Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $153.47/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$153.47

190 head · 740 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$10.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.53

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	746	153.80	1,147	184
Medium and Large 2-3	557	143.33	798	6thin

One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about $349 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 sale190 hd

153.47

—

KY average24 barns · 6,121 hd

161.00

−7.53

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	1,766	118.70	2,097	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,640	89.41	1,466	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	86.36	1,070	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	79.84	733	10

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	725	118.34/cwt	117.00–119.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	153.93/cwt	147.50–157.50	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.09/cwt	134.00–148.00	688	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.80/cwt	134.00–149.50	755	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	150.61/cwt	140.00–156.00	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.21/cwt	124.00–128.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.83/cwt	130.00–143.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	153.33/cwt	146.00–160.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	179.90/cwt	176.00–186.00	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	452	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	129.50/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	169.23/cwt	160.00–176.00	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	173.19/cwt	170.00–174.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	150.39/cwt	147.50–155.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	139.76/cwt	133.00–141.50	1,083	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	131.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	189.16/cwt	183.00–195.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	896	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,284	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,201	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	171.18/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,054	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	654	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,046	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	171.31/cwt	170.00–177.50	553	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	155.64/cwt	149.00–157.00	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	172.02/cwt	171.00–173.00	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	176.18/cwt	172.50–180.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	969	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	75.96/cwt	70.00–79.00	698	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	92.79/cwt	91.50–94.00	1,399	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,728	87.16/cwt	86.50–88.00	1,506	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	76.19/cwt	74.00–79.00	857	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	85.11/cwt	83.00–86.00	800	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	552	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	93.99/cwt	91.50–98.00	1,213	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	86.08/cwt	80.50–90.00	1,073	18
Bulls	—	—	1,525	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	122.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,292	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	117.64/cwt	114.00–119.00	2,006	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,590	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,466	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,344.39/cwt	1,200.00–1,500.00	18,055	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	24,649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	21,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	143.51/cwt	140.00–148.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	106.68/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	158.10/cwt	150.00–160.50	833	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	191.43/cwt	181.00–197.50	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.49/cwt	160.00–177.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	879	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	153.02/cwt	151.00–155.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	998	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	125.97/cwt	121.00–132.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	126.69/cwt	125.00–128.00	736	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	134.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	133.64/cwt	132.00–137.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	146.11/cwt	146.00–147.00	840	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	891	7

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 697Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 122Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	117.00–119.00	118.34
3	—	275	147.50–157.50	153.93
16	—	474	134.00–148.00	145.09
1	—	340	142.50	142.50
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
14	—	529	134.00–149.50	142.80
1	—	825	102.00	102.00
13	—	426	140.00–156.00	150.61
10	—	625	124.00–128.00	126.21
9	—	579	130.00–143.00	135.83
5	—	382	146.00–160.00	153.33
1	—	940	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
7	—	581	125.00–128.00	126.69
7	—	415	130.00–136.00	134.40
3	—	482	132.00–137.00	133.64
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	165.00–170.00	167.57
5	—	458	151.00–155.00	153.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	146.00–147.00	146.11
7	—	619	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	159.00	159.00
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	975	109.00	109.00
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	560	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	176.00–186.00	179.90
2	—	825	122.00–137.00	129.50
10	—	584	160.00–176.00	169.23
10	—	484	170.00–174.00	173.19
8	—	626	147.50–155.00	150.39
1	—	1,010	121.00	121.00
5	—	775	133.00–141.50	139.76
3	—	725	128.00–134.00	131.96
2	—	675	142.00–150.00	146.06
2	—	380	183.00–195.00	189.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	190.00	190.00
59	—	896	143.25	143.25
3	—	700	154.00	154.00
41	—	843	142.50	142.50
10	—	616	170.00–172.00	171.18
6	—	654	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	182.00	182.00
2	—	525	171.00–173.00	172.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	170.00–177.50	171.31
6	—	613	149.00–157.00	155.64
2	—	275	172.50–180.00	176.18
1	—	850	114.00	114.00
3	—	1,058	105.00–110.00	106.68
2	—	775	125.00	125.00
8	—	527	150.00–160.50	158.10
5	—	425	181.00–197.50	191.43
4	—	475	160.00–177.00	167.49
2	—	568	164.00	164.00
11	—	839	119.00	119.00
5	—	715	121.00–132.00	125.97
2	—	678	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	140.00–148.00	143.51
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	445	178.00	178.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
1	—	545	136.00	136.00
1	—	390	168.00	168.00
6	—	637	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	919	70.00–79.00	75.96
5	—	940	83.00–86.00	85.11
1	—	800	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	91.50–94.00	92.79
3	—	1,728	86.50–88.00	87.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	74.00–79.00	76.19
6	—	1,291	91.50–98.00	93.99
18	—	1,247	80.50–90.00	86.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	101.00	101.00
6	—	1,868	120.00–127.00	122.72
6	—	1,705	114.00–119.00	117.64

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	94.00	94.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,343	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,344.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,565	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,520	1,425.00	1,425.00

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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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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Replacement Cattle