Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-22

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $187.01/cwt on 303 head.

Average price

$187.01

303 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,185

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$56.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

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	639	188.51	1,204	284
Medium and Large 2	560	168.28	943	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	132.50	692	2thin

One grade step is worth $56.01/cwt here — about $512 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 sale303 hd

187.01

—

KY average23 barns · 5,353 hd

189.30

−2.30

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	1,656	114.40	1,894	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	96.00	1,478	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	80.35	954	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	47.13	466	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	672	$842	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	695	$729	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,353	$1,578	2thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	181.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	159.74/cwt	152.50–165.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	177.57/cwt	171.00–180.50	1,291	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,391	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	171.21/cwt	162.50–180.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	181.74/cwt	181.50–182.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	185.10/cwt	185.10–185.10	1,124	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	499	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	187.92/cwt	180.00–197.00	1,182	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	198.04/cwt	195.00–200.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	174.40/cwt	174.40–174.40	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	184.28/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,259	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	199.33/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,041	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	216.76/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,058	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	173.62/cwt	171.50–177.50	1,342	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	494	98.55/cwt	88.00–101.00	487	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	517	111.06/cwt	90.00–122.00	574	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	196.97/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,138	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	200.19/cwt	195.00–201.00	969	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	75.91/cwt	70.00–84.50	872	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	58.86/cwt	55.00–63.00	653	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	47.13/cwt	46.00–48.00	466	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,478	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	96.06/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,231	5
Bulls	—	—	1,628	110.36/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,797	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	120.46/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	171.91/cwt	160.50–179.00	1,062	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	183.32/cwt	174.00–186.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	152.75/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,146	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	177.98/cwt	168.00–184.00	940	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	163.19/cwt	148.00–168.50	1,105	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	226.22/cwt	222.00–230.00	837	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	728.71/head	700.00–760.00	729	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	841.81/head	750.00–900.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,578.47/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	124.49/cwt	124.00–126.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	167.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	191.56/cwt	184.50–199.00	1,006	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	177.26/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,033	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	148.98/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,009	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	179.80/cwt	175.00–186.00	1,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	195.84/cwt	191.00–200.00	760	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	185.38/cwt	170.00–189.50	882	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	170.09/cwt	162.50–174.00	558	3

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 Feb 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 584Last week 347Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 34Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
2	—	785	113.00	113.00
1	—	675	139.00	139.00
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
1	—	940	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	148.00	148.00
4	—	464	152.50–165.00	159.74
1	—	400	162.00	162.00
3	—	328	162.50–174.00	170.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	607	185.10	185.10
5	—	499	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	618	160.50–179.00	171.91
9	—	433	174.00–186.00	183.32
4	—	750	143.00–156.00	152.75
26	—	528	168.00–184.00	177.98
37	—	677	148.00–168.50	163.19
1	—	720	147.00	147.00
3	—	315	200.00	200.00
58	—	583	169.00–180.00	177.26
14	—	388	191.00–200.00	195.84
1	—	887	115.00	115.00
31	—	476	170.00–189.50	185.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	176.00	176.00
1	—	265	180.00	180.00
5	—	356	170.00–185.00	181.00
2	—	488	162.50–180.00	171.21
2	—	513	181.50–182.00	181.74
2	—	838	149.00	149.00
1	—	645	174.40	174.40
1	—	945	127.50	127.50
2	—	882	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	727	171.00–180.50	177.57
4	—	848	164.00	164.00
24	—	629	180.00–197.00	187.92
6	—	420	195.00–200.00	198.04
5	—	393	201.00	201.00
72	—	683	177.00–186.00	184.28
14	—	522	190.00–204.00	199.33
2	—	875	167.00	167.00
20	—	773	171.50–177.50	173.62
1	—	170	200.00	200.00
45	—	578	186.00–200.00	196.97
2	—	310	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	202.00	202.00
13	—	488	215.00–221.00	216.76
9	—	370	222.00–230.00	226.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	88.00–101.00	98.55
3	—	517	90.00–122.00	111.06
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	187.00	187.00
2	—	428	209.00	209.00
1	—	325	220.00	220.00
1	—	390	187.50	187.50
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
4	—	767	124.00–126.00	124.49
5	—	636	165.00–170.00	167.39
8	—	525	184.50–199.00	191.56
1	—	860	144.00	144.00
1	—	745	153.00	153.00
4	—	677	140.00–158.00	148.98
6	—	578	175.00–186.00	179.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	195.00–201.00	200.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	173.00	173.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,149	70.00–84.50	75.91
2	—	1,110	55.00–63.00	58.86
5	—	1,281	90.00–101.00	96.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	46.00–48.00	47.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	96.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	110.00–111.00	110.36
2	—	1,698	120.00–121.00	120.46

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	695	700.00–760.00	728.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	672	750.00–900.00	841.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,353	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,578.47

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle