Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to being closed for the Holiday break.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.16/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$129.16

40 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$25.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.14

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	466	134.22	625	32
Medium and Large 2-3	620	108.89	675	8thin

One grade step is worth $25.33/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale40 hd

129.16

—

KY average18 barns · 3,781 hd

141.30

−12.14

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	—	Average	1,684	87.16	1,468	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,632	58.93	962	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	57.70	764	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	49.62	482	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	134.29/cwt	130.00–143.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	327	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	848.52/cwt	825.00–875.00	10,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	148.68/cwt	147.00–150.00	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	130.30/cwt	129.00–133.00	407	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	151.09/cwt	140.00–156.00	931	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	123.06/cwt	121.00–125.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.34/cwt	130.00–145.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	130.56/cwt	126.00–134.00	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	147.41/cwt	140.00–158.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.88/cwt	132.00–141.00	790	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	131.73/cwt	121.00–137.00	867	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	154.02/cwt	151.00–157.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	141.52/cwt	137.00–150.00	689	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	57.14/cwt	54.00–61.50	754	17
Bulls	—	—	1,790	86.93/cwt	85.50–89.50	1,556	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,335	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,316	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	381	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	53.32/cwt	52.00–56.00	515	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	65.12/cwt	63.50–66.00	897	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	51.31/cwt	50.50–52.00	661	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	55.97/cwt	52.00–59.50	899	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	64.86/cwt	63.50–66.50	1,093	2

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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Jan 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 110Last week 148Year ago 246

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 22Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 23

No trends due to being closed for the Holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	130.00–143.00	134.29
1	—	605	147.00	147.00
1	—	525	156.00	156.00
1	—	925	97.00	97.00
5	—	418	140.00–158.00	147.41
3	—	658	121.00–137.00	131.73
2	—	353	151.00–157.00	154.02
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
8	—	487	137.00–150.00	141.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
1	—	235	139.00	139.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
7	—	576	147.00–150.00	148.68
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
8	—	616	140.00–156.00	151.09
1	—	755	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	124.00	124.00
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
1	—	390	121.00	121.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	840	81.00	81.00
2	—	578	121.00–125.00	123.06
1	—	905	89.00	89.00
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	129.00–133.00	130.30
5	—	400	131.00	131.00
5	—	521	130.00–145.00	138.34
6	—	462	126.00–134.00	130.56
4	—	295	139.00	139.00
7	—	569	132.00–141.00	138.88
2	—	712	123.00	123.00

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	1	—	835	70.00	70.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	825.00–875.00	848.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,319	54.00–61.50	57.14
3	—	1,377	63.50–66.00	65.12
2	—	1,288	50.50–52.00	51.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	38.50	38.50
3	—	965	52.00–56.00	53.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	52.00–59.50	55.97
2	—	1,685	63.50–66.50	64.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,790	85.50–89.50	86.93
1	—	1,405	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,645	80.00	80.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle