Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-11-06

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 6
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 205▼ 164 vs year ago 383 · −42.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 55▲ 12 vs year ago 69 · +17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 8 vs year ago 16 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test. There was was light to moderate 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 $261.34/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −190.20 against this barn's trailing median of $451.54.
Average price
$261.34
8 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,381
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$345
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$61.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.78
vs KY average
−40.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529269.031,4247thin
Medium and Large 2-3520207.501,0791thin
One grade step is worth $61.53/cwt here — about $345 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale8 hd
261.34
—
KY average23 barns · 918 hd
265.12
−3.78
National average187 barns · 26,509 hd
301.85
−40.51
This barn, trailing median23 sales
451.54
−190.20
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—Average1,905154.002,9341thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,251115.251,44236
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,599113.931,8218thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low933107.911,00712
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,038145.671,5123thin

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)1,015$1,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,4195
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,168$1,3983thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,605$2,8001thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330287.50/cwt287.50–287.509491
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380222.00/cwt222.00–222.008441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425283.08/cwt277.50–285.001,2034
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0781
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3485238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1541
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514270.24/cwt259.00–277.001,3895
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0791
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,5112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620251.34/cwt250.00–252.001,5583
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3670218.49/cwt217.00–220.001,4642
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,6071
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713235.39/cwt229.00–237.001,6786
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,96257
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2854203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,7346
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8201
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280225.00/cwt225.00–225.006302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328237.67/cwt230.00–240.007804
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350232.50/cwt232.50–232.508141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432241.85/cwt231.00–246.001,04510
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3463213.76/cwt212.50–215.009902
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy484254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,2297
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2487239.73/cwt236.00–245.001,1673
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519237.75/cwt237.00–245.001,23411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3528203.99/cwt203.00–205.001,0772
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576243.99/cwt237.50–248.001,4058
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612242.86/cwt241.50–244.001,48618
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,4554
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,6463
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3745178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200310.00/cwt310.00–310.006201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260265.00/cwt265.00–265.006892
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2333292.26/cwt285.00–299.009732
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2379263.64/cwt252.50–267.509994
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435210.00/cwt210.00–210.009141
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2442266.12/cwt264.00–278.001,17613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3495245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3500209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515241.79/cwt238.00–246.001,2454
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy557252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,4044
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581229.15/cwt223.00–240.001,3319
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619228.30/cwt221.00–238.001,4137
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy665243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6162
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2674226.91/cwt221.00–231.001,5294
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3700165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2739209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,5456
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2832197.00/cwt193.00–198.001,6395
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,6691
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,038145.67/cwt142.00–148.001,5123
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,905154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,9341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%886109.83/cwt107.00–112.009736
Cows—Lean 85-90%967115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1123
Cows—Lean 85-90%99296.99/cwt96.00–98.009623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236114.80/cwt110.00–118.001,41922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268121.18/cwt119.00–127.001,5379
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,287106.55/cwt105.00–109.001,3715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583119.85/cwt118.00–121.001,8973
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,608110.38/cwt109.00–112.001,7755
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3835825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1291,567.69/head1,375.00–1,900.001,5684
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,397.68/head1,200.00–1,675.001,3983
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001

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.