Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.42/cwt on 289 head.

Average price

$167.42

289 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,013

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$433

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

$45.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

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	608	171.81	1,044	245
Medium and Large 2	610	146.19	892	37
Medium and Large 2-3	485	126.00	611	7thin

One grade step is worth $45.81/cwt here — about $433 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 sale289 hd

167.42

—

KY average24 barns · 5,976 hd

164.65

+2.77

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	1,710	97.41	1,666	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	82.40	1,288	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	78.06	895	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	876	55.11	482	4thin
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,126	105.21	1,185	6thin

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)	1,270	$1,048	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$788	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$735	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$575	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	620	$475	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,235	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	876	$914	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	871	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,082	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	176.01/cwt	169.00–185.00	915	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	169.70/cwt	160.00–175.00	986	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	168.93/cwt	160.00–172.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	458	192.13/cwt	189.00–194.00	880	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	556	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	984	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	439	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	175.25/cwt	175.25–175.25	1,239	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	956	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	165.10/cwt	165.10–165.10	1,251	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	204.35/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,050	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	175.62/cwt	173.50–181.00	1,110	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	167.95/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,317	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	168.72/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,213	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	572	187.99/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	167.37/cwt	162.00–170.00	967	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	200.41/cwt	200.00–201.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	156.83/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,066	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	79.67/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,221	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	75.67/cwt	72.00–80.00	863	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	934	60.50/cwt	56.00–64.00	565	4
Heifers	Choice	—	1,126	105.21/cwt	96.00–114.00	1,185	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	47.71/cwt	40.00–52.00	440	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	62.50/cwt	61.00–64.00	518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,393	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	87.23/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,078	10
Bulls	—	—	1,903	109.68/cwt	105.00–112.50	2,087	3
Bulls	—	—	1,799	97.25/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,750	6
Bulls	—	—	1,155	79.51/cwt	79.00–80.00	918	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	765.42/head	750.00–785.00	765	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	139.73/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,068	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	166.67/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	152.57/cwt	150.00–158.00	886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	974	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	193.10/cwt	185.00–198.00	911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	213.15/cwt	210.00–220.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	138.64/cwt	134.00–146.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	174.48/cwt	170.00–178.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	191.27/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,031	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	149.17/cwt	142.00–151.50	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	189.56/cwt	185.00–197.00	997	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,406	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	582	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,179	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	130.52/cwt	126.00–135.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	812	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	137.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	186.69/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	173.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	643	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,048.49/head	850.00–1,185.00	1,048	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	787.94/head	475.00–1,100.00	788	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	1,013.14/head	885.00–1,110.00	1,013	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	175.22/cwt	173.00–176.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	178.47/cwt	169.00–184.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	892	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	156.64/cwt	150.00–163.00	713	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	158.40/cwt	150.00–165.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	962	6

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 →

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Wed Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 273Year ago 174

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 25Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	871	116.00	116.00
11	—	520	169.00–185.00	176.01
15	—	581	160.00–175.00	169.70
4	—	437	160.00–172.00	168.93
3	—	235	162.50	162.50
5	—	626	169.00	169.00
4	—	679	142.00–151.50	149.17
9	—	716	155.00	155.00
8	—	371	165.00–175.00	173.24
7	—	472	169.00–184.00	178.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	622	174.00	174.00
16	—	458	189.00–194.00	192.13
26	—	556	177.00	177.00
12	—	439	193.00	193.00
15	—	540	177.00	177.00
65	—	758	165.10	165.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	112.00	112.00
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
1	—	520	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
2	—	688	126.00–135.00	130.52
2	—	812	112.00	112.00
6	—	730	135.00–138.00	137.49
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
9	—	587	152.00	152.00
5	—	455	150.00–163.00	156.64
5	—	522	150.00–165.00	158.40
6	—	641	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	193.00	193.00
2	—	852	135.00	135.00
21	—	632	173.50–181.00	175.62
17	—	784	167.00–169.00	167.95
31	—	719	160.00–172.00	168.72
5	—	526	185.00–197.00	189.56
8	—	574	179.00–194.00	186.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	707	175.25	175.25
2	—	380	220.00	220.00
2	—	478	211.00	211.00
26	—	514	203.00–206.00	204.35
13	—	827	170.00	170.00
25	—	582	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	204.00	204.00
3	—	572	186.00–189.00	187.99
3	—	370	210.00–220.00	213.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	117.50	117.50
7	—	578	162.00–170.00	167.37
5	—	411	200.00–201.00	200.41
6	—	680	151.00–158.00	156.83
4	—	764	136.00–151.00	139.73
6	—	609	160.00–169.00	166.67
1	—	355	191.00	191.00
5	—	472	185.00–198.00	193.10
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
7	—	539	188.00–197.50	191.27
3	—	283	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	581	150.00–158.00	152.57
2	—	658	148.00	148.00
1	—	340	172.50	172.50
1	—	445	162.00	162.00
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
3	—	627	134.00–146.00	138.64
5	—	467	170.00–178.00	174.48
4	—	513	173.00–176.00	175.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	450	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,532	76.00–83.00	79.67
2	—	1,610	86.50	86.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,141	72.00–80.00	75.67
4	—	934	56.00–64.00	60.50
10	—	1,236	83.00–96.00	87.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	40.00–52.00	47.71
2	—	828	61.00–64.00	62.50
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,126	96.00–114.00	105.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,903	105.00–112.50	109.68
6	—	1,799	92.00–102.00	97.25
2	—	1,155	79.00–80.00	79.51

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	867	750.00–785.00	765.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	882	885.00–1,110.00	1,013.14
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	620	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,270	850.00–1,185.00	1,048.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,010	475.00–1,100.00	787.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,235	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle