Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday the market was mostly lower with a much softer undertone due to condition and quality of the cattle. Feeder steers under 600 lbs were sharply lower with limited comparisons. Feeder steers over 600 lbs were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with the most interest in weaned cattle. Feeder Heifers were 4.00 to 6.00 lower with plainer cattle down sharply. Feeder classes sold with moderate demand, Yearlings sold with good demand. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $198.54/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$198.54

155 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$331

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

$68.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.75

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	514	222.86	1,147	80
Medium and Large 2-3	587	185.69	1,090	44
Medium 2-3	529	154.00	815	31

One grade step is worth $68.86/cwt here — about $331 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 sale155 hd

198.54

—

KY average25 barns · 8,034 hd

227.29

−28.75

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	1,812	127.21	2,305	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,611	106.99	1,723	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	94.93	1,205	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	920	79.54	732	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,435	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,378	$1,416	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2-3	—	412	160.98/cwt	152.50–170.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	269.03/cwt	257.50–273.00	1,396	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	235.85/cwt	235.85–235.85	2,165	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	213.51/cwt	209.00–224.00	1,234	13
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	790	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,126	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	455	160.03/cwt	150.00–162.50	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	219.08/cwt	213.00–225.00	732	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	231.19/cwt	220.00–245.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	223.41/cwt	215.00–227.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	830	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	275	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	474	1
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	677	153.91/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	223.91/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	181.94/cwt	172.00–197.00	1,219	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	223.19/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,154	15
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	640	138.06/cwt	132.00–140.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	201.49/cwt	195.00–205.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	220	165.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	217.84/cwt	207.00–223.00	1,364	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	196.34/cwt	178.00–207.50	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	237.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	243.75/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,502	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	270.47/cwt	268.00–273.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	486	267.24/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	236.28/cwt	235.00–237.50	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	232.77/cwt	228.00–242.50	996	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	519	262.74/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,364	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	222.82/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,185	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	472	255.81/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,207	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	424	268.22/cwt	258.00–271.00	1,137	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	985	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,393	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	111.04/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,784	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,369	109.46/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,499	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	97.05/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,200	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	92.57/cwt	91.00–94.00	947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	67.99/cwt	57.50–77.00	561	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	84.20/cwt	80.00–88.00	809	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	106.76/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,726	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	70.45/cwt	64.00–76.00	988	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	87.49/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,077	12
Bulls	—	—	1,956	135.38/cwt	133.00–139.50	2,648	6
Bulls	—	—	1,865	125.84/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,347	5
Bulls	—	—	1,435	113.17/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,624	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,415.56/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	184.90/cwt	167.50–196.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	231.27/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,096	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	181.34/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	161.75/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	535	153.71/cwt	145.00–162.50	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	185.60/cwt	172.50–192.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	210.02/cwt	205.00–211.00	983	6
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	229.80/cwt	218.00–238.00	1,301	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	532	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,325	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	222.79/cwt	218.00–226.00	1,359	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	193.43/cwt	177.50–210.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	240.37/cwt	232.00–247.50	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	231.45/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,541	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	159.23/cwt	150.00–170.00	363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	470	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	646	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	221.27/cwt	210.00–225.00	746	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium 2-3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 377Last week 419Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 63Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 4Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	152.50–170.00	160.98
1	—	790	142.50	142.50
5	—	455	150.00–162.50	160.03
1	—	830	132.00	132.00
1	—	275	172.50	172.50
5	—	677	152.50–155.00	153.91
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
4	—	640	132.00–140.00	138.06
2	—	220	160.00–170.00	165.23
8	—	535	145.00–162.50	153.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	578	209.00–224.00	213.51
5	—	334	213.00–225.00	219.08
7	—	421	220.00–245.00	231.19
8	—	388	215.00–227.00	223.41
1	—	695	210.00	210.00
11	—	466	217.00–230.00	223.91
15	—	517	215.00–235.00	223.19
2	—	962	165.00	165.00
9	—	626	207.00–223.00	217.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	174.00	174.00
13	—	670	172.00–197.00	181.94
1	—	320	205.00	205.00
3	—	280	195.00–205.00	201.49
2	—	890	145.00	145.00
4	—	521	178.00–207.50	196.34
5	—	563	172.00–190.00	181.34
2	—	750	161.00–162.50	161.75
2	—	808	155.00–157.50	156.24
3	—	625	172.50–192.00	185.60
6	—	468	205.00–211.00	210.02
2	—	378	177.50–210.00	193.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	252.00	252.00
11	—	519	257.50–273.00	269.03
32	—	918	235.85	235.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	208.00	208.00
2	—	635	206.00	206.00
1	—	750	211.00	211.00
2	—	925	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	217.50	217.50
1	—	700	225.00	225.00
6	—	571	230.00–240.00	237.00
15	—	616	237.00–245.00	243.75
2	—	420	235.00–237.50	236.28
1	—	650	237.00	237.00
1	—	315	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	268.00–273.00	270.47
4	—	486	265.00–269.00	267.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	428	228.00–242.50	232.77
3	—	532	217.50–230.00	222.82
4	—	474	220.00–245.00	231.27
15	—	566	218.00–238.00	229.80
1	—	765	219.00	219.00
8	—	610	218.00–226.00	222.79
3	—	372	232.00–247.50	240.37
4	—	666	227.00–234.00	231.45
4	—	337	210.00–225.00	221.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	250.00–269.00	262.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	472	250.00–275.00	255.81
8	—	424	258.00–271.00	268.22
1	—	390	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	217.50	217.50
4	—	720	167.50–196.00	184.90
1	—	375	171.00	171.00
1	—	600	210.00	210.00
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
2	—	228	150.00–170.00	159.23
1	—	810	170.00	170.00
1	—	930	168.00	168.00
1	—	950	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	137.50	137.50
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,607	110.00–112.00	111.04
10	—	1,617	102.00–109.00	106.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,369	106.00–113.00	109.46
22	—	1,236	90.00–104.00	97.05
3	—	1,403	64.00–76.00	70.45
12	—	1,231	83.00–89.00	87.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	91.00–94.00	92.57
5	—	825	57.50–77.00	67.99
4	—	961	80.00–88.00	84.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,956	133.00–139.50	135.38
5	—	1,865	120.00–129.00	125.84
3	—	1,435	109.00–118.00	113.17

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,378	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,415.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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