Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $141.50/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$141.50

197 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$20.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

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	641	144.05	923	173
Medium and Large 2-3	618	123.06	760	24

One grade step is worth $20.99/cwt here — about $163 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 sale197 hd

141.50

—

KY average25 barns · 5,823 hd

148.16

−6.66

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	1,819	104.66	1,904	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,573	84.92	1,336	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	82.70	1,050	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	72.35	651	14

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 2-3	—	435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	149.90/cwt	146.00–158.00	800	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.05/cwt	134.00–148.00	823	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	113.25/cwt	113.00–114.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	163.73/cwt	157.50–166.00	683	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	162.94/cwt	150.00–168.00	777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	109.51/cwt	109.00–110.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	127.67/cwt	127.50–128.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,131	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	159.37/cwt	159.00–160.00	840	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	155.48/cwt	152.00–164.00	970	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	128.85/cwt	128.00–130.00	859	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	131.60/cwt	129.00–135.00	828	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	191.91/cwt	187.50–196.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	186.34/cwt	180.00–189.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	147.40/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,042	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	173.27/cwt	167.00–176.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	156.06/cwt	153.00–159.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	167.32/cwt	164.00–169.00	893	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	202.50/cwt	202.00–205.00	891	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	963	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	93.21/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,446	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	73.50/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,066	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	89.83/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,130	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	74.61/cwt	70.00–78.00	659	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,639	82.86/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,358	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	83.11/cwt	79.00–87.00	1,090	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	74.73/cwt	71.00–78.00	893	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	63.86/cwt	60.00–68.00	558	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	81.98/cwt	81.00–83.00	802	3
Bulls	—	—	2,420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,662	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	97.69/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,480	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	106.81/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,945	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	19,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	979	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	148.50/cwt	148.00–150.00	977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,140	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	394	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.94/cwt	117.50–122.50	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	155.59/cwt	154.00–159.00	602	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	163.98/cwt	160.00–166.50	954	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	154.92/cwt	149.00–161.00	979	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	138.38/cwt	138.00–138.50	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	164.95/cwt	162.50–174.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	902	3

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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 274Year ago 665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 73Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	153.00	153.00
4	—	600	117.50	117.50
4	—	676	113.00–114.00	113.25
4	—	728	109.00–110.00	109.51
3	—	572	127.50–128.00	127.67
1	—	394	148.00	148.00
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
2	—	480	147.00	147.00
3	—	855	105.50	105.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	144.00	144.00
63	—	847	133.50	133.50
13	—	527	159.00–160.00	159.37
1	—	575	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	534	146.00–158.00	149.90
27	—	575	134.00–148.00	143.05
13	—	417	157.50–166.00	163.73
11	—	477	150.00–168.00	162.94
7	—	667	128.00–130.00	128.85
7	—	629	129.00–135.00	131.60
2	—	718	117.50–122.50	119.94
6	—	387	154.00–159.00	155.59
5	—	310	162.50–174.00	164.95
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
1	—	365	147.50	147.50
1	—	695	145.00	145.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	198.00	198.00
14	—	624	152.00–164.00	155.48
2	—	468	187.50–196.00	191.91
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
4	—	531	180.00–189.00	186.34
12	—	707	146.00–154.00	147.40
4	—	661	167.00–176.00	173.27
4	—	574	153.00–159.00	156.06
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	126.00	126.00
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
2	—	478	139.00	139.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	795	95.00	95.00
1	—	445	158.00	158.00
1	—	290	167.50	167.50
2	—	1,140	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,040	84.00	84.00
10	—	534	164.00–169.00	167.32
6	—	440	202.00–205.00	202.50
1	—	275	182.50	182.50
5	—	487	201.00	201.00
6	—	658	148.00–150.00	148.50
2	—	338	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	175.00	175.00
11	—	582	160.00–166.50	163.98
7	—	632	149.00–161.00	154.92
4	—	755	138.00–138.50	138.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	90.00–97.00	93.21
2	—	1,450	72.00–75.00	73.50
5	—	1,639	80.00–85.50	82.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	88.00–93.00	89.83
12	—	1,312	79.00–87.00	83.11
6	—	1,195	71.00–78.00	74.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	883	70.00–78.00	74.61
5	—	874	60.00–68.00	63.86
3	—	978	81.00–83.00	81.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,420	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,515	95.00–101.00	97.69
4	—	1,821	106.00–108.00	106.81

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	1	—	1,460	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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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