Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with steer calves over 500 lbs selling mostly steady.

Feeder Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.64/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$145.64

63 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$54.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.47

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	560	149.26	836	56
Medium and Large 2-3	603	125.40	756	5thin
Medium and Large 3	605	95.00	575	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.26/cwt here — about $262 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 sale63 hd

145.64

—

KY average24 barns · 6,865 hd

156.11

−10.47

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	1,622	91.26	1,480	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	71.77	1,174	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,129	65.85	743	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	42.46	445	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1-2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	166.34/cwt	165.00–167.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	949	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	158.54/cwt	150.00–164.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	159.67/cwt	158.00–161.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	169.24/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,049	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	164.80/cwt	160.00–175.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	679	138.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	170.49/cwt	170.00–171.00	982	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	133.50/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	195.37/cwt	194.00–196.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	159.94/cwt	158.00–164.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	141.77/cwt	141.00–143.00	953	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	51.21/cwt	49.00–53.00	516	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	42.46/cwt	37.00–45.00	445	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	96.38/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	80.35/cwt	66.00–89.00	1,135	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	69.87/cwt	66.00–74.00	848	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	60.44/cwt	55.00–64.00	688	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,659	71.90/cwt	67.00–74.50	1,193	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,037	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,228	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	878	82.44/cwt	78.00–88.00	724	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	2,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	138.13/cwt	132.00–144.00	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.63/cwt	115.00–126.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	745	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	115.51/cwt	112.00–120.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	138.94/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	146.24/cwt	139.00–148.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	155.11/cwt	154.00–158.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	143.12/cwt	136.00–149.00	909	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 136Last week 278Year ago 344

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 63Year ago 39

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with steer calves over 500 lbs selling mostly steady.

Feeder Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
3	—	495	165.00–167.00	166.34
2	—	750	139.00	139.00
9	—	620	160.00–171.00	169.24
5	—	678	155.00	155.00
3	—	531	160.00–175.00	164.80
1	—	335	177.50	177.50
1	—	700	144.00	144.00
4	—	576	170.00–171.00	170.49
2	—	820	128.00–139.00	133.50
2	—	982	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
1	—	630	148.00	148.00
4	—	679	135.00–139.00	138.02
1	—	815	122.00	122.00
1	—	705	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
7	—	457	150.00–164.00	158.54
7	—	386	158.00–161.00	159.67
4	—	677	132.00–144.00	138.13
1	—	830	128.00	128.00
5	—	736	127.00–145.00	138.94
5	—	563	139.00–148.00	146.24
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
9	—	531	154.00–158.00	155.11
10	—	635	136.00–149.00	143.12
1	—	330	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
2	—	685	117.00–123.00	120.00
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
1	—	555	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	100.00–105.00	102.52
1	—	575	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	768	131.00–132.00	131.50
3	—	385	194.00–196.00	195.37
3	—	573	158.00–164.00	159.94
1	—	1,130	90.00	90.00
5	—	672	141.00–143.00	141.77
2	—	825	115.00–126.00	120.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
4	—	579	112.00–120.00	115.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	49.00–53.00	51.21
12	—	1,214	66.00–74.00	69.87
10	—	1,138	55.00–64.00	60.44
3	—	878	78.00–88.00	82.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,048	37.00–45.00	42.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,659	67.00–74.50	71.90
1	—	1,620	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,555	79.00	79.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,768	90.00–103.00	96.38
6	—	1,413	66.00–89.00	80.35
3	—	1,943	109.00–110.00	109.67

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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