Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $241.01/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$241.01

106 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$688

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

$39.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.93

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	757	244.40	1,850	97
Medium and Large 2-3	568	204.44	1,161	9thin

One grade step is worth $39.96/cwt here — about $688 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

241.01

—

KY average25 barns · 4,556 hd

244.94

−3.93

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	1,655	112.31	1,859	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	109.10	1,387	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	105.54	1,052	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	104.00	1,706	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,030	146.00	1,504	1thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2Fancy	—	380	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	227.09/cwt	220.00–229.00	958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	228.63/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	221.74/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,384	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	222.58/cwt	217.50–230.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	542	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,095	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	261.50/cwt	261.50–261.50	1,781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	245.52/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	604	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,688	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	246.94/cwt	245.00–248.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	843	237.25/cwt	237.25–237.25	2,000	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	267.62/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,277	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	251.16/cwt	250.00–252.50	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	214.01/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,030	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,706	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	108.33/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,375	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	116.54/cwt	114.50–118.50	1,512	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	94.96/cwt	93.00–97.00	924	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	113.00/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,139	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	107.61/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,081	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	98.51/cwt	95.50–102.00	1,217	3
Bulls	—	—	1,655	112.31/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,859	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,226	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	251.74/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,193	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	230.51/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	215.44/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,045	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	231.12/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,329	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	253.27/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	232.53/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,328	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	207.74/cwt	207.50–208.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	211.16/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,094	2

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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 243Last week 108Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 65Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	268.00	268.00
7	—	604	279.50	279.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	542	202.00	202.00
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
1	—	1,065	178.00	178.00
1	—	430	205.00	205.00
1	—	325	218.00	218.00
1	—	655	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	215.00	215.00
9	—	681	261.50	261.50
5	—	726	241.00	241.00
4	—	639	244.00–247.00	245.52
3	—	373	245.00–248.00	246.94
2	—	860	219.00	219.00
1	—	1,005	190.00	190.00
1	—	405	252.50	252.50
3	—	477	265.00–269.00	267.62
1	—	535	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	843	237.25	237.25
1	—	605	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
6	—	422	220.00–229.00	227.09
3	—	473	222.00–235.00	228.63
8	—	624	218.00–226.00	221.74
8	—	381	217.50–230.00	222.58
2	—	702	205.00	205.00
11	—	571	225.00–235.00	232.53
1	—	855	168.00	168.00
2	—	518	207.50–215.00	211.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	152.50	152.50
1	—	640	207.50	207.50
1	—	250	210.00	210.00
1	—	695	108.00	108.00
1	—	515	190.00	190.00
1	—	590	207.00	207.00
2	—	480	207.50–208.00	207.74
2	—	383	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
2	—	323	250.00–252.50	251.16
4	—	717	213.00–215.00	214.01
1	—	395	238.00	238.00
1	—	210	220.00	220.00
1	—	1,175	126.00	126.00
4	—	646	241.00	241.00
17	—	474	247.00–259.00	251.74
8	—	537	223.00–241.00	230.51
7	—	575	227.00–239.00	231.12
6	—	439	247.50–260.00	253.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
1	—	525	210.00	210.00
4	—	485	214.00–220.00	215.44
2	—	440	220.00	220.00
2	—	558	201.00	201.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	146.00	146.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	104.00	104.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,269	104.00–113.00	108.33
5	—	1,297	114.50–118.50	116.54
3	—	1,235	95.50–102.00	98.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	93.00–97.00	94.96
2	—	1,008	111.00–115.00	113.00
3	—	1,005	106.00–110.00	107.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	110.00–113.50	112.31

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	—	965	127.00	127.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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Steers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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