Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages of 500 lbs to 600 lbs steers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $155.13/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$155.13

92 head · 617 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$189

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

$22.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.38

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	620	157.58	978	82
Medium and Large 2-3	585	135.02	789	10thin

One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $189 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 sale92 hd

155.13

—

KY average21 barns · 4,668 hd

157.51

−2.38

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	1,472	83.67	1,232	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,598	63.29	1,012	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	60.02	757	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	52.50	503	7thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	138.03/cwt	134.00–142.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	138.17/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	112.33/cwt	109.00–119.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	137.77/cwt	133.00–141.00	792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	124.51/cwt	124.00–126.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	159.11/cwt	150.00–163.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	173.72/cwt	169.00–176.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	131.56/cwt	127.00–136.00	493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.44/cwt	119.00–134.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	181.10/cwt	180.00–182.00	954	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	146.68/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,000	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	158.14/cwt	153.00–164.00	980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	178.43/cwt	170.00–185.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	167.71/cwt	167.00–168.00	1,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	171.48/cwt	162.00–176.00	917	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	147.25/cwt	144.00–149.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	842	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	64.19/cwt	62.50–65.50	1,027	4
Bulls	—	—	1,409	79.42/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,119	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	44.05/cwt	43.00–46.00	416	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	55.12/cwt	54.00–56.00	525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,364	83.84/cwt	82.50–86.00	1,144	4
Bulls	—	—	2,160	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,160	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	53.80/cwt	51.00–55.50	676	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	67.17/cwt	65.50–69.50	887	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	59.62/cwt	56.00–64.50	738	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	769.58/cwt	740.00–800.00	9,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.44/cwt	128.00–140.00	712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	123.45/cwt	121.00–125.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	128.44/cwt	126.00–130.00	875	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.39/cwt	129.00–144.00	643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	142.16/cwt	139.00–146.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	120.52/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	688	1

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 110Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 40Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
5	—	420	121.00–125.00	123.45
1	—	620	112.00	112.00
1	—	460	123.00	123.00
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
2	—	1,050	97.00	97.00
1	—	740	93.00	93.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	109.00–119.00	112.33
5	—	575	133.00–141.00	137.77
2	—	375	127.00–136.00	131.56
8	—	632	119.00–134.00	126.44
11	—	526	128.00–140.00	135.44
5	—	681	126.00–130.00	128.44
7	—	475	129.00–144.00	135.39
7	—	441	139.00–146.00	142.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	134.00–142.00	138.03
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
1	—	590	123.00	123.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	134.00–141.00	138.17
4	—	769	124.00–126.00	124.51
4	—	579	150.00–163.00	159.11
3	—	475	169.00–176.00	173.72
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	171.00	171.00
15	—	682	137.00–152.00	146.68
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
11	—	620	153.00–164.00	158.14
4	—	413	170.00–185.00	178.43
9	—	535	162.00–176.00	171.48
2	—	920	116.00–125.00	120.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	180.00–182.00	181.10
3	—	753	140.00	140.00
7	—	612	167.00–168.00	167.71
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	157.00	157.00
2	—	488	149.00–150.00	149.50
4	—	559	144.00–149.00	147.25
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	680	108.00	108.00
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
2	—	522	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	56.50	56.50
4	—	1,600	62.50–65.50	64.19
1	—	1,700	66.50	66.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	43.00–46.00	44.05
1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00
3	—	953	54.00–56.00	55.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,256	51.00–55.50	53.80
6	—	1,321	65.50–69.50	67.17
14	—	1,238	56.00–64.50	59.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,409	78.00–81.00	79.42
4	—	1,364	82.50–86.00	83.84
1	—	2,160	100.00	100.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	74.00	74.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	740.00–800.00	769.58

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

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