Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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 $161.10/cwt on 475 head.

Average price

$161.10

475 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$11.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.28

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	710	161.68	1,147	451
Medium and Large 2-3	609	150.08	914	24

One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $234 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 sale475 hd

161.10

—

KY average27 barns · 5,843 hd

166.38

−5.28

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	1,797	117.12	2,104	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	86.06	1,333	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	81.85	1,010	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	73.85	700	10

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	627	141.29/cwt	134.00–149.50	886	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	160.58/cwt	152.00–167.50	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	155.51/cwt	147.00–159.00	827	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	153.18/cwt	149.00–163.00	737	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	154.00/cwt	150.00–157.50	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	189.33/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	149.89/cwt	145.00–158.00	848	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	138.35/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,000	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	147.72/cwt	145.00–149.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	150.91/cwt	140.00–155.25	1,170	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	186.76/cwt	181.00–192.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	149.51/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	162.73/cwt	160.00–164.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	143.44/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,245	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	176.73/cwt	175.00–179.50	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	172.41/cwt	169.00–179.00	983	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	168.16/cwt	159.00–172.00	1,041	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	179.23/cwt	170.00–188.00	954	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	192.12/cwt	186.00–195.00	924	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	139.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,150	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	179.37/cwt	177.00–183.50	1,101	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	152.90/cwt	152.90–152.90	1,231	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	174.38/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,242	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	161.51/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,110	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	131.97/cwt	123.00–141.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	143.49/cwt	141.00–146.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	507	190.66/cwt	190.00–191.00	967	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	75.67/cwt	71.00–79.00	689	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	68.16/cwt	64.00–70.00	658	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	84.29/cwt	83.00–85.50	1,336	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	86.84/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,134	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	81.66/cwt	77.00–84.50	986	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	81.57/cwt	80.00–83.00	806	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	72.49/cwt	70.00–74.00	851	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	87.38/cwt	87.00–87.50	1,329	4
Bulls	—	—	1,883	116.49/cwt	114.00–118.50	2,194	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,679	1
Bulls	—	—	1,865	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,378	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	766.96/cwt	700.00–825.00	8,590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	180.87/cwt	177.00–182.00	917	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	170.10/cwt	165.00–172.50	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	152.75/cwt	152.50–153.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	176.99/cwt	176.00–178.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	834	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	136.67/cwt	134.00–138.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	164.16/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	174.62/cwt	171.00–186.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	130.93/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,029	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	121.23/cwt	119.00–125.00	867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	154.69/cwt	151.75–156.00	958	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	879	2

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 792Last week 519Year ago 295

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 71Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	627	134.00–149.50	141.29
17	—	429	152.00–167.50	160.58
30	—	532	147.00–159.00	155.51
20	—	481	149.00–163.00	153.18
5	—	374	150.00–157.50	154.00
20	—	566	145.00–158.00	149.89
1	—	1,165	102.00	102.00
13	—	786	129.00–134.00	130.93
2	—	333	150.00–153.00	151.47
4	—	715	119.00–125.00	121.23
1	—	915	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	723	136.00–140.00	138.35
35	—	619	151.75–156.00	154.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	92.00	92.00
3	—	568	134.00–138.00	136.67
2	—	545	140.00	140.00
2	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	380	136.00	136.00
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
2	—	612	126.00	126.00
2	—	875	100.00–101.00	100.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	165.00	165.00
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
3	—	750	108.00	108.00
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
3	—	675	145.00–149.00	147.72
3	—	823	122.00	122.00
2	—	610	147.00–150.00	148.49
3	—	584	160.00–164.00	162.73
5	—	485	175.00–179.50	176.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	188.00–190.00	189.33
33	—	614	177.00–183.50	179.37
100	—	805	152.90	152.90
36	—	712	173.00–175.50	174.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	192.00	192.00
34	—	775	140.00–155.25	150.91
9	—	438	181.00–192.00	186.76
6	—	724	146.00–152.00	149.51
52	—	868	143.00–144.00	143.44
4	—	934	120.00–124.00	121.99
21	—	570	169.00–179.00	172.41
2	—	962	120.00	120.00
64	—	619	159.00–172.00	168.16
17	—	532	170.00–188.00	179.23
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
13	—	481	186.00–195.00	192.12
13	—	827	135.00–140.00	139.05
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
40	—	687	154.00–167.00	161.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	173.00	173.00
1	—	440	173.00	173.00
1	—	310	196.00	196.00
2	—	723	123.00–141.00	131.97
2	—	658	141.00–146.00	143.49
1	—	240	184.00	184.00
9	—	507	177.00–182.00	180.87
2	—	353	176.00–178.00	176.99
4	—	610	159.00–166.00	164.16
4	—	492	171.00–186.00	174.62
3	—	787	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	507	190.00–191.00	190.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	152.00	152.00
3	—	333	165.00–172.50	170.10
2	—	555	142.00	142.00
2	—	472	150.00	150.00
2	—	530	152.50–153.00	152.75
2	—	448	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
5	—	834	90.00	90.00
4	—	678	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	71.00–79.00	75.67
4	—	965	64.00–70.00	68.16
2	—	988	80.00–83.00	81.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,585	83.00–85.50	84.29
4	—	1,521	87.00–87.50	87.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,306	85.00–89.00	86.84
13	—	1,207	77.00–84.50	81.66
4	—	1,174	70.00–74.00	72.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	114.00–118.50	116.49
1	—	1,555	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,865	127.50	127.50

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)	2	—	1,120	700.00–825.00	766.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	750.00	750.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

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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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle