Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-10-23

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 23
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
324 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 353▲ 119 vs year ago 205 · +58.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 53▲ 23 vs year ago 55 · +41.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.42/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.56 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$224.42
22 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,254
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$179
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.23
vs KY average
−35.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2563225.861,27120
Medium and Large 2-3520210.001,0922thin
One grade step is worth $15.86/cwt here — about $179 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 sale22 hd
224.42
—
KY average26 barns · 1,916 hd
241.65
−17.23
National average195 barns · 25,856 hd
259.63
−35.21
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.99
−167.56
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
444401358314median 391.9903/0404/2206/1709/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,411147.752,0848thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,554128.241,99214
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,271124.111,57843
CowsLean 85-90%Low912106.999766thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,420160.002,2721thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458267.46/cwt260.00–275.001,2254
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2261
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3495245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4051
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570244.73/cwt241.00–250.001,3953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620255.28/cwt255.00–257.001,5837
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2666243.54/cwt240.00–250.001,6229
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3705212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added728243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,76925
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2749237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,77513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8883
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840235.17/cwt230.00–236.001,9757
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240245.00/cwt245.00–245.005881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3282237.50/cwt237.50–237.506702
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290242.50/cwt242.50–242.507031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322233.32/cwt230.00–240.007513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387233.30/cwt227.50–245.009037
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424242.80/cwt230.00–249.001,0293
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476232.68/cwt230.00–237.001,10818
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530227.06/cwt221.00–229.001,2036
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3544
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580220.29/cwt216.00–231.001,27810
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3608200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2162
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626237.85/cwt237.00–238.001,48913
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626220.33/cwt210.00–226.001,37915
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668220.09/cwt211.00–228.001,4705
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3688205.20/cwt202.00–206.001,4125
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added715218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5591
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720192.31/cwt190.00–194.001,3853
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4991
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270259.81/cwt255.00–265.007012
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275245.00/cwt245.00–245.006741
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy333304.23/cwt301.00–307.501,0132
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2335287.43/cwt285.00–290.009632
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3340236.00/cwt236.00–236.008021
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350255.00/cwt255.00–255.008931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3378223.86/cwt221.00–227.008462
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2412286.75/cwt277.50–289.001,18112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3537
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488251.87/cwt247.50–254.001,2293
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0632
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,3774
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2527254.53/cwt246.00–259.001,3415
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4484
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3570217.44/cwt214.00–221.001,2392
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3610229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,3971
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615251.42/cwt251.00–251.501,54612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638245.52/cwt244.00–249.001,56611
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2688236.84/cwt227.00–240.001,6298
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3690219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,5111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6093
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,420160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,073138.97/cwt138.00–140.001,4912
Bulls——1,345144.70/cwt142.00–147.001,9464
Bulls——1,880162.61/cwt158.00–166.003,0572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83599.44/cwt98.00–101.008302
Cows—Lean 85-90%915118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0801
Cows—Lean 85-90%962108.35/cwt105.00–112.001,0423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223116.63/cwt112.00–120.001,42616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279125.48/cwt121.00–130.001,60520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359137.30/cwt133.00–142.001,8667
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,507117.29/cwt115.00–121.001,7683
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532126.24/cwt122.00–130.001,9347
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,626139.97/cwt138.00–142.002,2764

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.