Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on limited comparisons and light supply of calves. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower except 600 lbs heifers which sold 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $143.38/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$143.38

60 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$24.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.67

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	525	151.12	794	41
Medium and Large 2-3	493	126.67	624	19thin

One grade step is worth $24.46/cwt here — about $170 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 sale60 hd

143.38

—

KY average24 barns · 4,930 hd

160.05

−16.67

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	1,682	108.29	1,821	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	74.34	1,163	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	71.71	898	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	810	68.24	553	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,226	127.00	1,557	4thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$917	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,189	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	136.89/cwt	136.00–137.50	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	120.41/cwt	120.00–121.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	148.45/cwt	141.00–157.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	151.98/cwt	145.00–157.50	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	117.53/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	166.18/cwt	164.00–175.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	178.42/cwt	170.00–187.50	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	156.18/cwt	148.00–165.00	901	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	175.45/cwt	174.00–182.00	746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	182.36/cwt	172.50–187.00	578	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	142.63/cwt	134.00–148.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	880	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	125.98/cwt	116.00–131.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	502	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,189.31/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,189	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	917.07/head	875.00–950.00	917	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	99.03/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,480	4
Bulls	—	—	1,742	107.00/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,864	5
Bulls	—	—	1,793	119.17/cwt	117.00–121.00	2,137	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	72.35/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,120	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	83.24/cwt	83.00–83.50	1,388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	56.28/cwt	53.00–60.00	435	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,226	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,557	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	65.31/cwt	63.00–67.00	830	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	75.47/cwt	70.00–78.00	913	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,060	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,000	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	71.21/cwt	68.00–74.00	590	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	77.22/cwt	75.00–79.50	641	2

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 113Year ago 84

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 46Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 28Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	159.00	159.00
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
4	—	475	141.00–157.00	148.45
5	—	337	145.00–157.50	151.98
1	—	550	142.00	142.00
7	—	632	134.00–148.00	142.63
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	136.00–137.50	136.89
2	—	580	123.00	123.00
5	—	523	120.00–121.00	120.41
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
4	—	480	128.00–129.00	128.52
2	—	618	115.00–120.00	117.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	151.00	151.00
3	—	583	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	181.00	181.00
4	—	621	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	164.00–175.00	166.18
2	—	333	170.00–187.50	178.42
1	—	450	184.00	184.00
4	—	444	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	149.00–150.00	149.67
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
4	—	577	148.00–165.00	156.18
4	—	381	176.00	176.00
11	—	425	174.00–182.00	175.45
7	—	317	172.50–187.00	182.36
1	—	745	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,000	125.00	125.00
3	—	762	116.00–131.00	125.98
1	—	610	146.00	146.00
1	—	275	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	112.50	112.50
3	—	483	126.00	126.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,310	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,189.31
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	962	875.00–950.00	917.07

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,495	96.50–100.00	99.03
5	—	1,742	104.00–112.00	107.00
4	—	1,793	117.00–121.00	119.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	70.00–76.00	72.35
2	—	1,668	83.00–83.50	83.24
1	—	1,460	68.50	68.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	53.00–60.00	56.28
2	—	828	68.00–74.00	71.21
2	—	830	75.00–79.50	77.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,271	63.00–67.00	65.31
5	—	1,210	70.00–78.00	75.47
2	—	1,300	81.50	81.50
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	127.00	127.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle