Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls continued to sell steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady this week. Supply included: 85% Feeder Cattle (23% Steers, 0% Dairy Steers, 64% Heifers, 13% Bulls); 13% Slaughter Cattle (79% Cows, 21% Bulls); 1% Replacement Cattle (60% Bred Cows, 40% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 67%

Groups of 20 or more:

Heifers

95 hd 846lbs 227.00 Mostly Blk/few colored

20 hd 789lbs 228.00 Blk/Blk w/f

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.10/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$218.10

181 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$894

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

$79.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.84

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	782	226.22	1,768	143
Large 1-2	464	210.21	975	4thin
Medium and Large 2	625	192.97	1,206	27
Large 2	558	170.00	949	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	595	146.98	875	5thin

One grade step is worth $79.24/cwt here — about $894 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 sale181 hd

218.10

—

KY average27 barns · 6,893 hd

230.94

−12.84

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	1,596	126.47	2,018	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	104.20	1,652	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,215	98.00	1,191	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	76.78	719	7thin

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)	1,158	$1,212	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,368	$1,549	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	222.10/cwt	220.00–224.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	232.13/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	206.30/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	203.63/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	226.60/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	221.55/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	522	206.95/cwt	197.50–212.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	178.50/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,799	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	936	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	558	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	203.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	263.38/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	261.76/cwt	257.00–268.00	1,510	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	649	253.64/cwt	253.50–254.00	1,646	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	252.35/cwt	247.50–257.50	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	229.28/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	262.60/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,185	1
Steers	Large 2	—	805	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	767	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,833	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	372	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	515	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	440	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	201.09/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	505	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	243.79/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	273.36/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,290	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	79.11/cwt	72.00–88.00	856	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,734	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	72.37/cwt	69.00–76.00	670	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	934	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,834	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	102.85/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,629	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	102.34/cwt	93.00–109.00	1,274	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	141.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	2,668	2
Bulls	—	—	1,524	122.66/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,869	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,211.99/head	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,212	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	1,549.45/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,549	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	390	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	213.53/cwt	209.00–218.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,387	1
Bulls	Large 2	—	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	244.66/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	808	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,328	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	189.58/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,301	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,920	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	217.25/cwt	192.00–224.00	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	187.11/cwt	177.50–194.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	237.44/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	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 Aug 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 243Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 44Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 6

Groups of 20 or more:

Heifers

95 hd 846lbs 227.00 Mostly Blk/few colored

20 hd 789lbs 228.00 Blk/Blk w/f

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	230.00	230.00
1	—	985	170.00	170.00
2	—	578	222.00–231.00	226.60
1	—	290	232.50	232.50
1	—	785	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	145.00	145.00
3	—	725	155.00	155.00
1	—	415	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	236.00	236.00
3	—	535	260.00–265.00	263.38
11	—	577	257.00–268.00	261.76
14	—	649	253.50–254.00	253.64
2	—	330	247.50–257.50	252.35
4	—	726	220.00–239.00	229.28
3	—	423	261.00–266.00	262.60
1	—	460	257.50	257.50
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	767	239.00	239.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	225.00	225.00
3	—	626	201.00–209.00	206.30
6	—	589	200.00–214.00	203.63
1	—	1,075	165.00	165.00
2	—	885	176.00–181.00	178.50
2	—	468	200.00	200.00
3	—	528	200.00–210.00	203.41
3	—	772	172.00	172.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	180.00	180.00
3	—	682	177.50–194.00	187.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	220.00–224.00	222.10
5	—	559	222.00–239.00	232.13
1	—	325	227.50	227.50
7	—	464	220.00–223.00	221.55
1	—	390	222.50	222.50
2	—	788	203.00	203.00
8	—	671	192.00–224.00	217.25
2	—	540	231.00–244.00	237.44
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	197.50–212.00	206.95
1	—	290	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	789	228.00	228.00
95	—	846	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	155.00–160.00	157.45
1	—	450	161.00	161.00
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	98.00	98.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	220.00	220.00
2	—	423	237.50–250.00	243.79
3	—	484	244.00–245.00	244.66
1	—	330	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	201.00	201.00
1	—	505	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	197.00–205.00	201.09
1	—	520	197.00	197.00
5	—	642	211.00	211.00
1	—	895	185.00	185.00
2	—	358	209.00–218.00	213.53
1	—	760	182.50	182.50
2	—	808	189.00	189.00
1	—	260	205.00	205.00
1	—	230	222.50	222.50
4	—	686	182.00–196.00	189.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	270.00–280.00	273.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
1	—	415	187.50	187.50
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	170.00	170.00
1	—	755	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,082	72.00–88.00	79.11
1	—	1,410	123.00	123.00
16	—	1,245	93.00–109.00	102.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	69.00–76.00	72.37
1	—	800	56.00	56.00
1	—	1,015	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,040	100.00	100.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	115.00	115.00
8	—	1,584	98.00–107.00	102.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	138.00–145.00	141.69
8	—	1,524	119.00–126.00	122.66

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)	2	—	1,158	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,211.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,549.45

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

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How this sale compares

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