Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $151.28/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$151.28

177 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$34.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.88

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	678	154.20	1,046	162
Medium and Large 2-3	570	119.71	682	15thin

One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $363 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

151.28

—

KY average23 barns · 5,840 hd

147.40

+3.88

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	—	Average	1,774	103.31	1,832	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,732	66.71	1,155	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	65.04	793	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	59.56	548	3thin

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)	1,483	$998	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$992	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,388	$962	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,439	$1,129	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,480	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	555	138.41/cwt	133.00–145.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.87/cwt	130.00–144.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	144.14/cwt	135.00–150.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	159.85/cwt	159.85–159.85	1,467	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	117.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,011	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	159.49/cwt	155.00–161.25	1,215	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	141.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.02/cwt	117.00–123.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	168.46/cwt	160.00–171.00	969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,304	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,163	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	186.00/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,042	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	165.01/cwt	164.50–165.50	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	161.94/cwt	150.00–168.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	132.12/cwt	124.00–133.50	1,217	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,276	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	159.69/cwt	150.00–167.50	493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	134.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	133.89/cwt	125.00–137.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	157.23/cwt	149.00–159.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	608	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	912	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	68.25/cwt	68.00–68.50	1,063	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	922	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	63.84/cwt	62.50–65.00	552	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	58.83/cwt	58.00–59.50	985	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,963	73.05/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,434	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	59.63/cwt	57.00–61.50	655	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	65.02/cwt	62.00–68.50	801	7
Bulls	—	—	1,744	103.34/cwt	102.50–104.00	1,802	4
Bulls	—	—	1,465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,465	1
Bulls	—	—	2,200	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	2,343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	991.94/head	725.00–1,125.00	992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	998.32/head	960.00–1,035.00	998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	961.79/head	850.00–1,010.00	962	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,439	1,128.97/head	600.00–1,360.00	1,129	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	123.38/cwt	117.00–125.00	834	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	111.08/cwt	108.00–114.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	120.52/cwt	117.00–124.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	134.52/cwt	133.00–136.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	146.10/cwt	141.00–152.00	758	14

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 Oct 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 592Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 78Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 0Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	133.00–145.00	138.41
5	—	465	130.00–144.00	135.87
1	—	330	138.00	138.00
8	—	604	135.00–150.00	144.14
3	—	270	140.00–145.00	141.67
2	—	705	117.00–123.00	120.02
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
14	—	519	141.00–152.00	146.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	660	151.00	151.00
14	—	646	156.50	156.50
91	—	762	155.00–161.25	159.49
6	—	596	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	638	114.00–118.00	117.02
3	—	408	125.00	125.00
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
1	—	950	98.00	98.00
3	—	538	130.00	130.00
2	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	918	159.85	159.85
8	—	823	158.50	158.50
18	—	648	179.50	179.50
9	—	560	179.00–188.00	186.00
7	—	727	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	168.00	168.00
9	—	575	160.00–171.00	168.46
6	—	623	164.50–165.50	165.01
3	—	490	150.00–168.00	161.94
3	—	822	139.00	139.00
7	—	921	124.00–133.50	132.12
4	—	728	141.00	141.00
2	—	532	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	131.00	131.00
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
1	—	580	122.50	122.50
1	—	510	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
8	—	309	150.00–167.50	159.69
5	—	620	131.00–140.00	134.73
5	—	571	125.00–137.00	133.89
6	—	475	149.00–159.00	157.23
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
5	—	676	117.00–125.00	123.38
2	—	775	108.00–114.00	111.08
2	—	532	134.00	134.00
4	—	706	117.00–124.00	120.52
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	143.00	143.00
2	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	432	134.00	134.00
2	—	483	133.00–136.00	134.52
4	—	632	117.00	117.00
1	—	795	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	68.00–68.50	68.25
2	—	1,675	58.00–59.50	58.83
2	—	1,963	71.50–74.00	73.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	70.50	70.50
3	—	1,098	57.00–61.50	59.63
7	—	1,232	62.00–68.50	65.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	62.50–65.00	63.84
1	—	1,030	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,744	102.50–104.00	103.34
1	—	1,465	100.00	100.00
1	—	2,200	106.50	106.50

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	—	1,240	725.00–1,125.00	991.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,483	960.00–1,035.00	998.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,388	850.00–1,010.00	961.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,439	600.00–1,360.00	1,128.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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