Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher and feeder bulls sold steady. There was strong demand on all feeder class animals, however highest demand and price were on weaned preconditioned calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady and there was moderate demand. Supply included: 91% Feeder Cattle (30% Steers, 1% Dairy Steers, 60% Heifers, 9% Bulls, 0% Dairy Heifers); 9% Slaughter Cattle (88% Cows, 12% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 59%.

Groups of 20 or more:

Heifers

33 head 718lbs 225.00 mostly black/4 white

21 head 505lbs 226.00 black

35 head 694lbs 225.00 mostly black/4 white

65 head 829lbs 220.00 mixed

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.36/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$208.36

314 head · 668 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$672

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

$80.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

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	682	217.57	1,483	250
Large 1-2	545	195.00	1,063	3thin
Medium and Large 2	621	181.64	1,128	41
Large 2	625	165.44	1,034	7thin
Large 2-3	570	162.80	928	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	608	137.95	839	10thin
Large 3	590	137.50	811	1thin

One grade step is worth $80.07/cwt here — about $672 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 sale314 hd

208.36

—

KY average26 barns · 4,641 hd

205.06

+3.30

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	1,596	111.61	1,781	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,642	94.09	1,545	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	85.19	997	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	79.27	750	7thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	Large 1-2	—	385	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	217.04/cwt	210.00–224.00	961	2
Steers	Large 2	—	735	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	197.34/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	222.30/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,027	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	193.69/cwt	182.50–204.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	238.86/cwt	238.00–239.50	1,837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	259.51/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,207	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,597	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	155.42/cwt	150.00–161.00	567	2
Steers	Large 2-3	—	570	156.82/cwt	150.00–164.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	191.14/cwt	190.00–192.50	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,622	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	201.28/cwt	200.00–203.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	176.78/cwt	170.00–187.50	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	223.96/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,532	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	505	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,141	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	211.55/cwt	204.00–220.00	1,119	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	217.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	655	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	612	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	474	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,043	4
Steers	Large 2	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	682	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	226.41/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,048	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	460	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	495	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	219.99/cwt	215.00–228.00	1,252	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	236.60/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,259	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	237.21/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	243.70/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,528	27
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	392	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	480	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	468	138.69/cwt	122.50–147.50	649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	204.97/cwt	192.50–209.00	1,047	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	72.36/cwt	64.00–79.00	817	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	75.62/cwt	74.00–77.00	716	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	94.09/cwt	92.50–97.50	1,545	9
Bulls	—	—	1,115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,059	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	95.44/cwt	91.50–102.50	1,221	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	84.84/cwt	81.00–87.50	954	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	82.01/cwt	80.00–86.00	775	4
Bulls	—	—	1,692	114.93/cwt	110.00–121.50	1,945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	180.95/cwt	173.00–187.00	1,039	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	748	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Large 2	—	670	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	169.29/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,039	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Large 2	—	582	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	186.94/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,273	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	181.27/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	207.48/cwt	205.00–213.00	1,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,824	65
Heifers	Large 2	—	885	154.05/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	202.56/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,128	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	222.74/cwt	211.00–232.00	936	10
Heifers	Large 2	—	345	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	570	162.80/cwt	157.50–168.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	185.33/cwt	182.50–188.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	160.10/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Large 2	—	548	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	167.33/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,096	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	191.77/cwt	182.00–198.00	1,122	21
Heifers	Large 3	—	590	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	811	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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 205Year ago 379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 55Year ago 112

Groups of 20 or more:

Heifers

33 head 718lbs 225.00 mostly black/4 white

21 head 505lbs 226.00 black

35 head 694lbs 225.00 mostly black/4 white

65 head 829lbs 220.00 mixed

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	221.00	221.00
4	—	474	220.00	220.00
2	—	682	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	210.00–224.00	217.04
3	—	688	214.00	214.00
12	—	769	238.00–239.50	238.86
8	—	529	204.00–220.00	211.55
7	—	854	210.00–220.00	217.14
4	—	744	221.00	221.00
1	—	255	240.00	240.00
4	—	463	210.00–232.00	226.41
9	—	569	215.00–228.00	219.99
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	182.50	182.50
1	—	490	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	180.00	180.00
1	—	490	178.00	178.00
1	—	330	172.50	172.50
3	—	567	196.00–198.00	197.34
2	—	610	200.00	200.00
2	—	370	182.50–204.00	193.69
4	—	520	190.00–192.50	191.14
1	—	810	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	565	159.00	159.00
2	—	365	150.00–161.00	155.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	250.00	250.00
15	—	465	250.00–265.00	259.51
4	—	655	241.00	241.00
13	—	532	229.00–240.00	236.60
15	—	711	233.00–242.00	237.21
27	—	627	236.00–245.00	243.70
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	150.00–164.00	156.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	210.00–229.00	222.30
7	—	819	195.00	195.00
5	—	369	200.00–203.00	201.28
3	—	750	198.00	198.00
4	—	749	197.00	197.00
15	—	681	186.00–188.00	186.94
1	—	330	195.00	195.00
10	—	529	205.00–213.00	207.48
7	—	557	200.00–210.00	202.56
10	—	420	211.00–232.00	222.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	721	225.00	225.00
48	—	684	221.00–225.00	223.96
21	—	505	226.00	226.00
65	—	829	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	484	170.00–187.50	176.78
4	—	627	179.00–182.00	181.27
3	—	833	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	197.00	197.00
2	—	433	182.50–188.00	185.33
2	—	915	154.00–166.00	160.10
2	—	868	170.00	170.00
3	—	655	162.00–170.00	167.33
21	—	585	182.00–198.00	191.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	418	150.00	150.00
1	—	515	122.00	122.00
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
1	—	685	151.00	151.00
1	—	805	119.00	119.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	885	102.50	102.50
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	205.00	205.00
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
1	—	535	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	582	171.00	171.00
2	—	885	146.00–162.00	154.05
1	—	345	188.00	188.00
2	—	548	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	157.50–168.00	162.80
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	137.50	137.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	90.00	90.00
2	—	392	122.50	122.50
3	—	468	122.50–147.50	138.69
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	107.50	107.50
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	197.50	197.50
1	—	570	200.00	200.00
4	—	877	177.00	177.00
1	—	385	230.00	230.00
6	—	726	185.00	185.00
4	—	511	192.50–209.00	204.97
4	—	482	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	173.00–187.00	180.95
4	—	748	168.00	168.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
7	—	614	169.00–170.00	169.29
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	144.00–145.00	144.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,129	64.00–79.00	72.36
8	—	1,279	91.50–102.50	95.44
14	—	1,125	81.00–87.50	84.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	947	74.00–77.00	75.62
4	—	945	80.00–86.00	82.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,642	92.50–97.50	94.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,692	110.00–121.50	114.93

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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