Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $135.09/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$135.09

129 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$12.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.59

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	602	135.95	818	120
Medium and Large 2-3	552	123.53	682	9thin

One grade step is worth $12.43/cwt here — about $136 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 sale129 hd

135.09

—

KY average22 barns · 6,238 hd

147.68

−12.59

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	1,739	110.94	1,929	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,743	83.10	1,448	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	80.75	1,037	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	893	70.47	629	10

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1-2Value Added	—	632	149.32/cwt	149.00–150.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,176	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.37/cwt	128.00–133.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	147.57/cwt	136.00–150.00	496	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	176.28/cwt	166.00–178.00	684	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	152.75/cwt	150.00–158.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	168.86/cwt	159.00–174.50	883	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	165.59/cwt	158.00–173.00	805	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	488	178.45/cwt	176.00–179.00	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	139.33/cwt	132.00–147.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	913	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	1,112	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	164.53/cwt	157.00–170.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	153.04/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,022	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	139.37/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	177.67/cwt	177.00–178.00	954	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	163.34/cwt	157.00–170.00	941	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	159.20/cwt	158.00–160.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	157.26/cwt	150.00–167.00	429	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	171.94/cwt	170.00–174.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	157.67/cwt	157.00–158.00	927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	123.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	851	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,809	79.91/cwt	76.00–84.50	1,446	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	82.50/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,025	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	72.33/cwt	67.00–77.00	922	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	79.07/cwt	77.00–82.00	725	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	90.54/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,438	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	93.48/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,311	3
Bulls	—	—	1,440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	120.35/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,194	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	69.87/cwt	67.00–73.00	619	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	59.06/cwt	57.00–62.00	517	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	109.11/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,909	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	12,943	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	827.58/cwt	635.00–935.00	8,135	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	1,034.27/cwt	685.00–1,175.00	13,539	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	165.53/cwt	163.00–168.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.14/cwt	135.00–146.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	133.47/cwt	131.00–136.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	137.97/cwt	134.00–144.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	150.08/cwt	148.00–152.50	342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	148.36/cwt	144.00–152.00	767	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	121.38/cwt	118.00–122.50	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	140.56/cwt	135.00–150.00	523	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 710Year ago 986

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 48Year ago 196

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 7Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	149.00–150.00	149.32
22	—	913	121.75	121.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	121.50	121.50
8	—	254	135.00	135.00
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
7	—	336	136.00–150.00	147.57
3	—	722	118.00	118.00
10	—	619	132.00–147.00	139.33
6	—	455	135.00–146.00	141.14
4	—	558	135.00–137.00	135.99
7	—	427	134.00–144.00	137.97
20	—	517	144.00–152.00	148.36
8	—	781	118.00–122.50	121.38
9	—	372	135.00–150.00	140.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	128.00–133.00	130.37
1	—	825	99.00	99.00
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	518	125.00–127.00	126.00
1	—	785	112.00	112.00
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	98.00	98.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
3	—	315	150.00–158.00	152.75
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	388	166.00–178.00	176.28
8	—	523	159.00–174.50	168.86
8	—	486	158.00–173.00	165.59
4	—	429	157.00–170.00	164.53
2	—	715	126.00–129.00	127.48
13	—	668	143.00–158.00	153.04
1	—	630	146.00	146.00
5	—	772	137.00–141.00	139.37
4	—	576	157.00–170.00	163.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	176.00–179.00	178.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	172.00	172.00
9	—	537	177.00–178.00	177.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	87.50	87.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	491	158.00–160.00	159.20
3	—	273	150.00–167.00	157.26
3	—	588	157.00–158.00	157.67
3	—	690	120.00–126.00	123.34
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
5	—	343	150.00	150.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
2	—	440	163.00–168.00	165.53
1	—	750	122.00	122.00
2	—	523	147.00–148.00	147.50
2	—	228	148.00–152.50	150.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	395	122.00	122.00
1	—	900	98.00	98.00
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
2	—	588	131.00–136.00	133.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	170.00–174.00	171.94

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,809	76.00–84.50	79.91
3	—	1,588	87.50–94.00	90.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,243	78.00–86.00	82.50
6	—	1,275	67.00–77.00	72.33
3	—	1,402	90.00–96.50	93.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	77.00–82.00	79.07
5	—	886	67.00–73.00	69.87
2	—	875	57.00–62.00	59.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,823	117.00–125.00	120.35
4	—	1,750	103.00–112.00	109.11

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	2	—	1,550	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	885.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	983	635.00–935.00	827.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,309	685.00–1,175.00	1,034.27

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle