Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.44/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$152.44

358 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$20.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	709	153.23	1,086	344
Medium and Large 2-3	606	133.06	807	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.17/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale358 hd

152.44

—

KY average19 barns · 5,323 hd

152.63

−0.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,783	87.08	1,553	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,641	59.41	975	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	54.95	677	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	48.00	465	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,300	63.00	819	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	150.44/cwt	145.00–156.00	943	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	146.72/cwt	138.00–151.50	1,040	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	718	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,109	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	133.47/cwt	124.00–139.00	625	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	136.45/cwt	127.00–142.00	577	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	301	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.48/cwt	123.00–137.00	684	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	121.05/cwt	120.00–122.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	90.49/cwt	90.00–91.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.57/cwt	146.00–156.50	874	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	140.06/cwt	137.00–143.00	944	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	762	93.02/cwt	91.00–96.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	152.88/cwt	152.50–153.50	1,263	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	854	152.05/cwt	152.05–152.05	1,299	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	950	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	172.70/cwt	170.00–174.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	163.74/cwt	153.00–167.00	776	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	149.91/cwt	146.00–154.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	154.58/cwt	144.00–160.00	824	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	144.44/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,117	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	167.47/cwt	164.00–171.50	878	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	143.62/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	171.13/cwt	169.00–172.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	154.12/cwt	150.50–156.00	1,025	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,127	18
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	458	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	703	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	689	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	601	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	523	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	163.81/cwt	157.00–171.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	105.54/cwt	102.00–116.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.81/cwt	132.00–141.00	787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	161.24/cwt	153.00–164.00	819	8
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,300	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	60.24/cwt	60.00–60.50	580	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	63.53/cwt	61.50–65.50	1,066	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	58.23/cwt	53.50–60.50	949	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	47.72/cwt	46.00–51.00	486	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	40.30/cwt	38.00–43.00	358	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	61.04/cwt	59.50–62.50	736	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	55.70/cwt	52.50–58.50	704	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	48.76/cwt	47.50–51.00	572	7
Bulls	—	—	1,495	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,002	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	92.92/cwt	91.50–94.00	1,817	4
Bulls	—	—	1,684	86.25/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,452	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,199	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	69.03/cwt	68.00–70.00	589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	774.41/cwt	400.00–900.00	8,759	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	718.88/cwt	400.00–850.00	7,225	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	120.55/cwt	119.00–122.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	134.97/cwt	132.00–138.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	164.89/cwt	159.00–169.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	118.10/cwt	118.00–119.00	801	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,007	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	119.36/cwt	116.00–122.00	573	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	139.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	143.60/cwt	139.00–148.00	464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	119.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	643	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	124.04/cwt	121.00–126.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.83/cwt	130.00–141.00	785	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	124.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	140.33/cwt	131.00–146.00	530	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	164.73/cwt	155.00–168.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	123.76/cwt	121.00–126.00	467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	106.07/cwt	100.00–109.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	119.76/cwt	117.00–122.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.96/cwt	120.00–132.00	862	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	117.39/cwt	117.00–118.00	852	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	129.16/cwt	121.00–136.00	842	6

How this sale compares

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 →

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Wed Dec 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 131Year ago 441

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 82Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 194Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	152.00	152.00
2	—	602	131.00	131.00
2	—	723	121.00–123.00	122.01
1	—	765	119.00	119.00
2	—	680	126.00	126.00
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
2	—	435	146.00–154.00	149.91
1	—	820	127.00	127.00
2	—	582	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	627	145.00–156.00	150.44
17	—	709	138.00–151.50	146.72
2	—	298	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,015	113.00	113.00
21	—	573	146.00–156.50	152.57
14	—	674	137.00–143.00	140.06
3	—	380	170.00–174.00	172.70
11	—	474	153.00–167.00	163.74
23	—	533	144.00–160.00	154.58
14	—	773	135.00–147.00	144.44
6	—	827	139.00–146.00	143.62
7	—	424	169.00–172.00	171.13
1	—	1,215	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	826	152.50–153.50	152.88
55	—	854	152.05	152.05
8	—	579	164.00	164.00
14	—	524	164.00–171.50	167.47
34	—	665	150.50–156.00	154.12
18	—	727	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	105.00	105.00
16	—	468	124.00–139.00	133.47
22	—	423	127.00–142.00	136.45
2	—	215	140.00	140.00
35	—	524	123.00–137.00	130.48
2	—	263	135.00–145.00	139.95
1	—	875	108.00	108.00
7	—	323	139.00–148.00	143.60
1	—	745	102.00	102.00
76	—	578	130.00–141.00	135.83
12	—	621	120.00–129.00	124.65
14	—	378	131.00–146.00	140.33
18	—	674	120.00–132.00	127.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	509	141.00	141.00
64	—	752	147.50	147.50
2	—	645	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	120.00–122.00	121.05
2	—	820	90.00–91.00	90.49
1	—	400	123.00	123.00
3	—	762	91.00–96.00	93.02
9	—	480	116.00–122.00	119.36
9	—	539	115.00–120.00	119.23
3	—	315	121.00–126.00	124.04
3	—	377	121.00–126.00	123.76
3	—	677	100.00–109.00	106.07
8	—	581	117.00–122.00	119.76
2	—	623	110.00–112.00	111.04
2	—	715	98.00	98.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	89.00	89.00
10	—	703	98.00	98.00
4	—	601	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
2	—	365	157.00–171.00	163.81
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
4	—	865	102.00–116.00	105.54
9	—	571	132.00–141.00	137.81
8	—	508	153.00–164.00	161.24
4	—	606	132.00–138.00	134.97
4	—	464	159.00–169.00	164.89
4	—	428	155.00–168.00	164.73
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
1	—	260	162.50	162.50
5	—	726	117.00–118.00	117.39
6	—	652	121.00–136.00	129.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	119.00–122.00	120.55
1	—	860	91.00	91.00
5	—	447	138.00	138.00
1	—	750	96.00	96.00
1	—	505	145.00	145.00
10	—	678	118.00–119.00	118.10
3	—	1,007	84.00	84.00
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	136.00	136.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
1	—	455	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	60.00–60.50	60.24
5	—	1,019	46.00–51.00	47.72
3	—	888	38.00–43.00	40.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	61.50–65.50	63.53
7	—	1,630	53.50–60.50	58.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,205	59.50–62.50	61.04
17	—	1,264	52.50–58.50	55.70
7	—	1,174	47.50–51.00	48.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	67.00	67.00
4	—	1,955	91.50–94.00	92.92
4	—	1,684	82.00–89.50	86.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	685.00	685.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	68.00–70.00	69.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,131	400.00–900.00	774.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,005	400.00–850.00	718.88

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle