Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady on a limited amount of comparisons. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.65/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$155.65

64 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$30.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

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	549	161.44	886	52
Medium and Large 2-3	599	130.58	782	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.85/cwt here — about $104 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 sale64 hd

155.65

—

KY average25 barns · 4,985 hd

153.74

+1.91

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	1,698	112.35	1,907	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	80.83	1,013	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	64.50	607	7thin

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)	1,295	$1,135	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,378	$1,117	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	185.09/cwt	179.00–194.00	857	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	165.53/cwt	153.00–170.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	117.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	169.08/cwt	166.00–175.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.63/cwt	156.00–161.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	161.36/cwt	150.00–168.00	994	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	368	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	152.49/cwt	151.00–154.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	172.66/cwt	166.00–179.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	150.00/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	187.24/cwt	181.00–192.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	179.72/cwt	174.00–185.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	146.37/cwt	142.00–149.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	196.30/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	190.69/cwt	182.00–195.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	190.73/cwt	181.00–197.00	917	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	173.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	183.85/cwt	177.50–189.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	665	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,104	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	79.88/cwt	76.00–83.50	983	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	72.57/cwt	70.00–74.00	869	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	91.31/cwt	90.50–92.00	1,246	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	528	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	75.51/cwt	73.00–78.00	723	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	62.12/cwt	60.00–64.00	568	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,179	1
Bulls	—	—	1,755	113.36/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,989	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,117.27/head	1,075.00–1,160.00	1,117	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	170.27/cwt	163.00–176.00	993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	168.75/cwt	167.50–170.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	181.71/cwt	180.00–183.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	146.53/cwt	140.00–151.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	167.60/cwt	165.00–169.50	957	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	175.66/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	178.45/cwt	177.00–180.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	399	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,047	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,037	3

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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Wed Sep 21, 2022

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Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 201Year ago 241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 49Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	278	152.50	152.50
1	—	560	143.00	143.00
4	—	399	145.00	145.00
3	—	1,047	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	148.00	148.00
7	—	473	153.00–170.00	165.53
2	—	825	115.00–119.00	117.02
5	—	359	166.00–175.00	169.08
2	—	423	156.00–161.00	158.63
7	—	616	150.00–168.00	161.36
4	—	524	151.00–154.00	152.49
2	—	773	110.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	325	172.50	172.50
11	—	571	165.00–169.50	167.60
1	—	1,080	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	173.00–177.00	175.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	177.00–180.00	178.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	179.00–194.00	185.09
3	—	617	170.00–180.00	173.74
3	—	420	177.50–189.00	183.85
1	—	770	138.00	138.00
6	—	583	163.00–176.00	170.27
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
4	—	720	147.00	147.00
1	—	335	172.50	172.50
5	—	523	180.00–183.00	181.71
4	—	665	140.00–151.00	146.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	505	138.00	138.00
1	—	230	107.50	107.50
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
2	—	410	167.50–170.00	168.75
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
1	—	570	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	485	201.00	201.00
4	—	665	166.00	166.00
3	—	540	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	185.00	185.00
6	—	531	205.00	205.00
3	—	637	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	204.00	204.00
4	—	472	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	166.00–179.00	172.66
2	—	842	139.00	139.00
3	—	700	149.00–151.00	150.00
8	—	428	181.00–192.00	187.24
1	—	670	148.00	148.00
2	—	380	174.00–185.00	179.72
1	—	870	139.00	139.00
3	—	622	142.00–149.00	146.37
5	—	535	185.00–199.00	196.30
3	—	281	182.00–195.00	190.69
12	—	481	181.00–197.00	190.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,230	76.00–83.50	79.88
3	—	1,197	70.00–74.00	72.57
3	—	1,365	90.50–92.00	91.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	52.00	52.00
2	—	958	73.00–78.00	75.51
4	—	914	60.00–64.00	62.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,755	112.00–116.00	113.36
2	—	1,805	122.00	122.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,378	1,075.00–1,160.00	1,117.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,135.00	1,135.00

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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