Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2024-11-27

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 27
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
101 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 117▼ 541 vs year ago 642 · −84.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 57▼ 42 vs year ago 70 · −60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend this week due to light number of receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $210.90/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −181.09 against this barn's trailing median of $391.99.
Average price
$210.90
12 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.32
vs KY average
−70.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531214.731,14110thin
Medium and Large 2-3535191.751,0262thin
One grade step is worth $22.98/cwt here — about $115 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 sale12 hd
210.90
—
KY average15 barns · 744 hd
243.22
−32.32
National average40 barns · 6,153 hd
280.90
−70.00
This barn, trailing median29 sales
391.99
−181.09
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—High1,620141.502,2922thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,565114.741,7963thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,285107.391,38011
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00684.698524thin

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)1,155$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,595$2,7014thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410234.96/cwt230.00–240.009633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,3152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,8915
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy319252.50/cwt252.50–252.508056
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329241.97/cwt230.00–247.507966
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3330205.00/cwt205.00–205.006771
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363240.10/cwt235.00–245.008722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3393214.51/cwt214.00–215.008434
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415235.00/cwt235.00–235.009751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3433206.74/cwt206.00–207.508952
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450205.00/cwt205.00–205.009231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0422
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3510201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522213.54/cwt207.50–224.001,1158
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568219.49/cwt218.00–221.001,2472
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1721
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3712173.33/cwt170.00–175.001,2343
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2-3833172.49/cwt171.00–174.001,4372
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2-3880168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2350279.00/cwt279.00–279.009771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,1236
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3493233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1493
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,4431
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515237.09/cwt232.50–245.001,2215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2931
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608228.99/cwt227.00–231.001,3922
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3645190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2261
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5761
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7062
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5051
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3955140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,1031
Bulls——1,790138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,4701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92572.00/cwt72.00–72.006661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02591.88/cwt90.00–94.009422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05083.00/cwt83.00–83.008721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210103.31/cwt102.00–105.001,2502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288111.59/cwt109.00–114.001,4376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29394.09/cwt93.00–95.001,2172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560112.61/cwt110.00–115.001,7572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5952,700.86/head2,400.00–3,000.002,7014

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.