Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-11-13

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 13
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 236 vs last sale 219▲ 310 vs year ago 145 · +213.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 81▲ 7 vs year ago 57 · +12.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 8 · −12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned preconditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to firm. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good 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 $227.58/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −164.41 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$227.58
29 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,264
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.57
vs KY average
−37.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551237.161,30717thin
Medium and Large 2-3561214.001,20112thin
One grade step is worth $23.17/cwt here — about $106 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 sale29 hd
227.58
—
KY average25 barns · 1,329 hd
238.15
−10.57
National average194 barns · 23,548 hd
265.10
−37.52
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.99
−164.41
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—Average1,544143.992,2246thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,577115.551,82210
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,276111.651,42426
CowsLean 85-90%Low974101.449888thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,160$1,4562thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$8351thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,260$1,4751thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388285.15/cwt277.50–292.501,1062
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3430259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,1141
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431301.53/cwt300.00–307.001,30013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2787
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3491237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1649
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521264.14/cwt257.00–270.001,3768
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533232.49/cwt232.00–233.001,2392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581253.23/cwt245.00–260.001,47147
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630250.01/cwt248.00–254.001,5759
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3648200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2962
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672243.56/cwt240.00–249.001,63717
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2707237.93/cwt234.00–245.001,68216
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2752219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6472
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2769239.61/cwt235.00–248.001,84315
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2807235.73/cwt222.00–237.001,90215
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324247.99/cwt242.50–255.008034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325275.00/cwt275.00–275.008941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378266.52/cwt266.00–267.501,0073
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429259.11/cwt247.50–261.001,11214
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475241.23/cwt231.00–247.501,1467
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483227.62/cwt227.50–228.001,0994
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3513223.98/cwt220.00–228.001,1492
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517244.96/cwt243.00–247.001,2666
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570232.91/cwt230.00–234.001,32811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3571212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,21110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614234.58/cwt223.00–239.001,44013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5444
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3630212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680217.89/cwt217.00–219.001,4829
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4533
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3735187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3741
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3765194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added786222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7456
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3800177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4162
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Value Added844224.25/cwt224.25–224.251,89364
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3890160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345242.50/cwt242.50–242.508371
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,2171
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1262
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2402286.39/cwt280.00–299.001,1513
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428259.34/cwt258.00–260.001,1103
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3683
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470264.19/cwt260.00–273.001,2423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480247.47/cwt245.00–250.001,1882
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3533232.03/cwt230.00–234.001,2372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2543255.98/cwt252.00–260.001,3902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565255.99/cwt253.50–263.001,44615
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3574238.74/cwt235.00–240.001,3704
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3605174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy638244.37/cwt243.00–250.001,5595
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638227.67/cwt227.00–228.001,4533
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658242.11/cwt237.00–244.001,5936
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3670222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4871
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733222.37/cwt214.00–230.001,6307
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3810198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,6041
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825211.39/cwt207.00–220.001,7443
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2850195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6581
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7301
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3552195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0762
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3240205.00/cwt205.00–205.004922
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3318194.72/cwt190.00–200.006194
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,418134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9002
Bulls——1,435145.40/cwt143.00–148.002,0862
Bulls——1,780152.57/cwt152.00–153.002,7162
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91291.85/cwt88.00–96.008383
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011104.24/cwt103.00–106.001,0544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275107.74/cwt104.00–109.001,3749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278113.75/cwt110.00–118.001,45415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,345128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,7221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,578109.53/cwt109.00–110.001,7282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,579115.92/cwt113.00–119.001,8307
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,456.26/head910.00–1,725.001,4562
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.