Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned feeder packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.06/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$199.06

152 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.08

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	559	200.60	1,122	134
Medium and Large 2-3	491	187.60	921	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about $201 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 sale152 hd

199.06

—

KY average23 barns · 5,997 hd

195.98

+3.08

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	—	Low	1,651	112.22	1,853	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	100.04	1,516	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	93.70	1,146	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	965	85.68	826	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)	1,085	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,578	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	995	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	174.97/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	225.46/cwt	215.00–231.00	931	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	217.53/cwt	211.00–222.50	1,040	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	320	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	230.40/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,221	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	222.73/cwt	215.00–228.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	171.72/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	164.73/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	226.64/cwt	225.00–227.50	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	216.81/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,340	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	215.51/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	156.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	212.98/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	203.70/cwt	201.00–205.00	1,467	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	191.12/cwt	186.00–199.00	1,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	224.64/cwt	220.00–227.50	741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	450	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	618	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,372	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	88.67/cwt	88.00–89.00	902	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	82.68/cwt	80.00–85.00	754	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,296	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	110.03/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,628	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	98.80/cwt	94.50–101.50	1,512	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	102.74/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,326	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	94.23/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,155	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	86.20/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,008	8
Bulls	—	—	1,678	100.95/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,694	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	126.15/cwt	123.50–128.50	2,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	109.55/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,616	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,578.31/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	554	228.55/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,266	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	358	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,099	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	214.97/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,313	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	233.05/cwt	227.00–242.50	841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	241.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,017	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	171.01/cwt	169.00–173.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	202.52/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,189	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	230.25/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	231.35/cwt	230.00–232.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	212.22/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,106	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	193.18/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,265	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	205.96/cwt	202.00–212.00	879	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	202.02/cwt	200.00–204.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	185.72/cwt	179.00–194.00	1,166	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	191.90/cwt	182.00–199.00	1,117	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	207.75/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,099	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 441Year ago 274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 38Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 5Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	166.00	166.00
1	—	1,040	150.00	150.00
2	—	885	172.00–178.00	174.97
3	—	417	225.00–227.50	226.64
5	—	618	216.00–218.00	216.81
4	—	531	210.00–218.00	215.51
3	—	913	150.00–160.00	156.64
3	—	487	228.00	228.00
2	—	820	175.00	175.00
2	—	303	225.00–227.00	226.01
3	—	558	209.00–215.00	212.98
9	—	720	201.00–205.00	203.70
1	—	760	179.00	179.00
1	—	390	242.00	242.00
1	—	265	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	199.00	199.00
1	—	730	185.00	185.00
1	—	395	222.00	222.00
2	—	465	205.00	205.00
1	—	935	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	243.00	243.00
1	—	385	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	704	216.50	216.50
10	—	530	230.00–234.00	230.40
3	—	562	229.00	229.00
6	—	672	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	215.00–231.00	225.46
16	—	478	211.00–222.50	217.53
3	—	813	159.00	159.00
4	—	379	215.00–228.00	222.73
7	—	683	170.00–172.00	171.72
2	—	325	208.00	208.00
2	—	868	144.00	144.00
7	—	777	160.00–171.00	164.73
1	—	1,010	126.00	126.00
10	—	628	179.00–194.00	185.72
22	—	582	182.00–199.00	191.90
16	—	529	196.00–209.00	207.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
2	—	528	180.00	180.00
2	—	688	169.00	169.00
1	—	465	182.00	182.00
1	—	255	195.00	195.00
5	—	427	202.00–212.00	205.96
4	—	378	200.00–204.00	202.02
1	—	1,070	104.00	104.00
1	—	625	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	236.00	236.00
3	—	402	242.50	242.50
3	—	362	230.00–232.00	231.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	521	211.00–215.00	212.22
11	—	655	190.00–193.50	193.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	186.00–199.00	191.12
5	—	330	220.00–227.50	224.64
8	—	611	208.00–216.00	214.97
8	—	361	227.00–242.50	233.05
7	—	422	235.00–245.00	241.03
2	—	762	164.00	164.00
2	—	703	169.00–173.00	171.01
2	—	500	229.00	229.00
14	—	587	200.00–218.00	202.52
10	—	477	220.00–239.00	230.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	232.00	232.00
1	—	450	243.00	243.00
3	—	705	199.50	199.50
2	—	618	222.00	222.00
18	—	554	223.00–230.00	228.55
1	—	415	245.00	245.00
2	—	358	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
5	—	432	211.00	211.00
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
3	—	637	172.50	172.50
1	—	545	201.00	201.00
3	—	378	210.00	210.00
1	—	865	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,017	88.00–89.00	88.67
3	—	912	80.00–85.00	82.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,480	107.00–113.00	110.03
4	—	1,530	94.50–101.50	98.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,291	100.00–108.00	102.74
11	—	1,226	90.00–99.00	94.23
8	—	1,169	83.00–89.00	86.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	100.00–102.00	100.95
2	—	1,800	123.50–128.50	126.15
2	—	1,475	109.00–110.00	109.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	96.50	96.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,122	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,578.31

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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Reporter comment USDA

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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Slaughter Cattle

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