Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.82/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$210.82

106 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$26.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.38

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	755	211.07	1,593	105
Medium and Large 2-3	670	185.00	1,240	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.07/cwt here — about $353 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 sale106 hd

210.82

—

KY average25 barns · 5,584 hd

217.20

−6.38

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	1,663	124.59	2,072	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	102.90	1,626	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	98.15	1,201	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	930	84.24	783	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	—	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,057	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	209.20/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	377	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	215.79/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,150	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	234.88/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,344	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	245.74/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	896	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,734	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	236.17/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	217.46/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,368	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	247.10/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,191	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,362	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	205.27/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	168.12/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	236.37/cwt	236.00–237.50	1,227	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,212	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	95.37/cwt	92.00–99.00	937	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	84.08/cwt	80.00–88.00	765	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	102.25/cwt	102.00–102.50	1,635	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	89.13/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	105.00/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,356	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	97.28/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,161	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	73.52/cwt	73.00–74.00	680	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	1,588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	134.77/cwt	130.50–140.50	2,621	4
Bulls	—	—	1,368	109.29/cwt	109.00–109.50	1,495	2
Bulls	—	—	1,393	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,665	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	243.66/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,155	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	241.10/cwt	232.00–249.00	916	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	227.76/cwt	227.50–228.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	468	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	194.25/cwt	190.00–197.50	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	188.74/cwt	187.50–190.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	190.04/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,102	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 May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 219Last week 289Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 57Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	200.00	200.00
1	—	700	151.00	151.00
4	—	672	183.00	183.00
2	—	462	185.00	185.00
2	—	412	204.00	204.00
6	—	509	200.00–211.00	209.20
4	—	386	190.00–197.50	194.25
4	—	325	187.50–190.00	188.74
3	—	580	180.00–195.00	190.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	533	214.00–217.00	215.79
3	—	625	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	214.00	214.00
6	—	468	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	167.50	167.50
1	—	630	172.50	172.50
1	—	515	191.00	191.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	572	229.00–237.00	234.88
3	—	437	242.00–247.50	245.74
2	—	650	218.00	218.00
4	—	629	210.00–225.00	217.46
4	—	482	245.00–254.00	247.10
1	—	1,035	139.00	139.00
1	—	530	242.00	242.00
1	—	355	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	896	193.50	193.50
10	—	629	235.00–239.00	236.17
1	—	510	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	178.00	178.00
3	—	573	202.00–207.00	205.27
2	—	613	162.00–174.00	168.12
4	—	519	236.00–237.50	236.37
1	—	660	167.00	167.00
9	—	474	230.00–246.00	243.66
11	—	380	232.00–249.00	241.10
2	—	420	227.50–228.00	227.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	195.00–200.00	197.43
1	—	550	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	92.00–99.00	95.37
5	—	910	80.00–88.00	84.08
2	—	925	73.00–74.00	73.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,599	102.00–102.50	102.25
1	—	1,505	105.50	105.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	86.00–91.00	89.13
6	—	1,291	104.00–107.00	105.00
16	—	1,193	95.00–102.00	97.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,945	130.50–140.50	134.77
2	—	1,368	109.00–109.50	109.29
2	—	1,393	119.00–120.00	119.51

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	—	1,015	100.00	100.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle