Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower on a plain quality offering. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $161.33/cwt on 248 head.

Average price

$161.33

248 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,131

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$17.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.97

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	706	162.17	1,146	236
Medium and Large 2-3	600	144.88	869	12thin

One grade step is worth $17.29/cwt here — about $276 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 sale248 hd

161.33

—

KY average24 barns · 4,934 hd

167.30

−5.97

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	1,562	117.24	1,831	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	90.60	1,190	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	87.60	1,373	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	76.02	675	14

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	157.28/cwt	148.00–161.00	821	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	432	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	194.75/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,013	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,248	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	123.89/cwt	115.00–131.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	170.86/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,005	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	143.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	154.22/cwt	153.00–155.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	140.37/cwt	133.00–147.00	792	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	134.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	152.49/cwt	149.00–156.00	567	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	123.42/cwt	122.00–124.00	832	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	127.70/cwt	121.00–134.00	788	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	194.11/cwt	182.00–196.00	899	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	161.38/cwt	150.00–168.00	997	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	182.11/cwt	174.00–184.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	155.40/cwt	155.40–155.40	1,243	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	187.62/cwt	185.00–188.00	1,062	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	137.74/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,006	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	164.20/cwt	153.00–165.50	1,077	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,105	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	939	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	193.34/cwt	185.00–196.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	128.49/cwt	124.00–133.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	188.96/cwt	182.50–193.00	875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	922	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	76.82/cwt	73.00–80.50	670	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	66.91/cwt	63.00–69.00	586	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,344	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	90.92/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,417	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	86.89/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,354	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	77.66/cwt	75.00–80.00	893	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	88.58/cwt	86.00–91.50	1,194	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	86.29/cwt	85.00–87.00	811	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	95.01/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,250	10
Bulls	—	—	1,280	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,318	1
Bulls	—	—	1,495	116.52/cwt	115.50–117.50	1,742	4
Bulls	—	—	1,745	122.95/cwt	120.00–126.50	2,145	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,069.79/cwt	1,035.00–1,110.00	12,977	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	126.50/cwt	122.00–131.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	877	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	162.60/cwt	158.00–167.50	945	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	188.02/cwt	184.00–190.00	980	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	160.92/cwt	150.00–166.00	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	135.93/cwt	134.00–138.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	148.27/cwt	146.00–149.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	131.65/cwt	131.00–132.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	159.55/cwt	150.00–167.00	748	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	159.20/cwt	157.50–160.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	138.31/cwt	133.00–141.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	143.49/cwt	139.00–145.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	918	91.00/cwt	90.00–92.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	130.65/cwt	127.00–138.00	840	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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 792Year ago 409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 55Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	157.50	157.50
1	—	435	164.00	164.00
1	—	560	155.00	155.00
4	—	665	140.00	140.00
2	—	458	165.00	165.00
2	—	645	141.00	141.00
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	198.00	198.00
6	—	486	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	520	191.00–200.00	194.75
58	—	888	140.50	140.50
4	—	618	184.00	184.00
56	—	800	155.40	155.40
16	—	566	185.00–188.00	187.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	588	161.00–176.00	170.86
1	—	870	127.00	127.00
18	—	463	182.00–196.00	194.11
1	—	835	134.00	134.00
1	—	430	185.00	185.00
19	—	618	150.00–168.00	161.38
11	—	533	174.00–184.00	182.11
12	—	730	134.00–147.00	137.74
10	—	656	153.00–165.50	164.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	522	148.00–161.00	157.28
5	—	727	115.00–131.00	123.89
3	—	325	152.50	152.50
24	—	564	133.00–147.00	140.37
6	—	372	149.00–156.00	152.49
7	—	674	122.00–124.00	123.42
22	—	617	121.00–134.00	127.70
14	—	424	150.00–166.00	160.92
35	—	469	150.00–167.00	159.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	612	140.00–144.00	143.00
5	—	568	153.00–155.00	154.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	130.00–139.00	134.12
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
2	—	575	134.00–138.00	135.93
2	—	668	115.00–116.00	115.49
4	—	465	146.00–149.00	148.27
3	—	420	131.00–132.00	131.65
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
1	—	280	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	85.00	85.00
3	—	877	90.00	90.00
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
1	—	740	118.00	118.00
1	—	975	84.00	84.00
2	—	532	168.00	168.00
3	—	417	157.50–160.00	159.20
1	—	665	124.00	124.00
1	—	820	97.00	97.00
4	—	583	139.00–145.00	143.49
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
1	—	465	167.50	167.50
1	—	285	157.50	157.50
2	—	918	90.00–92.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	153.00	153.00
4	—	440	185.00–196.00	193.34
4	—	741	124.00–133.00	128.49
4	—	463	182.50–193.00	188.96
2	—	785	122.00–131.00	126.50
9	—	581	158.00–167.50	162.60
8	—	521	184.00–190.00	188.02
2	—	845	101.00	101.00
3	—	668	133.00–141.00	138.31
3	—	643	127.00–138.00	130.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	200.00–202.50	201.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	872	73.00–80.50	76.82
4	—	876	63.00–69.00	66.91
3	—	940	85.00–87.00	86.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,559	87.00–92.50	90.92
8	—	1,558	85.00–90.00	86.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	75.00–80.00	77.66
9	—	1,348	86.00–91.50	88.58
10	—	1,316	92.00–101.00	95.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	103.00	103.00
4	—	1,495	115.50–117.50	116.52
3	—	1,745	120.00–126.50	122.95

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)	3	—	1,213	1,035.00–1,110.00	1,069.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00

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

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