Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 6.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.60/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$147.60

84 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$41.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

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	494	150.53	743	78
Medium and Large 2-3	716	109.50	784	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.03/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale84 hd

147.60

—

KY average22 barns · 3,129 hd

146.29

+1.31

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	—	High	1,808	111.43	2,015	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	82.50	1,332	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	78.69	1,032	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	67.44	720	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	113.00	1,475	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	122.00	1,507	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 1-2	—	328	170.08/cwt	168.00–172.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	879	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	144.25/cwt	138.50–146.00	812	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.80/cwt	138.50–142.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	103.33/cwt	103.00–104.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	174.18/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	170.65/cwt	169.75–171.10	1,131	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	170.62/cwt	158.00–179.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	995	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	176.39/cwt	176.00–178.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	168.61/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,239	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	173.91/cwt	162.00–180.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	623	159.17/cwt	158.00–160.00	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,235	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,305	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	58.08/cwt	55.00–60.00	580	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	71.34/cwt	70.00–72.00	918	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,332	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	113.79/cwt	109.00–122.00	2,190	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	76.67/cwt	72.00–83.00	825	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	65.97/cwt	62.00–69.00	724	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	80.90/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,067	10
Bulls	—	—	1,340	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,367	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,901	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	1,026.13/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	14,191	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	854.96/cwt	850.00–860.00	11,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	347	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	427	161.65/cwt	159.50–163.50	690	11
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	225	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.52/cwt	155.00–156.00	740	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	152.21/cwt	140.00–156.00	426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	146.19/cwt	140.00–156.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.97/cwt	138.00–150.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 333Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 69Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	168.00–172.00	170.08
1	—	875	131.00	131.00
1	—	815	139.00	139.00
2	—	678	149.00	149.00
3	—	603	147.00	147.00
3	—	465	158.00–179.00	170.62
2	—	410	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	184.00–185.00	184.50
1	—	465	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	171.00–181.00	174.18
12	—	663	169.75–171.10	170.65
4	—	575	173.00	173.00
5	—	532	176.00–178.00	176.39
15	—	735	166.00–169.00	168.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	154.00	154.00
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	147.00	147.00
3	—	687	128.00	128.00
6	—	563	138.50–146.00	144.25
3	—	618	138.50–142.00	140.80
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
6	—	476	155.00–156.00	155.52
2	—	500	138.00–141.00	139.50
3	—	868	118.00	118.00
4	—	280	140.00–156.00	152.21
3	—	377	140.00–156.00	146.19
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
3	—	427	138.00–150.00	142.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	150.00	150.00
5	—	604	149.50	149.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	103.00–104.00	103.33
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	163.00	163.00
9	—	488	160.00	160.00
11	—	427	159.50–163.50	161.65
5	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	225	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	80.00	80.00
1	—	475	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	168.00	168.00
3	—	423	162.00–180.00	173.91
1	—	865	126.00	126.00
2	—	560	150.00	150.00
2	—	652	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	158.00–160.00	159.17
1	—	650	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	55.00–60.00	58.08
4	—	1,076	72.00–83.00	76.67
6	—	1,097	62.00–69.00	65.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	70.00–72.00	71.34
10	—	1,319	77.00–87.00	80.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	82.00–83.00	82.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,925	109.00–122.00	113.79
1	—	1,340	102.00	102.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	852	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	900.00–1,150.00	1,026.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	850.00–860.00	854.96

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