Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Moderate demand for average to plain quality feeders. Good demand for feeder and yearling classes that are weaned and preconditioned with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $228.85/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$228.85

350 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

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

$35.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.48

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	624	232.54	1,450	314
Medium and Large 2-3	537	196.70	1,055	36

One grade step is worth $35.84/cwt here — about $395 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 sale350 hd

228.85

—

KY average25 barns · 6,676 hd

218.38

+10.48

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	1,696	125.05	2,121	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	96.52	1,528	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	91.14	1,123	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	997	83.18	829	5thin

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)	1,105	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,058	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$900	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,442	6

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,313	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	92.50/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,122	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	85.29/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,035	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	100.83/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	238.87/cwt	228.00–241.50	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	227.55/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,240	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	236.61/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,332	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	706	240.29/cwt	240.25–240.35	1,696	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	474	274.67/cwt	265.00–275.50	1,302	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	206.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	207.90/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	214.05/cwt	207.50–226.00	1,102	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	220.60/cwt	207.00–222.50	1,052	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	206.29/cwt	205.00–207.50	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	206.04/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	196.90/cwt	195.00–197.50	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	224.83/cwt	213.00–228.00	1,306	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	188.35/cwt	187.50–190.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,330	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	444	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,177	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	238.90/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	222.28/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,001	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	244.21/cwt	241.00–247.50	1,050	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	569	124.68/cwt	124.00–125.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	188.36/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	222.84/cwt	212.00–228.50	1,199	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	221.05/cwt	215.00–227.50	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	234.42/cwt	230.00–239.00	989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	437	262.02/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	263.52/cwt	258.00–270.00	1,265	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	74.48/cwt	74.00–75.00	743	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	911	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	86.96/cwt	86.00–88.00	874	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	100.63/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,572	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,604	95.21/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,527	10
Bulls	—	—	2,070	133.93/cwt	130.50–137.50	2,772	3
Bulls	—	—	1,756	126.78/cwt	122.50–129.50	2,226	6
Bulls	—	—	1,326	115.79/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,535	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,057.97/head	935.00–1,200.00	1,058	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	900.40/head	750.00–1,000.00	900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,442.21/head	825.00–1,750.00	1,442	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	194.34/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	208.67/cwt	207.50–210.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	195.45/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,130	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	173.74/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	216.60/cwt	211.00–223.00	1,334	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	238.21/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,105	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	226.26/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,487	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	205.83/cwt	202.00–210.00	984	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	210.62/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,209	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	192.56/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,564	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	228.88/cwt	222.50–236.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	192.51/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	226.83/cwt	217.50–232.50	948	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	433	237.52/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,028	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	212.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	201.71/cwt	200.00–202.50	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	194.86/cwt	192.50–196.00	1,341	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	203.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,054	7

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 750Last week 377Year ago 449

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 87Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 7Year ago 17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,562	99.00–104.00	100.63
10	—	1,604	91.00–98.00	95.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,213	88.00–96.00	92.50
12	—	1,213	81.00–87.00	85.29
5	—	1,343	98.00–106.00	100.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	74.00–75.00	74.48
1	—	980	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,005	86.00–88.00	86.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,070	130.50–137.50	133.93
6	—	1,756	122.50–129.50	126.78
4	—	1,326	113.00–119.00	115.79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	228.00–241.50	238.87
7	—	668	226.00–230.00	227.55
1	—	995	135.00	135.00
5	—	483	229.00–245.00	238.90
3	—	625	215.00–229.00	222.28
2	—	532	228.00	228.00
1	—	765	227.00	227.00
2	—	872	212.00	212.00
2	—	430	241.00–247.50	244.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	265.00–275.50	274.67
4	—	444	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	250.00	250.00
4	—	666	239.00	239.00
61	—	870	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	185.00	185.00
1	—	585	211.00	211.00
1	—	365	215.50	215.50
1	—	850	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	506	245.00	245.00
13	—	563	236.00–237.00	236.61
156	—	706	240.25–240.35	240.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	210.00	210.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	216.00	216.00
1	—	810	175.00	175.00
5	—	348	200.00–210.00	206.00
6	—	760	205.00–210.00	207.90
9	—	515	207.50–226.00	214.05
16	—	477	207.00–222.50	220.60
52	—	581	213.00–228.00	224.83
18	—	418	217.50–232.50	226.83
13	—	660	225.00	225.00
4	—	635	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	195.00	195.00
2	—	430	205.00–207.50	206.29
2	—	760	180.00	180.00
3	—	572	205.00–208.00	206.04
4	—	377	195.00–197.50	196.90
3	—	318	187.50–190.00	188.35
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
3	—	607	190.00–197.50	192.51
3	—	478	200.00–202.50	201.71
7	—	688	192.50–196.00	194.86
7	—	519	200.00–205.00	203.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	433	236.00–240.00	237.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	569	124.00–125.00	124.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	868	180.00–195.00	188.36
14	—	538	212.00–228.50	222.84
3	—	273	215.00–227.50	221.05
7	—	422	230.00–239.00	234.42
9	—	616	211.00–223.00	216.60
8	—	464	225.00–251.00	238.21
4	—	657	215.00–230.00	226.26
13	—	574	200.00–217.50	210.62
7	—	812	190.00–193.00	192.56
2	—	708	213.00	213.00
6	—	374	222.50–236.00	228.88
4	—	231	210.00–220.00	212.59
3	—	315	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	259.00–268.00	262.02
10	—	480	258.00–270.00	263.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	657	194.00–195.00	194.34
2	—	278	207.50–210.00	208.67
12	—	578	192.50–199.00	195.45
4	—	766	170.00–175.00	173.74
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
1	—	385	210.00	210.00
1	—	710	182.50	182.50
1	—	510	195.00	195.00
11	—	478	202.00–210.00	205.83
2	—	885	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	810	163.00	163.00

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	—	855	180.00	180.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	935.00–1,200.00	1,057.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	750.00–1,000.00	900.40
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,080	825.00–1,750.00	1,442.21

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

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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