Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $225.97/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$225.97

174 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$618

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

$36.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.74

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	776	227.45	1,765	167
Medium and Large 2-3	601	190.65	1,147	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.80/cwt here — about $618 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 sale174 hd

225.97

—

KY average26 barns · 6,902 hd

225.22

+0.74

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	1,686	128.24	2,162	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	99.81	1,227	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	94.49	1,505	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	87.98	855	4thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2Fancy	—	432	234.88/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	210.90/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,023	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	235.00/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	219.24/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,361	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	261.11/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,512	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	884	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,901	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	319	192.49/cwt	190.00–198.00	614	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	188.77/cwt	187.50–190.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	225.73/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,210	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	232.26/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,186	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	258.42/cwt	258.00–258.50	1,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	820	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,837	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	398	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	186.27/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	230.38/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	236.30/cwt	226.00–239.00	1,583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	244.24/cwt	237.50–247.50	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	388	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	479	259.25/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	89.96/cwt	88.00–92.00	846	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	98.28/cwt	94.50–101.00	1,600	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	87.51/cwt	85.00–89.50	1,398	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,626	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	100.85/cwt	98.00–103.50	1,296	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	688	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	91.56/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,043	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	105.86/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,316	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	127.06/cwt	125.00–128.50	2,094	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	193.72/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	206.09/cwt	202.50–210.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	233.93/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	249.29/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	251.70/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	217.53/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	253.64/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,372	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	191.96/cwt	184.00–207.50	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	243.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,420	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	231.70/cwt	231.00–232.00	1,432	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	215.25/cwt	207.00–224.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	4

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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 266Year ago 109

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 33Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	232.50–236.00	234.88
1	—	315	234.00	234.00
3	—	465	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	200.00	200.00
1	—	685	184.00	184.00
1	—	640	195.00	195.00
2	—	735	161.00	161.00
1	—	585	194.00	194.00
4	—	319	190.00–198.00	192.49
2	—	478	187.50–190.00	188.77
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
1	—	245	187.50	187.50
1	—	285	200.00	200.00
1	—	500	210.00	210.00
4	—	365	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	745	199.00	199.00
17	—	583	240.00–245.00	243.53
7	—	618	231.00–232.00	231.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	200.00–218.00	210.90
4	—	585	226.00–238.00	235.00
14	—	621	214.00–221.00	219.24
1	—	335	207.50	207.50
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
9	—	536	220.00–231.00	225.73
5	—	776	181.00	181.00
2	—	428	207.00–224.00	215.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	579	255.00–267.50	261.11
59	—	884	215.00	215.00
6	—	538	258.00–258.50	258.42
62	—	820	224.00	224.00
2	—	603	240.00–250.00	244.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	202.00	202.00
1	—	805	148.00	148.00
1	—	530	190.00	190.00
2	—	613	182.50–190.00	186.27
1	—	485	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	225.00–240.00	232.26
1	—	815	189.00	189.00
1	—	875	171.00	171.00
6	—	622	221.00–238.00	230.38
5	—	670	226.00–239.00	236.30
1	—	540	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	259.00	259.00
2	—	398	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	237.50–247.50	244.24
2	—	730	192.50–195.00	193.72
1	—	295	243.00	243.00
4	—	585	228.00–240.00	233.93
6	—	685	225.00	225.00
5	—	430	242.00–255.00	249.29
3	—	490	245.00–255.00	251.70
2	—	608	210.00–225.00	217.53
1	—	780	189.00	189.00
9	—	541	247.50–257.50	253.64
3	—	812	184.00–207.50	191.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	267.00	267.00
1	—	550	255.00	255.00
4	—	479	258.00–260.00	259.25
2	—	610	230.00	230.00
1	—	405	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
2	—	612	200.00	200.00
1	—	830	143.00	143.00
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
2	—	418	202.50–210.00	206.09
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
1	—	465	235.00	235.00
1	—	265	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	88.00–92.00	89.96
1	—	955	72.00	72.00
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	94.50–101.00	98.28
4	—	1,598	85.00–89.50	87.51
1	—	1,465	111.00	111.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,285	98.00–103.50	100.85
8	—	1,139	88.00–94.00	91.56
9	—	1,243	104.00–110.00	105.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,648	125.00–128.50	127.06
1	—	1,635	118.00	118.00

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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