Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.95/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$177.95

117 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,326

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$28.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.81

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	178.44	1,336	115
Medium and Large 2-3	548	149.50	819	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.94/cwt here — about $517 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 sale117 hd

177.95

—

KY average25 barns · 4,891 hd

184.76

−6.81

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	—	High	1,673	113.53	1,899	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	82.00	1,222	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	81.16	1,013	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	68.25	630	2thin
Heifers	Select	High	1,330	101.00	1,343	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)	1,163	$1,051	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,456	4thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	143.98/cwt	139.00–149.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	160.09/cwt	158.00–162.50	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,219	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	632	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,240	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	857	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,495	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	550	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	175.08/cwt	171.00–179.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,194	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	180.49/cwt	180.00–181.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	171.68/cwt	164.00–179.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	165.45/cwt	163.00–169.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Select	—	1,330	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,343	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	718	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,222	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	72.64/cwt	70.00–75.00	828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	80.91/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,031	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	90.02/cwt	89.00–91.00	1,188	3
Bulls	—	—	1,468	121.82/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	545	1
Bulls	—	—	1,741	110.76/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,928	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,050.54/head	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,051	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,456.45/head	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	163.06/cwt	160.00–166.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	191.80/cwt	187.00–194.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	165.19/cwt	162.00–168.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	168.50/cwt	167.50–169.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	164.69/cwt	164.00–166.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	190.32/cwt	180.00–196.50	1,111	18

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 205Year ago 89

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 63Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 21Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	132.00	132.00
2	—	580	136.00–137.00	136.50
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	156.00	156.00
2	—	623	139.00–149.00	143.98
4	—	473	158.00–162.50	160.09
4	—	579	160.00–166.00	163.06
8	—	414	162.00–168.00	165.19
3	—	358	167.50–169.00	168.50
3	—	519	164.00–166.00	164.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	169.00	169.00
14	—	689	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	134.00	134.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	205.00	205.00
63	—	857	174.50	174.50
6	—	550	203.00	203.00
3	—	625	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	149.00	149.00
10	—	748	163.00	163.00
2	—	625	159.00	159.00
2	—	530	171.00–179.00	175.08
1	—	905	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,085	121.00	121.00
3	—	435	187.00–194.00	191.80
18	—	584	180.00–196.50	190.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	180.00–181.00	180.49
2	—	523	164.00–179.00	171.68
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
4	—	479	163.00–169.00	165.45
4	—	695	141.00–145.00	143.00
2	—	608	167.00	167.00
2	—	440	166.00	166.00
1	—	705	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
2	—	648	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	101.00	101.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	76.00	76.00
1	—	900	60.50	60.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	70.00–75.00	72.64
4	—	1,274	79.00–85.00	80.91
3	—	1,320	89.00–91.00	90.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	120.00–123.00	121.82
6	—	1,741	109.00–114.00	110.76

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)	3	—	1,163	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,348	1,125.00–1,650.00	1,456.45

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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Steers · 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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