Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $171.01/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −43.48 against this barn's trailing median of $214.49.

Average price

$171.01

94 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$34.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

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	536	176.09	943	80
Medium and Large 2-3	605	141.96	858	14thin

One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $85 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.00, low $178.02, median $214.49 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale94 hd

171.01

—

KY average24 barns · 2,442 hd

167.72

+3.28

This barn, trailing median6 sales

214.49

−43.48

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	1,527	112.46	1,718	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	95.30	1,498	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	91.74	1,118	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	886	73.25	649	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,361	$1,332	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,256	$1,180	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$886	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	152.53/cwt	143.00–159.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	960	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	160.05/cwt	156.00–164.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	146.51/cwt	146.00–147.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	119.36/cwt	113.00–124.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	172.02/cwt	164.00–174.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.13/cwt	154.00–160.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	127.03/cwt	121.00–130.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	166.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	152.77/cwt	152.00–153.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	188.39/cwt	181.00–192.00	927	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,370	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,356	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	196.30/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,141	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	166.14/cwt	158.00–174.00	957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	197.08/cwt	191.00–198.50	855	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	534	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	218.82/cwt	215.00–220.00	580	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	90.82/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,105	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	718	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	92.83/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,434	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	98.04/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,213	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	655	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	101.49/cwt	101.00–102.00	1,662	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	81.27/cwt	79.00–83.00	960	4
Bulls	—	—	1,227	103.39/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,269	3
Bulls	—	—	1,851	119.42/cwt	119.00–120.00	2,210	4
Bulls	—	—	1,478	112.38/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,661	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,179.61/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,180	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	1,331.93/head	1,235.00–1,400.00	1,332	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	885.90/head	610.00–1,100.00	886	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	144.38/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	130.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	162.99/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,087	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	202.60/cwt	195.00–210.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	165.90/cwt	158.00–172.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,042	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	177.51/cwt	174.00–180.00	836	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	210.04/cwt	199.00–213.00	708	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	189.41/cwt	180.00–195.00	718	4

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 269Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 40Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 6Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	605	136.00	136.00
2	—	478	146.00–147.00	146.51
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	945	93.00	93.00
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	143.00–159.00	152.53
2	—	583	156.00–164.00	160.05
5	—	779	113.00–124.00	119.36
5	—	671	160.00	160.00
1	—	240	177.50	177.50
8	—	337	164.00–174.00	172.02
5	—	475	154.00–160.00	157.13
3	—	717	121.00–130.00	127.03
3	—	392	160.00–170.00	166.77
4	—	434	152.00–153.00	152.77
1	—	630	165.00	165.00
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	118.00	118.00
7	—	576	158.00–174.00	166.14
9	—	434	191.00–198.50	197.08
4	—	777	140.00–149.00	144.38
5	—	871	125.00–135.00	130.63
3	—	710	150.00	150.00
5	—	667	154.00–170.00	162.99
4	—	262	195.00–210.00	202.60
5	—	521	158.00–172.00	165.90
1	—	620	168.00	168.00
1	—	815	126.00	126.00
11	—	471	174.00–180.00	177.51
8	—	337	199.00–213.00	210.04
2	—	1,090	104.00	104.00
4	—	379	180.00–195.00	189.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	183.00	183.00
1	—	595	190.00	190.00
4	—	534	189.00	189.00
4	—	265	215.00–220.00	218.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	129.00	129.00
2	—	460	158.00	158.00
1	—	365	176.00	176.00
1	—	255	182.50	182.50
2	—	885	113.00–114.00	113.50
2	—	545	147.00	147.00
1	—	585	141.00	141.00
1	—	435	152.00	152.00
1	—	665	149.00	149.00
1	—	950	92.00	92.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	181.00–192.00	188.39
1	—	420	191.00	191.00
1	—	720	155.00	155.00
1	—	505	176.00	176.00
1	—	645	183.00	183.00
1	—	205	200.00	200.00
9	—	864	157.00	157.00
9	—	581	195.00–199.00	196.30
2	—	285	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	200.00	200.00
10	—	754	181.75	181.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,217	87.00–94.00	90.82
9	—	1,237	97.00–101.00	98.04
4	—	1,181	79.00–83.00	81.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	82.00	82.00
1	—	850	67.00	67.00
2	—	910	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,545	90.00–96.00	92.83
2	—	1,638	101.00–102.00	101.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	98.00–106.00	103.39
4	—	1,851	119.00–120.00	119.42
8	—	1,478	108.00–116.00	112.38

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)	9	—	1,256	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,179.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,361	1,235.00–1,400.00	1,331.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,021	610.00–1,100.00	885.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,480	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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How this sale compares

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