Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.88/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$146.88

196 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$35.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

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	615	148.32	912	188
Medium and Large 2-3	526	112.88	594	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.45/cwt here — about $318 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 sale196 hd

146.88

—

KY average24 barns · 6,143 hd

142.86

+4.02

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	1,618	104.01	1,683	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,663	78.75	1,309	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	72.34	842	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	929	64.45	599	21

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	131.47/cwt	127.00–136.00	695	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.32/cwt	124.00–139.00	785	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	679	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,083	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	174.23/cwt	171.00–176.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	159.65/cwt	150.00–162.00	835	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,123	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	167.65/cwt	158.00–171.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	141.99/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,112	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	664	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	455	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	152.65/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,029	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	174.60/cwt	173.00–181.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.04/cwt	137.00–143.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	150.54/cwt	146.00–155.00	835	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	75.24/cwt	72.50–78.50	750	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	57.03/cwt	53.00–59.00	523	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	64.22/cwt	61.00–69.00	578	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,251	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,365	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	62.94/cwt	60.00–65.00	680	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	72.41/cwt	67.00–75.50	851	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	80.02/cwt	77.00–85.50	968	6
Bulls	—	—	1,689	107.46/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,815	7
Bulls	—	—	1,240	89.11/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,105	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	114.30/cwt	110.00–118.50	2,212	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	688.89/cwt	525.00–800.00	6,820	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	789.36/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	8,288	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	732.43/cwt	730.00–735.00	8,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	932	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.13/cwt	131.00–145.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	155.80/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,041	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	105.00/cwt	102.00–108.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	134.76/cwt	126.00–139.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	681	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 350Year ago 247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 49Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last 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
6	—	529	127.00–136.00	131.47
40	—	576	124.00–139.00	136.32
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
3	—	427	151.00	151.00
5	—	349	155.00	155.00
2	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	703	110.00–112.00	111.00
10	—	477	131.00–145.00	141.13
1	—	755	122.00	122.00
3	—	384	126.00–139.00	134.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	107.00–109.00	108.01
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
2	—	435	108.00	108.00
2	—	582	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	141.00	141.00
111	—	668	150.00–158.50	155.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	138.50	138.50
7	—	410	171.00–176.00	174.23
21	—	523	150.00–162.00	159.65
1	—	370	173.00	173.00
8	—	477	158.00–171.00	167.65
3	—	783	138.00–144.00	141.99
5	—	582	156.00	156.00
13	—	674	147.00–156.00	152.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	679	159.50	159.50
15	—	711	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	135.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	420	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	173.00–181.00	174.60
3	—	618	137.00–143.00	141.04
1	—	750	113.00	113.00
1	—	320	181.00	181.00
2	—	675	134.00	134.00
2	—	555	146.00–155.00	150.54
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
2	—	835	102.00–108.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	85.00	85.00
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
2	—	932	91.00	91.00
2	—	440	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	997	72.50–78.50	75.24
7	—	917	53.00–59.00	57.03
9	—	900	61.00–69.00	64.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,635	83.50	83.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,080	60.00–65.00	62.94
14	—	1,175	67.00–75.50	72.41
6	—	1,210	77.00–85.50	80.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,689	105.00–108.50	107.46
3	—	1,240	87.50–91.00	89.11
2	—	1,935	110.00–118.50	114.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	525.00–800.00	688.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,050	600.00–1,000.00	789.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	730.00–735.00	732.43

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle