Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand on a good supply. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.05/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$209.05

354 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$726

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

$58.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

—

state cohort unavailable

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	712	212.25	1,510	323
Medium and Large 2	603	178.15	1,075	28
Medium and Large 2-3	512	153.33	785	3thin

One grade step is worth $58.91/cwt here — about $726 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.

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	1,612	109.59	1,767	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,566	94.47	1,479	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	91.73	1,169	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	889	73.28	651	14

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,318	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,238	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$1,210	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 2	—	755	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	192.24/cwt	189.00–199.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	216.65/cwt	201.00–224.00	929	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,362	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	201.04/cwt	200.00–202.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	749	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,281	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	192.84/cwt	190.00–193.50	1,032	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	192.46/cwt	183.00–194.00	1,261	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	988	151.50/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	185.69/cwt	172.00–189.00	1,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,488	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	917	189.36/cwt	187.50–191.25	1,736	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	187.44/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	188.06/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	185.22/cwt	177.50–192.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	231.34/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	216.40/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,350	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	236.18/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,117	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	191.48/cwt	191.00–192.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	164.32/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	198.22/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	217.49/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,264	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	222.05/cwt	216.00–231.00	1,172	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	163.04/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	203.58/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,386	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	751	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	662	142.57/cwt	130.00–147.00	944	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	740	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	230.68/cwt	230.00–231.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	164.03/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	153.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,438	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	466	229.14/cwt	226.00–232.50	1,068	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	66.59/cwt	65.00–68.00	611	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	73.77/cwt	70.00–77.00	595	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,546	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	86.37/cwt	83.50–89.00	1,146	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	55.52/cwt	55.00–56.00	458	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	86.58/cwt	85.00–88.00	867	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	91.92/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,371	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	95.90/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,228	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	73.49/cwt	67.00–78.00	867	3
Bulls	—	—	1,095	93.55/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	118.82/cwt	118.50–119.50	2,119	3
Bulls	—	—	1,873	111.79/cwt	111.50–112.00	2,094	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,318.44/head	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,318	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,237.84/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	173.52/cwt	163.00–178.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	207.90/cwt	204.00–216.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	197.66/cwt	191.00–201.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	193.53/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	198.72/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,051	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	209.15/cwt	203.00–212.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	214.28/cwt	204.00–222.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	173.79/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	190.32/cwt	185.00–194.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	208.66/cwt	200.00–212.00	991	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	498	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	212.68/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,106	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	209.27/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,182	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	175.55/cwt	172.50–177.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	225.19/cwt	217.00–236.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 256Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 75Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 7

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand on a good supply. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	146.00	146.00
1	—	375	185.00	185.00
1	—	465	187.00	187.00
1	—	185	175.00	175.00
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
2	—	323	200.00–202.00	201.04
2	—	988	151.00–152.00	151.50
2	—	273	177.50–192.00	185.22
2	—	420	191.00–192.00	191.48
6	—	868	155.00–167.00	164.32
4	—	574	196.00–199.00	198.22
2	—	665	168.00	168.00
2	—	648	196.00	196.00
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	182.00	182.00
2	—	733	184.00–191.00	187.44
10	—	433	220.00–240.00	231.34
5	—	624	202.00–220.00	216.40
38	—	473	220.00–240.00	236.18
14	—	581	209.00–220.00	217.49
12	—	528	216.00–231.00	222.05
2	—	1,015	160.00–166.00	163.04
1	—	775	187.00	187.00
17	—	681	200.00–209.00	203.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	570	239.00	239.00
39	—	663	224.50	224.50
122	—	917	187.50–191.25	189.36
21	—	635	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	189.00–199.00	192.24
8	—	749	171.00	171.00
5	—	535	190.00–193.50	192.84
1	—	810	145.00	145.00
1	—	235	170.00	170.00
4	—	583	183.00–190.00	188.06
2	—	333	192.00	192.00
5	—	692	169.00–178.00	173.79
11	—	463	185.00–194.00	190.32
1	—	755	159.00	159.00
1	—	950	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	429	201.00–224.00	216.65
13	—	655	183.00–194.00	192.46
6	—	646	172.00–189.00	185.69
3	—	332	203.00–212.00	209.15
10	—	372	204.00–222.00	214.28
12	—	475	200.00–212.00	208.66
28	—	520	204.00–216.00	212.68
23	—	565	202.00–215.00	209.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	152.00–156.00	153.99
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	645	135.00	135.00
1	—	820	137.00	137.00
2	—	498	176.00	176.00
2	—	580	160.00–170.00	165.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	535	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	238.00	238.00
6	—	605	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	130.00	130.00
4	—	662	130.00–147.00	142.57
3	—	740	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	188.00	188.00
1	—	580	195.00	195.00
3	—	380	230.00–231.00	230.68
2	—	760	160.00–168.00	164.03
2	—	940	150.00–156.00	153.02
3	—	466	204.00–216.00	207.90
4	—	615	192.00–195.00	193.53
1	—	325	202.00	202.00
9	—	529	190.00–210.00	198.72
3	—	430	217.00–236.00	225.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	226.00–232.50	229.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	137.00	137.00
4	—	630	163.00–178.00	173.52
1	—	675	169.50	169.50
3	—	429	191.00–201.00	197.66
3	—	467	172.50–177.00	175.55
1	—	895	135.00	135.00
1	—	205	175.00	175.00
1	—	340	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	154.00	154.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	146.00	146.00
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
1	—	590	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	65.00–68.00	66.59
5	—	807	70.00–77.00	73.77
2	—	825	55.00–56.00	55.52
4	—	1,001	85.00–88.00	86.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,610	95.00–97.00	96.00
3	—	1,492	90.00–93.50	91.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	83.50–89.00	86.37
17	—	1,281	90.00–100.50	95.90
3	—	1,180	67.00–78.00	73.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	92.00–95.00	93.55
3	—	1,783	118.50–119.50	118.82
2	—	1,873	111.50–112.00	111.79

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	—	1,208	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,318.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	956	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,208	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.84

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle