Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.92/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$148.92

146 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$21.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.27

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	721	150.09	1,082	138
Medium and Large 2-3	560	128.81	721	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about $361 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 sale146 hd

148.92

—

KY average22 barns · 6,265 hd

154.19

−5.27

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	1,734	118.47	2,055	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	85.74	1,339	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	82.13	1,010	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	71.83	731	7thin

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)	1,660	$1,275	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,073	$1,349	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,580	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2-3	—	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.02/cwt	148.00–157.00	871	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,024	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	136.56/cwt	134.00–139.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,230	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,103	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	856	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,323	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	144.99/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,057	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	143.02/cwt	134.00–146.00	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	867	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	73.63/cwt	71.00–78.00	750	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	85.35/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,055	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	622	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	86.52/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,332	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,174	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,556	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	76.04/cwt	72.00–79.00	920	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	119.09/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,349.01/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	964	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,267	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	150.31/cwt	145.00–152.00	914	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	140.73/cwt	135.00–146.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.12/cwt	145.00–160.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.60/cwt	146.00–149.50	982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,070	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	167.01/cwt	163.00–170.00	892	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	161.30/cwt	153.00–167.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 79Year ago 232

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 26Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	112.00	112.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
1	—	495	122.50	122.50
2	—	568	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	148.00–157.00	152.02
1	—	380	153.00	153.00
1	—	325	169.00	169.00
9	—	608	145.00–152.00	150.31
4	—	530	145.00–160.00	153.12
1	—	425	146.00	146.00
11	—	665	146.00–149.50	147.60
7	—	484	153.00–167.00	161.30
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	652	157.00	157.00
4	—	606	159.00	159.00
62	—	871	145.50	145.50
10	—	764	140.00	140.00
14	—	534	163.00–170.00	167.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	167.50	167.50
3	—	560	161.00	161.00
1	—	315	182.50	182.50
2	—	728	134.00–139.00	136.56
4	—	694	159.00	159.00
2	—	492	186.00	186.00
1	—	920	128.00	128.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
3	—	815	144.00–147.00	144.99
8	—	611	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	154.00	154.00
2	—	600	111.00	111.00
1	—	680	139.00	139.00
1	—	380	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	752	163.50	163.50
10	—	856	154.50	154.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	132.00	132.00
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	134.00–146.00	143.02
1	—	990	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	300	182.00	182.00
3	—	647	134.00	134.00
3	—	398	164.00	164.00
4	—	575	135.00–146.00	140.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,018	71.00–78.00	73.63
1	—	1,020	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,236	82.00–89.00	85.35
5	—	1,210	72.00–79.00	76.04
1	—	1,285	90.00	90.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,540	82.00–89.50	86.52
1	—	1,565	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,710	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	116.00	116.00
4	—	1,868	117.00–121.00	119.09

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	—	1,660	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,580	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,073	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,349.01

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

Heifers · 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