Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.44/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$134.44

72 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$18.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.82

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	535	138.07	739	58
Medium and Large 2-3	540	119.40	645	14thin

One grade step is worth $18.67/cwt here — about $93 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 sale72 hd

134.44

—

KY average16 barns · 4,088 hd

147.26

−12.82

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,370	$935	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,253	$910	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$1,281	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	171.72/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,078	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	901	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,401	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	141.33/cwt	136.00–144.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	139.49/cwt	136.00–145.00	668	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	138.36/cwt	134.00–145.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	109.27/cwt	108.00–113.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.57/cwt	137.00–144.00	748	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.00/cwt	159.00–169.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	538	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	942	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	632	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	473	187.60/cwt	185.00–189.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,281.04/head	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	118.52/cwt	116.00–121.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	152.85/cwt	140.00–157.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	163.45/cwt	153.00–168.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	158.37/cwt	156.00–162.00	915	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	153.77/cwt	152.50–155.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	140.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	800	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	101.40/cwt	101.00–102.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	169.35/cwt	160.00–178.00	804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.20/cwt	128.00–129.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	141.60/cwt	135.00–148.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	136.79/cwt	129.00–145.00	520	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Nov 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 224Last week 535Year ago 131

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 194

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	124.00	124.00
5	—	690	101.00–102.00	101.40
5	—	480	128.00–129.00	128.20
1	—	520	126.00	126.00
2	—	380	129.00–145.00	136.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	136.00–145.00	139.49
1	—	930	109.00	109.00
1	—	755	117.00	117.00
8	—	409	134.00–145.00	138.36
3	—	385	140.00–142.00	141.33
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
4	—	817	108.00–113.00	109.27
10	—	525	137.00–144.00	142.57
12	—	568	135.00–145.00	140.88
2	—	610	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	150.00	150.00
3	—	502	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	170.00–172.00	171.72
11	—	901	155.50	155.50
3	—	500	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	670	136.00–144.00	141.33
2	—	548	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,080	124.00	124.00
2	—	340	159.00–169.00	164.00
3	—	435	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	130.00	130.00
2	—	382	129.00	129.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
5	—	539	140.00–157.00	152.85
5	—	418	153.00–168.00	163.45
1	—	680	137.00	137.00
12	—	578	156.00–162.00	158.37
2	—	325	152.50–155.00	153.77
13	—	475	160.00–178.00	169.35
2	—	630	135.00–148.00	141.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	538	175.00	175.00
4	—	632	150.50	150.50
3	—	473	185.00–189.00	187.60
1	—	370	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	129.00	129.00
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
2	—	690	116.00–121.00	118.52
1	—	310	142.50	142.50
1	—	730	112.00	112.00
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
2	—	452	142.50	142.50

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)	1	—	1,370	935.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,281.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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