Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.54/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$191.54

142 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$55.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.82

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	503	203.39	1,023	95
Medium and Large 2	462	177.72	821	31
Medium and Large 2-3	486	147.92	719	16thin

One grade step is worth $55.48/cwt here — about $304 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 sale142 hd

191.54

—

KY average23 barns · 6,761 hd

196.36

−4.82

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	1,463	112.12	1,640	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	99.50	1,559	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	87.03	966	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	896	60.56	543	5thin

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)	1,207	$1,129	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	703	$1,471	12

Every lot, as filed

84 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
Bulls	—	—	1,275	104.15/cwt	97.00–111.50	1,328	5
Bulls	—	—	1,698	122.09/cwt	115.00–130.00	2,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	135	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	190.20/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,107	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	197.79/cwt	186.00–207.00	1,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	350	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	670	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	165.90/cwt	158.00–174.00	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	168.99/cwt	160.00–177.50	313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	222.38/cwt	205.00–226.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	154.41/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	178.58/cwt	169.00–184.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	219.14/cwt	213.00–222.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,210	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,169	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	124.28/cwt	115.00–135.00	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	196.36/cwt	194.00–198.50	1,225	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	215.77/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	217.72/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,278	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	203.74/cwt	200.00–207.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,162	6
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	880	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	186.06/cwt	183.00–189.00	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	248.29/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	220.50/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,495	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	725	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	892	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	242.45/cwt	235.00–250.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	213.48/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,097	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	234.74/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,108	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	62.27/cwt	58.00–65.00	579	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,536	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	83.00/cwt	70.00–89.00	891	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	790	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	419	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	850	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	96.08/cwt	90.00–110.00	1,147	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	233	190.56/cwt	175.00–197.50	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	130.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	159.53/cwt	155.00–168.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	218.87/cwt	212.00–228.00	917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	205.51/cwt	190.00–212.00	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	171.89/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,038	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,128.70/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,129	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	1,476.23/head	775.00–1,725.00	1,476	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	1,464.82/head	1,375.00–1,510.00	1,465	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	240.77/cwt	227.00–249.00	1,038	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	180.67/cwt	177.50–187.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	209.87/cwt	201.00–212.00	984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	640	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	187.19/cwt	173.00–195.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	203.75/cwt	202.50–205.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 369Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 63Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 2

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	97.00–111.50	104.15
4	—	1,698	115.00–130.00	122.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	48.00	48.00
3	—	930	58.00–65.00	62.27
1	—	930	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	100.50	100.50
1	—	1,645	97.50	97.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,073	70.00–89.00	83.00
1	—	790	53.00	53.00
1	—	850	59.00	59.00
22	—	1,194	90.00–110.00	96.08

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	125.00	125.00
3	—	438	162.00	162.00
2	—	458	163.00	163.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
3	—	658	120.00–135.00	130.06
3	—	325	155.00–168.00	159.53
2	—	613	140.00–147.00	143.46
1	—	540	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	185.00–199.00	190.20
9	—	532	186.00–207.00	197.79
2	—	673	158.00–162.00	160.01
14	—	316	205.00–226.00	222.38
8	—	370	213.00–222.00	219.14
4	—	846	143.00	143.00
2	—	740	158.00	158.00
15	—	624	194.00–198.50	196.36
11	—	419	212.00–228.00	218.87
10	—	461	190.00–212.00	205.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	244.00	244.00
1	—	670	197.00	197.00
1	—	640	209.00	209.00
3	—	335	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	158.00–174.00	165.90
2	—	185	160.00–177.50	168.99
4	—	668	150.00–162.00	154.41
6	—	514	169.00–184.00	178.58
4	—	378	197.00	197.00
4	—	233	175.00–197.50	190.56
1	—	440	205.00	205.00
2	—	323	200.00	200.00
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
1	—	280	182.50	182.50
4	—	604	170.00–175.00	171.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	184.00	184.00
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
1	—	215	180.00	180.00
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
1	—	390	202.00	202.00
2	—	323	200.00–207.00	203.74
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	115.00–135.00	124.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	174.00	174.00
4	—	532	210.00–228.00	215.77
12	—	587	212.00–220.00	217.72
6	—	478	243.00	243.00
2	—	398	239.00	239.00
2	—	750	191.00	191.00
2	—	719	183.00–189.00	186.06
8	—	415	244.00–255.00	248.29
6	—	678	218.00–223.00	220.50
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	124.00	124.00
1	—	725	123.00	123.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	78.00	78.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	162.00	162.00
2	—	383	235.00–250.00	242.45
11	—	514	200.00–216.00	213.48
1	—	870	146.00	146.00
7	—	472	225.00–237.50	234.74
8	—	431	227.00–249.00	240.77
3	—	685	177.50–187.00	180.67
5	—	631	173.00–195.00	187.19
2	—	340	202.50–205.00	203.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	207.50	207.50
1	—	210	197.50	197.50
6	—	469	201.00–212.00	209.87
2	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00

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)	3	—	1,207	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,128.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	731	775.00–1,725.00	1,476.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	675	1,375.00–1,510.00	1,464.82

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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