Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to limited amount of comparisons. 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 $152.42/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$152.42

228 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,130

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$400

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

$25.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.96

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	749	153.64	1,151	217
Medium and Large 2-3	586	128.17	751	11thin

One grade step is worth $25.48/cwt here — about $400 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 sale228 hd

152.42

—

KY average25 barns · 4,528 hd

159.38

−6.96

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	1,463	106.33	1,556	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	81.50	1,202	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	73.10	824	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	57.29	520	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)	1,133	$963	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,535	$1,325	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	144.63/cwt	138.00–147.00	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	123.72/cwt	121.00–127.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	155.80/cwt	155.80–155.80	1,313	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	152.61/cwt	140.00–155.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,453	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,098	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	641	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	906	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,452	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	772	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,289	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	165.57/cwt	162.00–173.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	448	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	887	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	52.25/cwt	50.00–55.00	451	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	62.32/cwt	60.00–65.00	594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	80.25/cwt	80.00–80.50	945	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	659	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	922	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,216	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,009	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	962.80/head	950.00–975.00	963	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	133.61/cwt	132.00–137.00	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	153.31/cwt	145.00–158.00	967	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	160.77/cwt	153.00–167.00	920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	171.38/cwt	164.00–177.50	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	157.26/cwt	157.00–157.50	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	156.23/cwt	154.00–161.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	138.80/cwt	132.00–141.00	992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	894	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	154.61/cwt	149.00–162.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.30/cwt	148.00–161.00	815	9

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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 148Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 48Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
9	—	560	138.00–147.00	144.63
6	—	628	140.00–155.00	152.61
2	—	385	159.00	159.00
9	—	492	154.00–161.00	156.23
7	—	715	132.00–141.00	138.80
6	—	692	156.00	156.00
4	—	413	149.00–162.00	154.61
2	—	318	165.00	165.00
9	—	518	148.00–161.00	157.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	580	121.00–127.00	123.72
2	—	542	144.00	144.00
1	—	465	142.50	142.50
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
1	—	730	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	160.00	160.00
121	—	843	155.80	155.80
1	—	520	169.00	169.00
38	—	737	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	857	169.50	169.50
5	—	641	187.50	187.50
54	—	906	160.25	160.25
14	—	772	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	144.00	144.00
1	—	655	151.00	151.00
6	—	965	145.00	145.00
2	—	482	168.00	168.00
1	—	560	175.00	175.00
2	—	822	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	126.00	126.00
1	—	335	172.50	172.50
3	—	488	162.00–173.00	165.57
2	—	822	115.00	115.00
2	—	790	129.00	129.00
6	—	631	145.00–158.00	153.31
7	—	572	153.00–167.00	160.77
7	—	422	164.00–177.50	171.38
6	—	514	174.00	174.00
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	149.00	149.00
5	—	609	132.00–137.00	133.61
2	—	420	157.00–157.50	157.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	863	50.00–55.00	52.25
2	—	953	60.00–65.00	62.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	81.50	81.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	80.00–80.50	80.25
2	—	1,098	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,085	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,660	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,450	103.00	103.00

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	—	1,225	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	950.00–975.00	962.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle