Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $140.97/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$140.97

157 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$378

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

$35.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.09

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	677	146.16	989	134
Medium and Large 2-3	552	110.73	611	23

One grade step is worth $35.43/cwt here — about $378 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 sale157 hd

140.97

—

KY average26 barns · 8,917 hd

149.06

−8.09

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	1,765	92.11	1,626	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,671	59.38	992	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	55.32	691	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	916	49.28	452	5thin

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)	1,183	$946	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$935	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	490	113.98/cwt	112.00–118.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	117.13/cwt	114.00–125.00	618	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	128.19/cwt	125.00–138.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	118.21/cwt	116.00–120.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	119.69/cwt	118.00–125.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	115.90/cwt	110.00–118.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	169.16/cwt	160.00–171.00	978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	644	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	137.61/cwt	135.00–150.00	786	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	126.03/cwt	125.00–134.00	868	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	545	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	883	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	58.46/cwt	57.00–60.00	540	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	57.49/cwt	53.00–61.50	735	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	43.16/cwt	43.00–43.50	394	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	58.91/cwt	55.00–62.00	982	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,935	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	948	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	65.75/cwt	65.50–66.00	1,019	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	46.77/cwt	42.00–50.50	543	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	67.93/cwt	64.50–71.00	906	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	74.67/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,845	105.43/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,945	3
Bulls	—	—	1,978	95.21/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,883	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	945.57/head	925.00–960.00	946	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	123.43/cwt	121.00–128.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.06/cwt	147.00–158.00	724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	123.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	973	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.12/cwt	124.00–132.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	127.69/cwt	125.00–133.00	430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	138.24/cwt	130.00–143.00	605	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.54/cwt	119.00–131.00	716	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	103.66/cwt	103.00–104.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,337	62

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 294Last week 809Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 63Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	112.00–118.00	113.98
1	—	660	103.00	103.00
6	—	429	116.00–120.00	118.21
1	—	735	95.00	95.00
2	—	372	119.00	119.00
4	—	610	110.00–118.00	115.90
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
1	—	910	92.00	92.00
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
3	—	586	103.00–104.00	103.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	114.00–125.00	117.13
4	—	641	125.00–138.00	128.19
9	—	683	118.00–125.00	119.69
1	—	780	107.00	107.00
1	—	370	121.00	121.00
5	—	470	124.00–132.00	128.12
3	—	337	125.00–133.00	127.69
11	—	438	130.00–143.00	138.24
18	—	570	119.00–131.00	125.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	608	160.00	160.00
62	—	820	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	134.00	134.00
1	—	620	138.00	138.00
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
4	—	685	148.00	148.00
6	—	578	160.00–171.00	169.16
1	—	365	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	135.00	135.00
2	—	628	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	163.00	163.00
5	—	644	159.00	159.00
3	—	530	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	128.00–130.00	129.02
28	—	571	135.00–150.00	137.61
16	—	689	125.00–134.00	126.03
1	—	790	129.00	129.00
1	—	625	128.00	128.00
9	—	476	147.00–158.00	152.06
2	—	720	129.00–130.00	129.51
3	—	530	140.00–150.00	144.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	545	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	121.00–128.00	123.43
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	755	97.00	97.00
3	—	557	122.00–125.00	123.98
2	—	698	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	57.00–60.00	58.46
3	—	912	43.00–43.50	43.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,278	53.00–61.50	57.49
6	—	1,161	42.00–50.50	46.77
2	—	1,333	64.50–71.00	67.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,667	55.00–62.00	58.91
1	—	1,935	49.00	49.00
2	—	1,550	65.50–66.00	65.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	73.00–76.00	74.67
3	—	1,845	102.00–109.00	105.43
4	—	1,978	92.00–100.00	95.21

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	—	1,183	925.00–960.00	945.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	935.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	650.00	650.00

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

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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