Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $158.24/cwt on 241 head.

Average price

$158.24

241 head · 632 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$30.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.11

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	634	159.76	1,013	229
Medium and Large 2-3	595	129.16	768	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.60/cwt here — about $245 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 sale241 hd

158.24

—

KY average23 barns · 7,378 hd

167.35

−9.11

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	1,399	95.12	1,330	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	74.70	1,225	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	66.44	807	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	912	57.26	522	19

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)	1,055	$707	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$675	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	136.51/cwt	132.00–140.00	582	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	127.43/cwt	122.50–132.00	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	136.63/cwt	135.00–139.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	132.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	167.60/cwt	155.00–169.50	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	160.60/cwt	156.00–164.00	777	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	155.26/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	168.20/cwt	164.50–168.50	1,083	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	151.58/cwt	147.00–154.50	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	144.11/cwt	140.00–157.50	545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	559	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,224	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	683	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	155.58/cwt	141.00–159.25	957	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	141.56/cwt	133.00–146.00	931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	152.51/cwt	151.00–154.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	120.20/cwt	113.00–127.50	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	478	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	65.99/cwt	63.50–69.50	623	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	57.07/cwt	55.00–62.50	538	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	54.87/cwt	52.00–60.00	659	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	73.88/cwt	71.50–76.50	915	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	50.25/cwt	49.00–52.00	425	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	72.50/cwt	70.50–73.50	1,180	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	76.89/cwt	75.50–79.50	1,271	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	66.39/cwt	62.00–70.50	799	15
Bulls	—	—	1,500	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	102.27/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,304	88.21/cwt	86.00–92.50	1,150	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,043	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	707.23/head	600.00–850.00	707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	149.95/cwt	147.00–156.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	134.13/cwt	126.00–140.00	707	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	825	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	127.07/cwt	122.50–135.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.77/cwt	134.00–147.00	641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.63/cwt	128.00–135.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	877	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,333	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	124.63/cwt	121.00–130.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.08/cwt	110.00–114.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	152.67/cwt	147.00–157.50	853	13

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 535Last week 295Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 81Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 18Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	127.00	127.00
2	—	423	132.00–135.00	133.47
2	—	598	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	127.50	127.50
1	—	385	147.50	147.50
1	—	305	141.00	141.00
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,055	124.00	124.00
7	—	436	155.00–169.50	167.60
13	—	484	156.00–164.00	160.60
1	—	1,010	117.50	117.50
7	—	772	153.00–157.00	155.26
1	—	855	127.00	127.00
2	—	258	157.50	157.50
10	—	538	147.00–154.50	151.58
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
8	—	378	140.00–157.50	144.11
32	—	615	141.00–159.25	155.58
3	—	658	133.00–146.00	141.56
13	—	559	147.00–157.50	152.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	178.00	178.00
62	—	644	164.50–168.50	168.20
8	—	559	162.00	162.00
48	—	766	159.75	159.75
6	—	683	155.50	155.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
13	—	426	132.00–140.00	136.51
7	—	582	122.50–132.00	127.43
5	—	480	135.00–139.00	136.63
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
1	—	705	123.00	123.00
7	—	388	125.00–135.00	132.76
25	—	527	126.00–140.00	134.13
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
3	—	675	128.00–135.00	132.63
5	—	643	121.00–130.00	124.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	472	118.00	118.00
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	730	98.00	98.00
4	—	614	110.00	110.00
2	—	965	103.00	103.00
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
2	—	525	110.00–114.00	112.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	587	140.50	140.50
60	—	877	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	150.00	150.00
12	—	436	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	139.00	139.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
2	—	520	151.00–154.00	152.51
2	—	720	113.00–127.50	120.20
2	—	618	135.00	135.00
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
3	—	438	147.00–156.00	149.95
4	—	675	122.50–135.00	127.07
1	—	905	105.00	105.00
7	—	472	134.00–147.00	135.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	130.00–137.00	133.52
1	—	395	126.00	126.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	300	127.50	127.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	944	63.50–69.50	65.99
8	—	942	55.00–62.50	57.07
6	—	846	49.00–52.00	50.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	52.00–60.00	54.87
11	—	1,239	71.50–76.50	73.88
15	—	1,203	62.00–70.50	66.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	70.50–73.50	72.50
3	—	1,653	75.50–79.50	76.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	108.00	108.00
4	—	1,515	98.00–104.00	102.27
6	—	1,304	86.00–92.50	88.21

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	2	—	1,288	81.00	81.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	600.00–850.00	707.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	675.00	675.00

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

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