Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $166.60/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$166.60

177 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,217

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$29.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.25

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	740	168.59	1,247	165
Medium and Large 2-3	605	139.24	843	12thin

One grade step is worth $29.34/cwt here — about $404 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 sale177 hd

166.60

—

KY average25 barns · 5,978 hd

170.85

−4.25

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	1,359	96.29	1,309	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	79.36	1,238	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	75.08	948	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	926	68.72	636	8thin

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)	1,485	$1,085	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,013	$864	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$804	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$949	2thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	323	145.61/cwt	140.00–147.50	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	128.97/cwt	126.00–132.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	147.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,055	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	171.30/cwt	168.00–175.00	894	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	862	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	153.73/cwt	147.50–156.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	156.34/cwt	152.50–160.00	489	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,273	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	133.20/cwt	132.00–138.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	170.36/cwt	169.00–173.00	978	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	165.16/cwt	165.00–166.00	940	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,137	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	171.75/cwt	171.75–171.75	1,410	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,137	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	180.42/cwt	178.00–183.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	144.98/cwt	144.00–149.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	160.40/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,322	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	186.49/cwt	180.00–188.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,239	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	163.02/cwt	156.50–168.00	1,089	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.58/cwt	142.00–154.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	175.78/cwt	170.00–185.00	838	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	165.75/cwt	160.00–173.00	714	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	151.07/cwt	140.00–153.00	929	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	624	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	76.13/cwt	75.50–77.50	1,223	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	81.52/cwt	81.00–82.00	770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	65.14/cwt	62.00–69.00	593	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	589	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	84.21/cwt	82.50–86.00	1,253	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	74.86/cwt	71.00–79.00	961	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	83.66/cwt	80.50–88.00	1,055	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	68.53/cwt	67.00–70.00	824	6
Bulls	—	—	1,975	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	2,340	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	106.59/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,631	3
Bulls	—	—	1,134	85.66/cwt	84.00–89.00	971	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	863.61/head	775.00–950.00	864	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	803.63/head	660.00–900.00	804	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	948.82/head	850.00–1,070.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	142.63/cwt	141.00–146.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	169.63/cwt	167.50–170.00	492	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	157.50/cwt	150.00–165.00	839	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	130.41/cwt	129.00–132.00	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	140.79/cwt	139.00–142.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	150.43/cwt	146.00–158.00	859	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	142.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	120.84/cwt	118.00–125.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	134.80/cwt	131.00–136.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.33/cwt	139.00–141.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	146.33/cwt	142.00–155.00	754	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	134.20/cwt	132.00–136.00	621	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Sep 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 187Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 29Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 3Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	140.00–147.50	145.61
1	—	705	92.00	92.00
2	—	510	126.00–132.00	128.97
5	—	688	118.00–125.00	120.84
1	—	270	125.00	125.00
5	—	396	131.00–136.00	134.80
3	—	410	139.00–141.00	140.33
1	—	590	136.00	136.00
8	—	463	132.00–136.00	134.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	170.00	170.00
7	—	427	145.00–155.00	147.58
2	—	708	149.00	149.00
5	—	603	143.00	143.00
4	—	464	147.50–156.00	153.73
2	—	313	152.50–160.00	156.34
1	—	268	167.50	167.50
8	—	571	146.00–158.00	150.43
10	—	515	142.00–155.00	146.33
8	—	762	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	522	168.00–175.00	171.30
7	—	670	155.50	155.50
24	—	569	165.00–166.00	165.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	753	169.00	169.00
64	—	821	171.75	171.75
20	—	690	179.50	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	132.00–138.00	133.20
17	—	574	169.00–173.00	170.36
6	—	713	159.50	159.50
2	—	413	178.00–183.00	180.42
1	—	1,180	126.00	126.00
25	—	824	160.00–161.00	160.40
5	—	489	180.00–188.00	186.49
2	—	760	155.00	155.00
1	—	250	175.00	175.00
12	—	668	156.50–168.00	163.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	108.00	108.00
1	—	830	137.00	137.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
5	—	666	144.00–149.00	144.98
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	142.00–154.00	145.58
14	—	477	170.00–185.00	175.78
13	—	431	160.00–173.00	165.75
11	—	615	140.00–153.00	151.07
2	—	370	180.00	180.00
6	—	290	167.50–170.00	169.63
9	—	533	150.00–165.00	157.50
1	—	225	165.00	165.00
5	—	685	139.00–142.00	140.79
1	—	715	146.00	146.00
1	—	850	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	169.00	169.00
2	—	318	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	141.00–146.00	142.63
1	—	325	118.00	118.00
2	—	692	128.00	128.00
1	—	620	136.00	136.00
1	—	265	137.50	137.50
5	—	568	129.00–132.00	130.41
1	—	725	122.50	122.50
3	—	521	140.00–148.00	142.56
1	—	785	109.00	109.00
1	—	240	147.50	147.50
2	—	458	156.00–160.00	158.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	75.50–77.50	76.13
2	—	1,488	82.50–86.00	84.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	81.00–82.00	81.52
5	—	910	62.00–69.00	65.14
1	—	965	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,284	71.00–79.00	74.86
5	—	1,261	80.50–88.00	83.66
6	—	1,203	67.00–70.00	68.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	118.50	118.50
3	—	1,530	104.00–108.00	106.59
5	—	1,134	84.00–89.00	85.66

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,013	775.00–950.00	863.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	973	660.00–900.00	803.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	850.00–1,070.00	948.82

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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