Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower on a light test. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $144.73/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$144.73

41 head · 602 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.63

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	613	146.92	901	36
Medium and Large 2-3	519	129.01	670	5thin

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $231 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 sale41 hd

144.73

—

KY average25 barns · 4,873 hd

159.36

−14.63

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	1,410	90.00	1,269	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	86.69	1,147	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	85.81	1,368	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	872	74.11	646	5thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	641	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	138.21/cwt	131.00–149.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	137.92/cwt	124.00–139.50	912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	146.63/cwt	133.00–149.25	868	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	143.19/cwt	143.00–144.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	124.52/cwt	122.00–127.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	129.76/cwt	129.00–130.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	129.43/cwt	126.00–131.00	963	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	138.79/cwt	137.50–140.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	156.13/cwt	152.00–160.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.00/cwt	126.00–134.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	74.11/cwt	70.00–77.00	646	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,804	1
Bulls	—	—	960	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	797	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	90.80/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,306	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	83.95/cwt	81.00–86.50	1,046	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	84.45/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,337	6

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 109Last week 282Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 51Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	543	118.00	118.00
1	—	325	152.00	152.00
4	—	374	131.00–149.00	138.21
1	—	560	139.00	139.00
3	—	737	126.00	126.00
5	—	625	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	102.00	102.00
2	—	585	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	661	124.00–139.50	137.92
12	—	592	133.00–149.25	146.63
5	—	640	143.00–144.00	143.19
1	—	720	132.00	132.00
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	152.00–160.00	156.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	122.00–127.00	124.52
1	—	405	144.00	144.00
2	—	465	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	118.00	118.00
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
1	—	715	103.00	103.00
1	—	340	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	672	129.00–130.00	129.76
12	—	744	126.00–131.00	129.43
2	—	368	137.50–140.00	138.79
5	—	489	139.00	139.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
2	—	530	126.00–134.00	130.00
5	—	786	125.00	125.00
6	—	645	136.00	136.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	94.00	94.00
6	—	1,583	82.00–88.00	84.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	872	70.00–77.00	74.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,438	90.00–92.50	90.80
6	—	1,246	81.00–86.50	83.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	97.00	97.00
1	—	960	83.00	83.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle