Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $149.61/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$149.61

46 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$22.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.09

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	539	154.03	830	37
Medium and Large 2-3	515	131.44	677	9thin

One grade step is worth $22.59/cwt here — about $153 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 sale46 hd

149.61

—

KY average25 barns · 6,352 hd

156.70

−7.09

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	1,470	87.57	1,287	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,597	69.66	1,112	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	69.10	899	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	57.30	531	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)	1,030	$868	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$748	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$735	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,390	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,281	$1,127	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	312	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	183.97/cwt	182.00–185.00	957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	172.25/cwt	164.00–180.00	968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	163.59/cwt	163.00–164.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	128.52/cwt	127.00–130.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	184.38/cwt	180.00–187.50	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,116	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	63.39/cwt	60.50–66.00	978	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	72.79/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,182	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	63.44/cwt	59.00–65.50	800	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	77.41/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,070	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	71.71/cwt	66.00–74.50	942	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	54.50/cwt	53.00–57.50	494	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	692	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,552	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	82.86/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	734.95/head	585.00–925.00	735	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	747.77/head	650.00–810.00	748	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	867.72/head	600.00–1,050.00	868	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	1,127.34/head	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,127	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	150.98/cwt	142.00–158.00	767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	130.99/cwt	128.00–134.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	798	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	161.48/cwt	160.00–162.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.11/cwt	140.00–158.00	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	157.33/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,053	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 Jul 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 113Last week 251Year ago 209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 43Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 2Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	137.50	137.50
1	—	400	157.00	157.00
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	182.00–185.00	183.97
7	—	562	164.00–180.00	172.25
2	—	315	192.00	192.00
4	—	494	180.00–187.50	184.38
1	—	750	146.00	146.00
3	—	672	166.00	166.00
1	—	735	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	184.00	184.00
2	—	515	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	625	139.00–141.00	140.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
2	—	412	170.00	170.00
1	—	365	167.50	167.50
1	—	495	167.50	167.50
1	—	540	151.00	151.00
2	—	573	128.00–134.00	130.99
5	—	684	130.00–135.00	131.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
2	—	798	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	157.00	157.00
6	—	669	156.00–158.00	157.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	163.00–164.00	163.59
2	—	668	132.00–133.00	132.49
2	—	628	127.00–130.00	128.52
2	—	348	160.00	160.00
8	—	508	142.00–158.00	150.98
4	—	405	160.00–162.00	161.48
5	—	572	140.00–158.00	154.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
4	—	576	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	398	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	60.50–66.00	63.39
4	—	1,624	71.00–76.00	72.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,261	59.00–65.50	63.44
3	—	1,382	75.00–80.00	77.41
10	—	1,313	66.00–74.50	71.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	53.00–57.50	54.50
1	—	1,010	68.50	68.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	97.00	97.00
2	—	1,405	82.00–84.00	82.86

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,041	585.00–925.00	734.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	650.00–810.00	747.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,030	600.00–1,050.00	867.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,281	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,127.34

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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