Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-10-09

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 9
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
548 head
▲ 367 vs last sale 181▲ 143 vs year ago 405 · +35.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 38▼ 70 vs year ago 147 · −47.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $259.15/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −192.39 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.
Average price
$259.15
28 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,433
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$159
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.22
vs KY average
−35.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2553259.981,43927
Medium and Large 2-3540237.001,2801thin
One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $159 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale28 hd
259.15
—
KY average24 barns · 936 hd
269.37
−10.22
National average177 barns · 23,944 hd
294.31
−35.16
This barn, trailing median23 sales
451.54
−192.39
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
506455403351median 451.5403/0404/1505/2709/1610/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,829152.732,7945thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,586127.842,0289thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,237124.301,53833
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,000109.931,09912
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,110143.951,5983thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,339$1,7034thin

Every lot

85 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3296235.00/cwt235.00–235.006961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340277.50/cwt277.50–277.509441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380270.21/cwt269.00–272.501,0273
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3395240.00/cwt240.00–240.009481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430283.05/cwt281.00–285.001,2172
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3441245.88/cwt243.00–250.001,0844
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473268.36/cwt260.00–278.001,26919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490240.72/cwt237.50–244.001,1802
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526252.72/cwt243.00–255.001,3295
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4457
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,2801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5236
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573250.97/cwt240.00–259.001,4389
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614244.46/cwt243.00–246.001,50113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3625202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627230.94/cwt226.00–238.001,44818
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652228.68/cwt227.00–236.001,49115
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688242.88/cwt242.50–243.501,67131
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730227.68/cwt225.00–230.001,6623
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,72415
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added751237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,78017
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775234.23/cwt225.00–234.751,81519
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823209.19/cwt200.00–218.001,7222
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added832244.25/cwt244.25–244.252,03262
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,8461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275230.00/cwt230.00–230.006331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313239.81/cwt235.00–245.007513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007432
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3363218.98/cwt216.00–220.007954
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370233.59/cwt229.00–242.5086412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3420214.00/cwt214.00–214.008991
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437239.00/cwt234.00–243.001,0448
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462250.61/cwt246.00–252.001,15813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476233.05/cwt227.00–242.001,10925
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3480222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0661
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3516215.22/cwt210.00–217.001,1114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523238.32/cwt226.00–241.001,24611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added547246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,3466
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562247.19/cwt246.00–249.001,38910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571217.52/cwt216.00–218.001,2424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573237.49/cwt235.00–240.001,36113
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623221.95/cwt220.00–228.001,38310
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628248.10/cwt246.00–250.001,55815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1782
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674219.47/cwt210.00–221.001,4797
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2742222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6473
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3795189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5031
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6541
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3900174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2235280.00/cwt280.00–280.006581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2262263.99/cwt260.00–265.006925
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318280.86/cwt280.00–282.508933
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325265.00/cwt265.00–265.008611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy372272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0142
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390254.19/cwt252.50–255.009913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390235.00/cwt235.00–235.009174
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422277.10/cwt270.00–289.001,1693
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3291
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465268.74/cwt260.00–284.001,2507
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3475246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,1694
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2143
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567223.49/cwt222.00–225.001,2674
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618232.52/cwt222.00–239.001,4379
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3638217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,2902
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2684209.92/cwt205.00–215.001,4366
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2739214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,58112
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,110143.95/cwt143.00–145.001,5983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,160126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4621
Bulls——1,888155.88/cwt154.00–158.002,9432
Bulls——2,105162.95/cwt162.00–164.003,4302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%960121.00/cwt119.00–123.001,1622
Cows—Lean 85-90%977103.89/cwt102.00–105.001,0155
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,038111.53/cwt108.00–117.001,1585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205115.83/cwt112.00–119.001,39611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248135.86/cwt134.00–138.001,6968
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257124.35/cwt120.00–129.001,56314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513124.52/cwt122.00–129.001,8844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,614133.87/cwt131.00–138.002,1614
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,0711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3391,702.57/head1,485.00–1,900.001,7034

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.