Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers and heifers 6.00-8.00 lower, Moderate demand for feeders and good demand for yearlings. Slaughter cows and bulls steady on a limited comparison. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.06/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$148.06

148 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$27.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.77

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	694	152.28	1,058	125
Medium and Large 2-3	492	125.13	616	23

One grade step is worth $27.15/cwt here — about $441 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 sale148 hd

148.06

—

KY average17 barns · 3,465 hd

164.83

−16.77

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	1,434	95.04	1,363	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	87.99	1,402	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,336	83.01	1,109	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	75.79	783	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$816	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	462	146.58/cwt	141.00–156.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	128.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	881	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	153.21/cwt	144.00–157.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	128.02/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	129.56/cwt	124.00–136.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	119.06/cwt	115.00–127.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	127.26/cwt	122.00–138.00	532	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	130.95/cwt	129.00–139.00	431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	184.35/cwt	184.00–185.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	162.76/cwt	154.00–176.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	154.01/cwt	145.00–159.50	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	127.99/cwt	122.50–138.00	343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	305	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	966	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	549	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	798	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,246	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	140.34/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	176.05/cwt	171.00–180.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	153.27/cwt	152.00–157.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,031	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	63.53/cwt	61.00–66.00	590	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	87.99/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	79.32/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,063	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	71.28/cwt	70.00–72.00	776	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	88.28/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,204	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	84.41/cwt	82.00–86.00	886	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	906	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,392	93.05/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,295	6
Bulls	—	—	1,685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,803	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	815.51/head	750.00–885.00	816	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	181.71/cwt	178.00–186.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	126.38/cwt	110.00–135.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	149.20/cwt	137.50–160.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	181.93/cwt	179.00–187.00	871	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	185.02/cwt	177.50–187.50	522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	129.97/cwt	127.00–132.00	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	147.01/cwt	138.00–150.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	119.43/cwt	116.00–125.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	152.36/cwt	120.00–161.00	731	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	145.61/cwt	128.00–159.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,339	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	154.17/cwt	140.00–159.00	660	8

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 197Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 24Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year 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
6	—	462	141.00–156.00	146.58
6	—	683	124.00–130.00	128.98
5	—	574	144.00–157.00	153.21
2	—	783	123.00–133.00	128.02
3	—	713	124.00–136.00	129.56
5	—	329	129.00–139.00	130.95
5	—	531	145.00–159.50	154.01
3	—	268	122.50–138.00	127.99
2	—	398	147.00	147.00
4	—	602	138.00–150.00	147.01
8	—	428	140.00–159.00	154.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	115.00–127.00	119.06
7	—	418	122.00–138.00	127.26
1	—	280	118.00	118.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
5	—	468	127.00–132.00	129.97
5	—	629	116.00–125.00	119.43
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	604	160.00	160.00
65	—	846	158.25	158.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	852	137.00	137.00
1	—	250	185.00	185.00
3	—	411	184.00–185.00	184.35
5	—	580	154.00–176.00	162.76
2	—	685	145.00	145.00
3	—	738	137.00–146.00	140.34
3	—	815	139.00–140.00	139.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	128.00	128.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
3	—	645	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	196.00	196.00
7	—	549	208.00	208.00
2	—	798	167.00	167.00
8	—	708	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	171.00–180.00	176.05
2	—	550	185.00	185.00
1	—	500	179.00	179.00
2	—	242	155.00	155.00
6	—	429	178.00–186.00	181.71
2	—	638	154.00	154.00
7	—	479	179.00–187.00	181.93
2	—	720	135.00–137.00	136.01
4	—	308	165.00	165.00
4	—	282	177.50–187.50	185.02
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	403	152.00–157.00	153.27
3	—	527	110.00–135.00	126.38
2	—	313	137.50–160.00	149.20
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
2	—	365	140.00–155.00	147.50
11	—	480	120.00–161.00	152.36
3	—	562	128.00–159.00	145.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	199.00	199.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	61.00–66.00	63.53
3	—	1,088	70.00–72.00	71.28
3	—	1,050	82.00–86.00	84.41
1	—	1,030	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	86.50–90.00	87.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,340	79.00–80.00	79.32
4	—	1,364	87.00–91.00	88.28
1	—	1,215	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,392	88.00–98.00	93.05
1	—	1,685	107.00	107.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	750.00–885.00	815.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	900.00	900.00

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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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

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