Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady. Good demand throughout the offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.84/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$172.84

135 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$376

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

$32.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.79

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	693	175.22	1,214	125
Medium and Large 2-3	586	143.09	838	10thin

One grade step is worth $32.13/cwt here — about $376 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 sale135 hd

172.84

—

KY average24 barns · 8,010 hd

175.62

−2.79

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	1,798	98.93	1,779	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	76.59	1,201	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	69.12	816	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	50.00	468	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,048	110.00	1,153	2thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,080	116.00	1,253	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,490	81.58	1,216	4thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$935	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	144.03/cwt	140.00–149.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	138.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	157.65/cwt	140.00–160.00	922	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	187.66/cwt	180.00–192.50	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	148.00/cwt	138.00–158.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	166.65/cwt	153.00–169.50	1,212	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	793	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,348	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	176.60/cwt	175.00–177.00	945	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	181.71/cwt	161.00–185.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	171.73/cwt	155.00–178.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	139.24/cwt	128.00–143.00	943	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	148.34/cwt	136.00–159.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	652	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,037	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,490	81.58/cwt	70.00–90.00	1,216	4
Steers	Choice and Prime	—	1,080	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,048	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,153	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	79.94/cwt	78.00–86.00	988	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	69.55/cwt	61.00–77.00	827	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	56.03/cwt	54.00–59.00	615	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	468	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,042	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	79.39/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,285	4
Bulls	—	—	1,538	93.85/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,443	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,560	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,213	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	182.30/cwt	180.00–186.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.98/cwt	137.50–158.00	868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	117.90/cwt	112.50–123.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	153.84/cwt	144.00–160.00	809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	177.69/cwt	172.00–183.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	160.16/cwt	151.00–179.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	130.33/cwt	125.00–136.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	115.05/cwt	110.00–120.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	153.52/cwt	145.00–160.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	123.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	684	115.59/cwt	110.00–121.00	791	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 Jan 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 130Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 26Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 3

Compared to last week's sale: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady. Good demand throughout the offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	150.00	150.00
1	—	795	126.00	126.00
6	—	679	145.00	145.00
6	—	468	140.00–149.00	144.03
2	—	385	140.00	140.00
3	—	260	136.00	136.00
29	—	585	140.00–160.00	157.65
8	—	526	144.00–160.00	153.84
2	—	632	150.00	150.00
8	—	433	145.00–160.00	153.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	103.00	103.00
2	—	628	112.50–123.00	117.90
3	—	470	125.00–136.00	130.33
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	535	110.00–120.00	115.05
1	—	430	126.00	126.00
3	—	717	111.00	111.00
3	—	333	120.00–130.00	123.30
4	—	684	110.00–121.00	115.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	169.00	169.00
3	—	562	135.00–145.00	138.29
1	—	795	133.00	133.00
1	—	485	162.00	162.00
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	710	121.00	121.00
1	—	630	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	155.00	155.00
1	—	990	102.00	102.00
3	—	473	180.00–192.50	187.66
2	—	845	138.00–158.00	148.00
15	—	727	153.00–169.50	166.65
2	—	345	197.50	197.50
1	—	915	101.00	101.00
5	—	535	175.00–177.00	176.60
2	—	388	185.00	185.00
7	—	574	161.00–185.00	181.71
6	—	613	155.00–178.00	171.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	201.00	201.00
63	—	793	170.00	170.00
12	—	470	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	185.50	185.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	157.00	157.00
5	—	677	128.00–143.00	139.24
4	—	628	136.00–159.00	148.34
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	192.00	192.00
3	—	417	180.00–186.00	182.30
6	—	575	137.50–158.00	150.98
2	—	712	130.00	130.00
2	—	363	172.00–183.00	177.69
4	—	535	151.00–179.00	160.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	675	118.00	118.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,490	70.00–90.00	81.58
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,236	78.00–86.00	79.94
28	—	1,189	61.00–77.00	69.55
10	—	1,097	54.00–59.00	56.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,618	77.00–85.00	79.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	90.00–101.00	93.85
1	—	1,975	79.00	79.00
3	—	2,000	110.00–112.00	110.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,224	935.00	935.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle