Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.82/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$159.82

112 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

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

$33.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.45

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	748	161.60	1,209	106
Medium and Large 2-3	588	128.33	755	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.26/cwt here — about $454 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 sale112 hd

159.82

—

KY average26 barns · 5,231 hd

164.27

−4.45

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	1,579	116.79	1,844	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	88.10	1,353	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,290	82.73	1,067	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	900	61.00	549	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,430	119.00	1,702	1thin

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)	1,033	$975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,110	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	159.85/cwt	152.00–164.50	997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	172.79/cwt	172.00–173.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.70/cwt	154.00–169.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,349	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	757	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,340	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,109	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	172.25/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	172.52/cwt	167.50–176.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	162.33/cwt	158.00–170.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	579	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	495	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	931	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,430	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,702	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	88.10/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,353	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	75.56/cwt	70.00–79.00	924	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	83.71/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,100	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	91.74/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,220	3
Bulls	—	—	1,594	116.82/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,862	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	106.44/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—	—	1,748	127.07/cwt	124.00–130.00	2,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	975.36/head	900.00–1,025.00	975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	147.20/cwt	146.00–149.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	161.42/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,031	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	979	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	166.30/cwt	165.00–167.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	160.94/cwt	159.00–163.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	146.48/cwt	144.00–149.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	162.03/cwt	156.00–168.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	692	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,152	11

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 104Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 39Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	915	103.00	103.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	143.00	143.00
1	—	645	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
9	—	624	152.00–164.50	159.85
5	—	521	172.00–173.00	172.79
2	—	380	154.00–169.00	161.70
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
1	—	850	129.00	129.00
3	—	473	165.00–167.00	166.30
2	—	573	159.00–163.00	160.94
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
1	—	930	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	602	169.00	169.00
63	—	838	161.00	161.00
11	—	692	166.50	166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	163.00	163.00
2	—	480	160.00	160.00
1	—	535	173.00	173.00
3	—	342	191.00	191.00
1	—	725	159.00	159.00
1	—	400	167.50	167.50
4	—	592	171.00–176.00	172.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	191.00	191.00
54	—	757	177.00	177.00
18	—	616	180.00	180.00
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	167.50–176.00	172.52
2	—	702	157.00	157.00
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
4	—	467	158.00–170.00	162.33
1	—	655	166.00	166.00
1	—	395	173.00	173.00
9	—	639	157.00–168.00	161.42
1	—	510	185.00	185.00
2	—	563	156.00–168.00	162.03
1	—	1,040	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	178.00	178.00
1	—	495	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	146.00–149.00	147.20
2	—	680	144.00	144.00
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
2	—	615	144.00–149.00	146.48
1	—	830	114.00	114.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	119.00	119.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,035	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,536	87.00–89.00	88.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,223	70.00–79.00	75.56
9	—	1,314	80.00–87.00	83.71
3	—	1,330	90.00–94.00	91.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	114.00–118.00	116.82
2	—	1,380	104.00–108.00	106.44
2	—	1,748	124.00–130.00	127.07

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)	2	—	1,033	900.00–1,025.00	975.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	675.00	675.00

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