Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifer sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for weaned preconditioned feeders with favorable body condition. More moderate demand for feeders that were fleshy bawling calves with less favorable body condition. Slaughter cows and 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 $228.00/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$228.00

93 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$508

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

$23.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.07

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	641	230.00	1,474	85
Medium and Large 2-3	468	206.81	967	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.19/cwt here — about $508 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 sale93 hd

228.00

—

KY average26 barns · 5,608 hd

235.07

−7.07

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	—	Low	1,660	114.65	1,903	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	88.85	1,317	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	85.76	1,022	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	954	81.12	774	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,343	$1,318	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2-3	—	395	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	202.75/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,271	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	211.29/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	774	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,772	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	228.35/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,525	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	237.83/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,246	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	224.19/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	246.57/cwt	241.00–249.00	1,065	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	216.31/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	198.57/cwt	195.00–202.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	218.25/cwt	218.00–218.50	1,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	215.67/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,268	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	185.34/cwt	185.00–186.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	205.53/cwt	193.00–210.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	190.78/cwt	189.00–192.50	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	217.50/cwt	209.00–226.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,361	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	410	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	996	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	82.71/cwt	79.00–84.00	801	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	757	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	77.61/cwt	76.00–80.50	894	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	93.17/cwt	91.50–96.00	1,184	6
Bulls	—	—	1,308	103.98/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,360	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	84.28/cwt	82.50–86.00	1,252	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	85.45/cwt	82.00–90.00	998	12
Bulls	—	—	1,809	124.34/cwt	122.00–126.00	2,249	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	113.31/cwt	110.00–119.50	1,984	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	997	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,317.74/head	875.00–1,625.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	233.87/cwt	225.00–238.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	692	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	214.33/cwt	206.00–219.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	192.60/cwt	191.00–195.00	790	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	197.03/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,334	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,418	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,189	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	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 205Last week 527Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 96Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	212.00	212.00
3	—	515	215.00–217.00	216.31
2	—	422	206.00	206.00
2	—	478	189.00–192.50	190.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	240.00	240.00
23	—	774	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	204.00–218.00	211.29
12	—	668	223.00–231.00	228.35
4	—	716	225.00	225.00
12	—	524	237.00–239.00	237.83
10	—	633	216.00–226.00	224.19
9	—	432	241.00–249.00	246.57
4	—	832	218.00–218.50	218.25
3	—	588	215.00–216.00	215.67
1	—	325	243.00	243.00
1	—	855	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
1	—	685	193.00	193.00
3	—	627	195.00–212.50	202.75
1	—	495	190.00	190.00
2	—	358	195.00–202.00	198.57
4	—	519	193.00–210.00	205.53
8	—	410	191.00–195.00	192.60
2	—	722	169.00	169.00
5	—	566	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	149.00	149.00
1	—	630	185.00	185.00
3	—	425	185.00–186.00	185.34
1	—	350	180.00	180.00
3	—	550	185.00	185.00
2	—	528	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	185.00	185.00
3	—	568	182.00	182.00
2	—	445	209.00–226.00	217.50
1	—	815	167.00	167.00
1	—	335	220.00	220.00
3	—	383	225.00–238.00	233.87
3	—	455	206.00–219.00	214.33
2	—	505	209.00	209.00
6	—	677	196.00–198.00	197.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	153.00	153.00
2	—	812	125.00	125.00
3	—	692	140.00	140.00
1	—	450	185.00	185.00
1	—	440	205.00	205.00
1	—	625	162.50	162.50
1	—	995	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	968	79.00–84.00	82.71
2	—	968	75.00	75.00
1	—	870	87.00	87.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	98.00	98.00
2	—	1,485	82.50–86.00	84.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,152	76.00–80.50	77.61
6	—	1,271	91.50–96.00	93.17
12	—	1,168	82.00–90.00	85.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	101.00–109.00	103.98
4	—	1,809	122.00–126.00	124.34
5	—	1,751	110.00–119.50	113.31

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	—	890	112.00	112.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	875.00–1,625.00	1,317.74

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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Reporter comment USDA

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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