Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $164.55/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$164.55

203 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$323

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

$12.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.55

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	687	165.36	1,136	190
Medium and Large 2-3	532	152.77	813	13thin

One grade step is worth $12.59/cwt here — about $323 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 sale203 hd

164.55

—

KY average25 barns · 6,275 hd

164.00

+0.55

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	—	Average	1,775	113.67	2,018	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,574	78.34	1,233	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	78.12	956	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	70.62	656	15

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	168.79/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,058	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	159.76/cwt	150.00–166.00	676	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	159.75/cwt	156.00–166.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	149.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,076	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	170.70/cwt	170.50–171.00	1,128	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	150.16/cwt	148.00–152.00	872	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	134.31/cwt	133.00–137.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	134.80/cwt	130.00–136.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	147.09/cwt	142.00–157.00	755	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	452	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	931	143.60/cwt	143.60–143.60	1,337	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	167.60/cwt	160.00–174.00	969	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	160.40/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,079	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	808	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	618	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	183.26/cwt	173.00–188.00	940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	190.93/cwt	185.00–194.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	201.74/cwt	201.00–202.50	845	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	196.61/cwt	193.00–199.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,007	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	525	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	156.55/cwt	153.00–166.00	913	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	137.48/cwt	135.00–145.00	916	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	163.28/cwt	152.00–166.00	857	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	558	171.52/cwt	170.00–173.00	957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	194.54/cwt	191.00–198.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	511	184.50/cwt	182.00–186.00	943	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,252	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	74.96/cwt	71.00–78.50	697	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	64.93/cwt	60.00–67.00	604	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	78.84/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,269	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	73.84/cwt	72.00–75.00	891	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	85.30/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,071	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	74.25/cwt	72.50–76.00	1,136	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	79.30/cwt	76.00–83.50	974	12
Bulls	—	—	1,907	111.71/cwt	107.00–117.00	2,130	5
Bulls	—	—	1,290	101.35/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,307	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	123.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,381	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	945.05/cwt	860.00–1,025.00	9,951	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	20,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	8,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,685.00/cwt	1,685.00–1,685.00	25,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	174.54/cwt	170.00–179.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	827	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	499	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	393	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	676	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	413	173.74/cwt	170.00–176.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	306	147.51/cwt	146.00–149.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	152.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.16/cwt	134.00–140.00	919	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	147.62/cwt	147.50–148.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	159.08/cwt	158.00–159.50	916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	160.65/cwt	160.50–161.00	872	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	161.82/cwt	160.00–167.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	144.99/cwt	141.00–146.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	172.71/cwt	167.50–180.00	819	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	966	4

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 347Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 65Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	134.00	134.00
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
1	—	420	142.50	142.50
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	330	162.50	162.50
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
4	—	478	168.00–170.00	168.99
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	135.00	135.00
4	—	890	128.00	128.00
19	—	627	162.00–175.00	168.79
10	—	721	140.00–155.00	149.19
1	—	835	129.00	129.00
12	—	578	160.00–174.00	167.60
15	—	673	149.00–165.00	160.40
14	—	513	173.00–188.00	183.26
4	—	470	185.00–194.00	190.93
1	—	280	192.50	192.50
1	—	910	128.00	128.00
19	—	419	201.00–202.50	201.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	661	170.50–171.00	170.70
54	—	931	143.60	143.60
5	—	521	193.00–199.00	196.61
2	—	780	158.00	158.00
14	—	558	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	150.00–166.00	159.76
3	—	380	156.00–166.00	159.75
14	—	581	148.00–152.00	150.16
6	—	704	132.00–135.00	133.49
5	—	608	130.00–136.00	134.80
15	—	513	142.00–157.00	147.09
10	—	463	150.00–160.00	152.58
10	—	665	134.00–140.00	138.16
4	—	297	147.50–148.00	147.62
4	—	322	160.00–167.00	161.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	139.00	139.00
6	—	516	133.00–137.00	134.31
1	—	275	146.00	146.00
2	—	372	147.00	147.00
4	—	306	146.00–149.00	147.51
11	—	472	141.00–146.00	144.99
1	—	655	116.00	116.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	393	172.00	172.00
8	—	413	170.00–176.00	173.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	576	158.00–159.50	159.08
13	—	543	160.50–161.00	160.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	119.00	119.00
1	—	525	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	153.00–166.00	156.55
5	—	666	135.00–145.00	137.48
5	—	525	152.00–166.00	163.28
7	—	413	170.00–179.00	174.54
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	825	116.00	116.00
4	—	706	141.00	141.00
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
12	—	474	167.50–180.00	172.71
2	—	378	167.00	167.00
4	—	938	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	170.00–173.00	171.52
5	—	484	191.00–198.00	194.54
4	—	511	182.00–186.00	184.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	100.00	100.00
2	—	628	120.00–125.00	122.53
6	—	499	157.00	157.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
4	—	570	139.00	139.00
1	—	355	156.00	156.00
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
3	—	325	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,609	78.00–81.00	78.84
2	—	1,530	72.50–76.00	74.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	930	71.00–78.50	74.96
7	—	930	60.00–67.00	64.93
1	—	920	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,206	72.00–75.00	73.84
4	—	1,255	84.00–87.50	85.30
12	—	1,228	76.00–83.50	79.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,907	107.00–117.00	111.71
3	—	1,290	100.00–103.00	101.35
5	—	1,935	120.00–126.00	123.03

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	860.00–1,025.00	945.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	960.00	960.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	1,685.00	1,685.00

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

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