Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $144.73/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$144.73

149 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$21.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

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	514	149.43	768	116
Medium and Large 2-3	524	128.21	672	33

One grade step is worth $21.22/cwt here — about $96 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 sale149 hd

144.73

—

KY average25 barns · 5,079 hd

143.00

+1.73

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	1,709	103.78	1,774	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	65.93	1,023	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	65.17	808	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	962	61.78	595	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$625	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,370	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2-3	—	481	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,108	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	141.67/cwt	133.00–148.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	117.00/cwt	112.50–126.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.42/cwt	140.00–158.00	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	135.63/cwt	131.00–138.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	132.85/cwt	130.00–135.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	163.18/cwt	150.00–167.00	904	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	749	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	158.77/cwt	158.00–160.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	171.46/cwt	162.00–175.00	970	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	666	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.59/cwt	140.00–143.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	133.04/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	174.42/cwt	167.00–181.00	733	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	169.35/cwt	166.00–172.00	613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	171.35/cwt	160.00–177.50	913	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	166.65/cwt	161.00–172.50	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	162.31/cwt	157.00–169.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	171.71/cwt	171.00–174.00	910	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	70.51/cwt	70.00–71.00	709	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	65.28/cwt	62.00–68.50	629	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	58.91/cwt	56.00–60.50	715	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	72.06/cwt	71.00–73.50	936	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	56.29/cwt	52.50–59.50	534	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	71.98/cwt	70.50–73.50	1,126	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	66.13/cwt	62.50–69.50	1,030	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	58.77/cwt	58.00–59.50	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	65.38/cwt	61.00–69.50	806	35
Bulls	—	—	1,855	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	102.81/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,741	2
Bulls	—	—	1,595	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,539	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	169.57/cwt	166.00–176.00	811	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	583	169.00/cwt	164.00–170.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	166.02/cwt	165.00–167.50	852	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	149.91/cwt	149.00–155.00	556	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	116.61/cwt	105.00–120.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	143.76/cwt	135.00–148.00	896	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	139.26/cwt	135.00–143.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	152.33/cwt	141.00–158.00	739	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	143.31/cwt	136.00–150.00	741	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.19/cwt	124.00–127.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	139.25/cwt	137.00–140.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	499	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	152.73/cwt	150.00–158.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	157.91/cwt	150.00–166.00	886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	131.03/cwt	128.00–137.00	875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	153.75/cwt	150.00–157.50	438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	115.80/cwt	110.00–117.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	142.68/cwt	141.00–147.00	760	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	2

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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 529Year ago 443

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 34Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	150.00	150.00
2	—	405	153.00	153.00
4	—	539	145.00	145.00
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
1	—	255	152.50	152.50
10	—	666	95.00	95.00
5	—	570	140.00–143.00	140.59
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	644	172.00	172.00
3	—	563	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	183.00	183.00
7	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	740	115.00	115.00
10	—	566	162.00–175.00	171.46
1	—	485	177.00	177.00
4	—	839	127.00–135.00	133.04
20	—	420	167.00–181.00	174.42
12	—	362	166.00–172.00	169.35
25	—	533	160.00–177.50	171.35
1	—	640	131.00	131.00
2	—	1,030	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	189.00	189.00
4	—	451	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	122.00	122.00
6	—	375	133.00–148.00	141.67
3	—	725	112.50–126.00	117.00
18	—	427	140.00–158.00	153.42
12	—	554	150.00–167.00	163.18
5	—	827	114.50	114.50
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
5	—	327	158.00–160.00	158.77
18	—	485	141.00–158.00	152.33
22	—	517	136.00–150.00	143.31
5	—	615	124.00–127.00	125.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	135.00	135.00
2	—	453	130.00–135.00	132.51
3	—	375	131.00–138.00	135.63
6	—	424	130.00–135.00	132.85
11	—	535	131.00	131.00
3	—	749	99.00	99.00
4	—	575	135.00–143.00	139.26
1	—	860	97.00	97.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	167.50	167.50
11	—	570	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	499	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
4	—	595	137.00–140.00	139.25
3	—	490	140.00	140.00
3	—	435	150.00–158.00	152.73
5	—	273	132.00	132.00
1	—	965	84.00	84.00
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
1	—	615	127.50	127.50
6	—	678	110.00–117.00	115.80
7	—	533	141.00–147.00	142.68
2	—	375	130.00–135.00	132.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	161.00–172.50	166.65
4	—	328	157.00–169.00	162.31
14	—	478	166.00–176.00	169.57
7	—	513	165.00–167.50	166.02
7	—	371	149.00–155.00	149.91
5	—	715	105.00–120.00	116.61
4	—	623	135.00–148.00	143.76
7	—	561	150.00–166.00	157.91
7	—	668	128.00–137.00	131.03
2	—	770	111.00	111.00
2	—	285	150.00–157.50	153.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	190.00	190.00
2	—	468	182.50	182.50
4	—	530	171.00–174.00	171.71
6	—	583	164.00–170.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	70.00–71.00	70.51
6	—	964	62.00–68.50	65.28
7	—	949	52.50–59.50	56.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,214	56.00–60.50	58.91
8	—	1,299	71.00–73.50	72.06
35	—	1,233	61.00–69.50	65.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	70.50–73.50	71.98
11	—	1,557	62.50–69.50	66.13
2	—	1,508	58.00–59.50	58.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,693	101.00–104.50	102.81
1	—	1,595	96.50	96.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	86.00	86.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	85.00	85.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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How this sale compares

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