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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 20

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Nov 13Nov 20Nov 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

117 head

▼ 338 vs last sale 455▲ 67 vs year ago 50 · +134.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 64▼ 3 vs year ago 60 · −5.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good 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 $223.23/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −168.75 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.

Average price

$223.23

10 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$15.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.67

vs KY average

−43.82 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	227.88	1,254	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	536	212.39	1,138	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale10 hd

223.23

—

KY average26 barns · 1,629 hd

239.90

−16.67

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−43.82

This barn, trailing median29 sales

391.99

−168.75

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	—	High	1,897	149.18	2,830	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,600	122.44	1,959	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,180	109.41	1,291	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	104.52	1,006	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,185	131.00	1,552	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,283	$1,405	2thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	991	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	850	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	271.33/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,264	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	479	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,413	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,478	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	273.48/cwt	273.00–276.00	1,449	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,352	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	254.25/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,411	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,595	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	732	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	245.02/cwt	241.00–255.00	894	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	231.96/cwt	230.00–235.00	946	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	216.47/cwt	216.00–217.50	946	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	229.25/cwt	221.00–233.00	1,091	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	495	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,200	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	234.80/cwt	228.00–237.00	1,228	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	536	212.39/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,138	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	218.65/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,283	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,313	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,483	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	720	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,314	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,598	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	885	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,522	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	308	248.54/cwt	247.00–250.00	766	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	280.18/cwt	275.00–290.00	933	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	273.35/cwt	272.50–276.00	1,022	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,133	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	914	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,164	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,097	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,386	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,260	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	229.60/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,297	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	233.53/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,586	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,661	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,608	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	450–500	Large 3	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,185	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,552	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	148.45/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,843	2
Bulls	—	—	2,243	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	3,488	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,143	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	102.14/cwt	99.00–105.00	938	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	96.87/cwt	94.00–98.00	962	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,134	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	96.67/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,094	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	111.73/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,311	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	103.36/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,242	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	125.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,585	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	128.70/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,954	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,872	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,648	121.46/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,002	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	130.55/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,192	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	1,405.05/head	1,400.00–1,410.00	1,405	2

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 Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 455Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 64Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 0

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	232.50	232.50
6	350–400	365	241.00–255.00	245.02
3	400–450	408	230.00–235.00	231.96
8	450–500	476	221.00–233.00	229.25
4	500–550	523	228.00–237.00	234.80
3	550–600	587	215.00–221.00	218.65
1	600–650	605	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	795	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	216.00–217.50	216.47
1	450–500	485	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	536	207.00–215.00	212.39
1	700–750	720	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	885	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	257.50	257.50
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	466	271.00–272.00	271.33
6	500–550	530	273.00–276.00	273.48
4	550–600	555	254.00–255.00	254.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	212.50	212.50
1	450–500	465	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	479	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	287.00	287.00
6	550–600	593	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	478	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	247.00–250.00	248.54
4	400–450	430	212.50	212.50
1	450–500	475	231.00	231.00
1	550–600	555	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	275.00–290.00	280.18
4	350–400	374	272.50–276.00	273.35
1	400–450	415	273.00	273.00
1	450–500	460	253.00	253.00
2	550–600	565	224.00–235.00	229.60
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	679	226.00–236.00	233.53
1	700–750	735	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	755	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	115.00	115.00
3	—	1,518	125.00–133.00	128.70
4	—	1,648	119.00–124.00	121.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	95.00–98.00	96.67
10	—	1,173	108.00–116.00	111.73
3	—	1,202	100.00–107.00	103.36
2	—	1,258	123.00–129.00	125.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	107.00–112.00	109.52
3	—	993	94.00–98.00	96.87
4	—	918	99.00–105.00	102.14
1	—	900	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,243	155.00–156.00	155.49
1	—	1,170	138.00	138.00
2	—	1,915	148.00–149.00	148.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	128.00–133.00	130.55

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,283	1,400.00–1,410.00	1,405.05

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.