Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $172.01/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$172.01

165 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$496

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

$25.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.60

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	687	173.89	1,194	153
Medium and Large 2-3	472	148.00	699	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $496 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 sale165 hd

172.01

—

KY average24 barns · 5,741 hd

168.40

+3.60

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	1,775	100.16	1,778	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	69.46	871	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	68.79	1,087	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	62.03	602	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	993	$840	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2Value Added	—	686	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	185.79/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,059	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	132.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	176.41/cwt	171.50–179.00	1,103	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	135.05/cwt	132.00–138.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	157.66/cwt	157.00–158.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	170.60/cwt	170.60–170.60	1,479	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	168.52/cwt	157.00–173.50	956	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	152.22/cwt	150.00–165.00	551	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,201	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	183.30/cwt	175.00–188.00	860	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	828	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	875	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	139.52/cwt	130.00–146.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.08/cwt	150.00–165.00	652	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	159.38/cwt	150.00–162.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	68.63/cwt	65.50–71.50	1,088	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	64.23/cwt	60.50–67.00	630	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	56.53/cwt	55.00–58.00	534	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,021	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	1,144	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	62.96/cwt	60.50–64.50	771	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	75.66/cwt	74.00–79.00	944	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	69.84/cwt	65.50–73.00	882	42
Bulls	—	—	1,649	96.16/cwt	95.50–97.50	1,586	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	105.98/cwt	105.50–106.50	1,876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,904	101.25/cwt	99.00–103.50	1,928	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	82.08/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	839.64/head	460.00–1,000.00	840	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	126.02/cwt	121.00–131.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	134.98/cwt	131.00–139.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	141.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	783	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	127.45/cwt	122.00–130.00	480	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	137.80/cwt	127.00–140.50	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	143.32/cwt	134.00–151.00	803	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.40/cwt	118.00–128.00	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.35/cwt	120.00–122.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	114.37/cwt	112.50–117.00	560	4

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 Nov 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 435Year ago 524

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 35Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	686	182.50	182.50
2	—	548	179.50	179.50
18	—	570	181.00–190.00	185.79
19	—	625	171.50–179.00	176.41
61	—	867	170.60	170.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	150.00–152.00	151.00
7	—	567	157.00–173.50	168.52
2	—	660	151.00	151.00
7	—	362	150.00–165.00	152.22
5	—	719	167.00	167.00
19	—	469	175.00–188.00	183.30
1	—	545	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	150.00	150.00
2	—	358	146.00	146.00
3	—	458	157.00–158.00	157.66
1	—	565	146.00	146.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	117.00	117.00
1	—	240	125.00	125.00
1	—	905	98.00	98.00
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
2	—	670	108.00	108.00
2	—	615	100.00–104.00	102.05
4	—	490	112.50–117.00	114.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	467	130.00–140.00	132.57
10	—	515	125.00–130.00	127.73
2	—	438	132.00–138.00	135.05
1	—	910	108.00	108.00
1	—	325	122.00	122.00
10	—	377	122.00–130.00	127.45
8	—	583	127.00–140.50	137.80
4	—	621	118.00–128.00	125.40
3	—	675	120.00–122.00	121.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	592	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	98.00	98.00
1	—	875	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	130.00–146.00	139.52
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
10	—	423	150.00–165.00	154.08
6	—	484	150.00–162.00	159.38
1	—	395	166.00	166.00
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	653	121.00–131.00	126.02
2	—	200	150.00	150.00
2	—	320	151.00	151.00
10	—	560	134.00–151.00	143.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	131.00–139.00	134.98
1	—	465	147.00	147.00
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
1	—	320	142.50	142.50
4	—	380	140.00–146.00	141.56
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
2	—	783	92.00–94.00	92.99
1	—	515	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,585	65.50–71.50	68.63
1	—	1,595	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,515	75.50	75.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	981	60.50–67.00	64.23
2	—	945	55.00–58.00	56.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,225	60.50–64.50	62.96
9	—	1,248	74.00–79.00	75.66
42	—	1,263	65.50–73.00	69.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	95.50–97.50	96.16
2	—	1,770	105.50–106.50	105.98
4	—	1,904	99.00–103.50	101.25

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	81.00–83.00	82.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	993	460.00–1,000.00	839.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	925.00	925.00

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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Steers · 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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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