Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 4.00-6.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher, over 600 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower, Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls steady, Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.15/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$151.15

98 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$28.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.48

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	539	155.20	836	84
Medium and Large 2-3	522	126.86	662	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.34/cwt here — about $174 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 sale98 hd

151.15

—

KY average26 barns · 6,472 hd

157.63

−6.48

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	—	High	1,606	107.14	1,721	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,643	84.51	1,388	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,294	79.55	1,030	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,050	72.59	762	11

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 (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	970	$1,110	3thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.90/cwt	123.00–133.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	171.99/cwt	168.00–177.00	896	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	134.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	154.51/cwt	149.00–165.00	893	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	352	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	182.26/cwt	177.00–184.00	1,110	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	140.68/cwt	130.00–145.00	951	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	163.25/cwt	163.00–164.00	993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	497	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,019	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	198.22/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	176.46/cwt	166.00–182.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	155.58/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	116.99/cwt	96.00–129.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	153.23/cwt	137.00–159.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	183.62/cwt	167.50–190.00	861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	878	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	68.46/cwt	64.00–71.00	744	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	77.29/cwt	74.00–80.00	815	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	84.05/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,078	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	78.29/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,022	13
Bulls	—	—	1,660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,959	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	794	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,643	84.51/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,388	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	845	1
Bulls	—	—	1,457	96.78/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,410	3
Bulls	—	—	1,803	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	2,114	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	441	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	147.99/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	189.87/cwt	189.00–191.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	462	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	175.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	359	166.67/cwt	165.00–170.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	613	167.02/cwt	166.00–168.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	149.62/cwt	139.00–160.00	619	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	132.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	148.98/cwt	148.00–150.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	137.95/cwt	131.00–145.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	153.89/cwt	151.00–162.00	705	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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Feeder CattleReceipts 201Last week 277Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 37Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 5Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	805	132.00	132.00
4	—	608	163.00–164.00	163.25
3	—	573	166.00–182.00	176.46
2	—	718	148.00–163.00	155.58
2	—	438	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	202.00	202.00
5	—	497	205.00	205.00
1	—	550	194.00	194.00
5	—	513	197.00–200.00	198.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	609	177.00–184.00	182.26
4	—	719	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	131.00	131.00
2	—	618	123.00–133.00	127.90
15	—	578	149.00–165.00	154.51
11	—	676	130.00–145.00	140.68
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
9	—	414	139.00–160.00	149.62
4	—	534	148.00–150.00	148.98
2	—	363	131.00–145.00	137.95
8	—	458	151.00–162.00	153.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	168.00–177.00	171.99
6	—	702	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	124.00	124.00
7	—	474	130.00–136.00	134.59
2	—	668	105.00	105.00
2	—	565	128.00–138.00	132.96
1	—	385	122.00	122.00
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	173.00	173.00
7	—	473	170.00–180.00	175.75
3	—	359	165.00–170.00	166.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	167.00	167.00
1	—	930	117.00	117.00
4	—	626	137.00–159.00	153.23
11	—	469	167.50–190.00	183.62
2	—	542	162.00	162.00
3	—	773	144.00–150.00	147.99
6	—	420	189.00–191.00	189.87
4	—	385	158.00	158.00
1	—	735	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	96.00–129.00	116.99
5	—	483	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	441	201.00	201.00
2	—	462	195.00	195.00
2	—	330	211.00	211.00
1	—	385	196.00	196.00
2	—	613	166.00–168.00	167.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	63.00	63.00
5	—	1,087	64.00–71.00	68.46
4	—	1,054	74.00–80.00	77.29
1	—	945	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	83.00–86.00	84.05
13	—	1,305	75.00–82.00	78.29
1	—	1,225	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	84.00–85.00	84.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	118.00	118.00
3	—	1,457	90.00–105.00	96.78
2	—	1,803	117.00–117.50	117.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	1,110.00	1,110.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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