Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.21/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$160.21

82 head · 737 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$661

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

$24.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

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	750	161.11	1,208	79
Medium and Large 2-3	400	136.67	547	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.44/cwt here — about $661 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 sale82 hd

160.21

—

KY average18 barns · 2,445 hd

163.55

−3.33

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	1,753	111.47	1,954	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	93.49	1,467	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	84.13	1,042	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	75.02	717	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,600	121.67	1,946	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,795	$1,460	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,600	$1,512	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	414	161.66/cwt	158.00–172.00	669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	179.95/cwt	177.50–182.50	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	160.79/cwt	157.50–172.50	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	192.62/cwt	188.00–197.50	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	152.50/cwt	143.00–156.00	898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	166.17/cwt	161.00–169.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	188.18/cwt	185.00–190.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	154.85/cwt	154.85–154.85	1,308	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	158.16/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	936	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,036	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,522	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,895	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	92.46/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,232	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	66.53/cwt	65.00–68.00	644	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	74.74/cwt	72.00–78.00	845	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	84.83/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,060	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	856	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,366	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	97.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,571	2
Bulls	—	—	1,680	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,789	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	113.96/cwt	111.50–117.00	2,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,795	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,511.68/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	159.58/cwt	157.50–168.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	163.28/cwt	162.00–165.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	111.63/cwt	106.00–117.50	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.12/cwt	118.00–130.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	476	175.01/cwt	174.00–176.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	146.83/cwt	138.00–153.00	794	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	137.46/cwt	126.00–140.00	920	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1

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 Jun 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 307Year ago 242

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 49Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 3Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	158.00–172.00	161.66
5	—	628	135.00–141.00	136.98
5	—	379	157.50–172.50	160.79
6	—	589	143.00–156.00	152.50
5	—	485	161.00–169.00	166.17
7	—	541	138.00–153.00	146.83
8	—	669	126.00–140.00	137.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
4	—	530	132.00	132.00
1	—	825	108.00	108.00
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	162.00–165.00	163.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	174.00–176.00	175.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	275	157.50	157.50
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
1	—	490	164.00	164.00
1	—	560	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	136.00	136.00
2	—	618	140.00–143.00	141.48
2	—	432	170.00	170.00
3	—	587	169.00	169.00
6	—	511	157.50–168.00	159.58
1	—	450	182.50	182.50
2	—	315	182.50	182.50
2	—	868	106.00–117.50	111.63
3	—	765	118.00–130.00	123.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	197.50	197.50
2	—	535	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	177.50–182.50	179.95
1	—	330	182.50	182.50
6	—	470	188.00–197.50	192.62
1	—	610	152.00	152.00
1	—	575	174.00	174.00
4	—	415	185.00–190.00	188.18
6	—	688	144.00–161.00	158.16
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	169.00	169.00
55	—	845	154.85	154.85
1	—	520	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	140.00	140.00
2	—	325	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	116.00	116.00
2	—	1,522	124.50	124.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	91.00–93.00	92.46
4	—	1,130	72.00–78.00	74.74
6	—	1,249	80.00–89.00	84.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	65.00–68.00	66.53
1	—	930	92.00	92.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	88.00–90.00	88.99
2	—	1,603	96.00–100.00	97.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,680	106.50	106.50
2	—	1,790	111.50–117.00	113.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,795	1,460.00	1,460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,600	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,511.68

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle