Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.85/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$153.85

297 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$25.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.90

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	675	155.58	1,050	277
Medium and Large 2-3	714	129.85	927	20

One grade step is worth $25.73/cwt here — about $123 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 sale297 hd

153.85

—

KY average25 barns · 4,237 hd

157.75

−3.90

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	1,627	114.40	1,862	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	85.86	1,357	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	84.10	1,063	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	73.39	697	9thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2-3	—	520	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	148.21/cwt	143.00–150.00	788	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	121.34/cwt	114.00–123.00	917	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	149.53/cwt	148.50–163.00	863	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	181.86/cwt	181.00–182.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	138.05/cwt	135.00–141.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	103.24/cwt	102.00–107.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	819	120.50/cwt	117.00–126.00	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	117.34/cwt	117.00–118.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	162.84/cwt	160.00–167.50	599	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	130.65/cwt	130.00–131.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	156.34/cwt	152.50–165.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	136.81/cwt	131.50–149.00	793	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	126.09/cwt	121.00–128.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	130.07/cwt	130.00–131.00	883	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	181.84/cwt	178.00–185.50	793	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,200	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	167.81/cwt	166.00–179.00	809	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	170.42/cwt	168.00–171.50	992	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	160.06/cwt	158.50–161.00	989	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	144.58/cwt	136.00–147.50	1,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	149.72/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,005	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	145.45/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,098	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	193.61/cwt	190.00–197.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,180	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	175.71/cwt	172.00–178.00	924	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	157.10/cwt	157.10–157.10	1,241	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	115.36/cwt	108.00–121.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	173.68/cwt	170.00–176.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	126.57/cwt	121.00–135.00	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	180.24/cwt	174.00–181.00	881	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	73.92/cwt	70.00–76.00	715	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	89.55/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,404	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	83.75/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,049	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	74.71/cwt	70.00–78.00	905	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	90.40/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,193	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	592	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,203	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	81.97/cwt	81.00–83.00	758	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	84.92/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,344	11
Bulls	—	—	1,305	103.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,344	4
Bulls	—	—	1,876	122.78/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,303	5
Bulls	—	—	1,633	114.87/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,876	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	943.00/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	10,448	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,014.91/cwt	750.00–1,200.00	11,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	143.40/cwt	136.00–147.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	173.01/cwt	172.50–174.50	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	148.72/cwt	145.00–151.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	153.91/cwt	149.00–160.00	722	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	115.58/cwt	113.00–119.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	154.47/cwt	144.00–158.00	675	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	141.42/cwt	140.00–144.00	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	703	115.49/cwt	112.00–119.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	104.04/cwt	100.00–108.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	141.65/cwt	141.00–143.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.38/cwt	119.00–128.00	908	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	115.65/cwt	113.00–121.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	178.39/cwt	178.00–180.00	739	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.07/cwt	148.00–154.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 268Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 54Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	145.00–148.00	146.53
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
2	—	1,005	95.00	95.00
5	—	667	137.00	137.00
6	—	819	117.00–126.00	120.50
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
2	—	590	144.00–146.00	145.01
1	—	645	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	118.00	118.00
30	—	577	148.50–163.00	149.53
12	—	436	178.00–185.50	181.84
15	—	845	142.00	142.00
14	—	482	166.00–179.00	167.81
13	—	618	158.50–161.00	160.06
16	—	729	136.00–147.50	144.58
26	—	671	147.00–154.00	149.72
2	—	1,030	118.00	118.00
38	—	755	134.00–147.00	145.45
1	—	895	124.00	124.00
2	—	383	190.00–197.00	193.61
8	—	983	120.00	120.00
8	—	526	172.00–178.00	175.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	181.00–182.00	181.86
1	—	410	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	180.00	180.00
5	—	630	169.00	169.00
25	—	582	168.00–171.50	170.42
5	—	817	148.50	148.50
43	—	790	157.10	157.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	532	143.00–150.00	148.21
11	—	756	114.00–123.00	121.34
4	—	945	102.00–107.00	103.24
3	—	734	117.00–118.00	117.34
15	—	368	160.00–167.50	162.84
3	—	271	152.50–165.00	156.34
62	—	580	131.50–149.00	136.81
26	—	679	130.00–131.00	130.07
44	—	469	149.00–160.00	153.91
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
14	—	437	144.00–158.00	154.47
11	—	638	140.00–144.00	141.42
2	—	862	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	135.00–141.00	138.05
6	—	519	130.00–131.00	130.65
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
8	—	571	121.00–128.00	126.09
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
5	—	677	113.00–119.00	115.58
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
1	—	210	129.00	129.00
2	—	703	112.00–119.00	115.49
2	—	783	100.00–108.00	104.04
1	—	265	122.50	122.50
1	—	875	104.00	104.00
2	—	623	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	875	108.00–121.00	115.36
10	—	663	121.00–135.00	126.57
9	—	489	174.00–181.00	180.24
2	—	322	178.00	178.00
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
4	—	767	127.00–129.00	127.98
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
3	—	623	141.00–143.00	141.65
3	—	730	119.00–128.00	124.38
13	—	414	178.00–180.00	178.39
2	—	580	167.00	167.00
4	—	523	148.00–154.00	152.07
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	170.00–176.00	173.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	586	136.00–147.00	143.40
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
2	—	462	166.00	166.00
3	—	605	125.00	125.00
4	—	383	172.50–174.50	173.01
3	—	318	145.00–151.00	148.72
1	—	270	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,020	98.00	98.00
3	—	693	113.00–121.00	115.65
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	760	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	967	70.00–76.00	73.92
2	—	933	63.00–64.00	63.49
2	—	925	81.00–83.00	81.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,568	88.00–91.00	89.55
1	—	1,625	74.00	74.00
11	—	1,583	79.00–87.00	84.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,252	79.00–87.00	83.75
10	—	1,212	70.00–78.00	74.71
17	—	1,320	88.00–95.00	90.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	100.00–108.00	103.00
5	—	1,876	122.00–124.00	122.78
8	—	1,633	111.00–119.00	114.87

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	875.00–1,000.00	943.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,122	750.00–1,200.00	1,014.91

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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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