,192	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	252.30/cwt	241.00–259.00	1,312	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,145	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,389	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	254.21/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,459	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,205	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	242.96/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,538	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	221.46/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,592	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	895	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,522	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	350	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	718	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	237.83/cwt	227.50–242.50	897	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	882	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	223.68/cwt	223.00–225.00	951	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	226.79/cwt	221.00–237.50	1,073	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	492	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,210	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	506	246.74/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,249	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	534	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,073	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	234.46/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,257	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	558	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,250	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	201.83/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,181	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,115	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,510	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	661	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,619	59
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,601	11
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	716	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,668	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	798	228.10/cwt	228.10–228.10	1,820	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	835	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,545	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	864	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,888	63
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,158	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	409	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	798	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	259.75/cwt	251.00–268.00	1,099	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,032	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	235.28/cwt	233.00–237.50	1,148	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	240.59/cwt	236.00–248.00	1,239	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	227.83/cwt	227.50–228.00	1,173	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	231.97/cwt	229.00–236.00	1,320	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	221.81/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,342	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	190.95/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,174	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	663	183.96/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,220	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	222.32/cwt	219.50–231.00	1,498	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	936	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,548	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,331	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1050–1100	Large 3	1,054	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,613	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,965	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,714	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	83.09/cwt	81.00–85.00	763	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	115.02/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,147	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	104.50/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,083	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	115.72/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,442	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	124.02/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,565	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	134.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,743	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	126.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,883	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,991	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,793	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,325.80/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,326	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,845	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	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 Sep 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 372Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 96Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 20

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	315	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	377	227.50–242.50	237.83
3	400–450	425	223.00–225.00	223.68
3	450–500	473	221.00–237.50	226.79
9	500–550	536	226.00–239.00	234.46
5	550–600	585	200.00–203.00	201.83
11	650–700	696	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	315	185.00	185.00
3	350–400	350	205.00	205.00
3	400–450	415	210.00–215.00	212.47
5	500–550	534	201.00	201.00
1	550–600	590	189.00	189.00
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	835	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	506	245.00–247.00	246.74
3	550–600	558	224.00	224.00
11	600–650	629	240.00	240.00
59	650–700	661	245.00	245.00
7	700–750	716	233.00	233.00
50	750–800	798	228.10	228.10
63	850–900	864	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	245.00	245.00
6	450–500	492	246.00	246.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	430	256.00–269.00	262.65
3	450–500	455	260.00–263.00	262.01
13	500–550	520	241.00–259.00	252.30
20	550–600	574	244.00–258.00	254.21
5	600–650	633	239.00–249.00	242.96
4	700–750	719	219.00–227.00	221.46
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	525	218.00	218.00
1	550–600	595	202.50	202.50
1	850–900	895	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,054	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	251.00–268.00	259.75
2	450–500	488	233.00–237.50	235.28
7	500–550	515	236.00–248.00	240.59
7	550–600	569	229.00–236.00	231.97
5	600–650	605	215.00–229.00	221.81
8	650–700	674	219.50–231.00	222.32
2	700–750	748	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	409	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	480	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	515	227.50–228.00	227.83
2	550–600	565	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	615	188.00–194.00	190.95
3	650–700	663	182.00–188.00	183.96
1	700–750	720	130.00	130.00
1	750–800	765	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	286.00	286.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,488	124.00–129.00	126.52
1	—	1,630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,246	110.00–119.00	115.72
9	—	1,293	130.00–140.00	134.78
25	—	1,262	121.00–129.00	124.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	103.00–106.00	104.50
3	—	997	113.00–116.00	115.02
2	—	918	81.00–85.00	83.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,665	163.00	163.00

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)	2	—	1,100	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.80

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	1	—	1,845	2,100.00	2,100.00

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.