Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-15

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.02/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$182.02

201 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$77.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.86

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	596	186.96	1,114	169
Medium and Large 2	532	162.60	865	28
Medium and Large 2-3	607	109.26	663	4thin

One grade step is worth $77.70/cwt here — about $452 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 sale201 hd

182.02

—

KY average25 barns · 7,467 hd

187.88

−5.86

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	1,583	113.78	1,801	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	102.82	1,661	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	90.69	1,067	30

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,450	1thin

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 2	—	608	152.47/cwt	144.00–161.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	152.86/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	181.36/cwt	180.00–186.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	203.57/cwt	195.00–209.00	961	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	184.49/cwt	170.00–190.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	217.89/cwt	207.00–222.50	837	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	206.52/cwt	193.00–210.00	587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	198.42/cwt	197.50–206.00	1,327	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	210.01/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	169.40/cwt	156.00–173.50	1,460	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	235.49/cwt	234.50–238.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	211.01/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	144.47/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	217.91/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,264	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,194	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	229.82/cwt	221.00–236.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	807	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	230.60/cwt	229.50–234.00	1,208	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	231.26/cwt	226.00–233.00	1,066	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	234.79/cwt	222.00–245.00	721	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	216.81/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,013	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	213.52/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,241	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	213.38/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,152	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	484	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,157	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,483	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	107.15/cwt	95.00–124.00	1,698	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	97.45/cwt	90.50–118.00	1,233	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	68.78/cwt	65.00–73.00	731	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	85.33/cwt	74.00–89.50	920	12
Bulls	—	—	1,672	117.89/cwt	111.00–124.00	1,971	8
Bulls	—	—	1,228	97.36/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	546	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	95.02/cwt	90.00–100.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	229.74/cwt	223.00–248.00	974	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	422	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	510	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	174.93/cwt	160.00–188.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	182.83/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,046	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	158.91/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	206.51/cwt	198.00–218.00	884	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,339	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	174.25/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	842	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	936	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	892	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	209.16/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,291	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	223.70/cwt	222.50–225.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	364	211.26/cwt	204.00–216.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	235.35/cwt	225.00–246.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	155	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	187.41/cwt	181.50–195.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	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 Mar 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 423Last week 283Year ago 697

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 42Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 27Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	144.00–161.00	152.47
11	—	555	163.00	163.00
2	—	478	171.00	171.00
1	—	250	162.50	162.50
1	—	195	147.50	147.50
1	—	405	174.00	174.00
2	—	225	160.00–188.00	174.93
1	—	865	137.00	137.00
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
3	—	842	145.00	145.00
3	—	538	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	145.00–161.00	152.86
2	—	340	212.50	212.50
6	—	533	180.00–186.00	181.36
14	—	472	195.00–209.00	203.57
17	—	384	207.00–222.50	217.89
10	—	284	193.00–210.00	206.52
1	—	810	142.00	142.00
1	—	235	201.00	201.00
13	—	572	176.00–187.00	182.83
4	—	674	152.00–166.00	158.91
18	—	428	198.00–218.00	206.51
4	—	621	173.00–176.00	174.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	738	90.00–100.00	95.02
1	—	335	137.00	137.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	220.00	220.00
2	—	375	225.00	225.00
2	—	510	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	797	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	902	149.00	149.00
9	—	669	197.50–206.00	198.42
7	—	862	156.00–173.50	169.40
7	—	428	234.50–238.00	235.49
6	—	607	210.00–213.00	211.01
3	—	808	168.00	168.00
2	—	758	182.50	182.50
2	—	1,030	138.00–151.00	144.47
20	—	580	210.00–221.00	217.91
3	—	370	221.00–236.00	229.82
3	—	342	236.00	236.00
8	—	524	229.50–234.00	230.60
3	—	705	182.00	182.00
10	—	461	226.00–233.00	231.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
4	—	431	170.00–190.00	184.49
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	191.00	191.00
1	—	495	184.00	184.00
1	—	370	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	206.00–212.00	210.01
1	—	430	215.00	215.00
2	—	672	164.00	164.00
2	—	542	213.00	213.00
1	—	635	188.00	188.00
2	—	595	192.00	192.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	200.00–205.00	202.50
10	—	307	222.00–245.00	234.79
11	—	467	200.00–223.00	216.81
6	—	581	209.00–217.00	213.52
5	—	540	212.00–215.00	213.38
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
2	—	760	171.50	171.50
15	—	424	223.00–248.00	229.74
11	—	617	200.00–215.00	209.16
2	—	260	222.50–225.00	223.70
2	—	360	225.00–246.00	235.35
3	—	663	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	546	190.00	190.00
2	—	318	210.00	210.00
1	—	1,100	134.00	134.00
3	—	412	216.00	216.00
2	—	892	136.00	136.00
5	—	364	204.00–216.00	211.26
1	—	265	209.00	209.00
1	—	790	141.00	141.00
7	—	483	181.50–195.00	187.41
2	—	690	153.00	153.00
1	—	985	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	97.00	97.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
1	—	155	137.50	137.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	85.50	85.50
4	—	1,585	95.00–124.00	107.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,265	90.50–118.00	97.45
2	—	1,063	65.00–73.00	68.78
12	—	1,078	74.00–89.50	85.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,672	111.00–124.00	117.89
2	—	1,228	90.00–104.00	97.36

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)	1	—	1,235	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle