Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower on a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.64/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$181.64

40 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$29.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.48

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	497	188.24	935	31
Medium and Large 2-3	532	158.89	846	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.35/cwt here — about $90 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 sale40 hd

181.64

—

KY average26 barns · 6,507 hd

197.12

−15.48

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	—	Low	1,490	111.05	1,655	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	97.20	1,500	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	93.05	1,169	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	951	80.91	769	9thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	968	$875	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$844	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,575	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	660	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	189.68/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,064	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	191.90/cwt	187.50–195.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	187.34/cwt	186.00–188.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,080	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	216.36/cwt	214.00–217.50	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	168.02/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	205.45/cwt	195.00–208.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	210.98/cwt	200.00–215.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	196.70/cwt	195.00–197.50	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	202.57/cwt	190.00–215.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	185.25/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,043	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	94.09/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,425	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	79.44/cwt	77.00–82.00	736	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	103.10/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,602	7
Bulls	—	—	1,205	103.35/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,245	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	95.11/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,199	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	85.72/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,031	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	104.67/cwt	101.50–107.00	1,439	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	74.46/cwt	74.00–75.00	687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	87.17/cwt	85.50–89.00	873	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	82.74/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,293	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	2,515	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,717	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	874.52/head	685.00–1,125.00	875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	844.12/head	750.00–950.00	844	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	168.34/cwt	168.00–169.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	159.25/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	802	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	189.23/cwt	185.00–191.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	985	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 383Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 69Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 16Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	187.50	187.50
3	—	560	168.00–169.00	168.34
3	—	802	95.00	95.00
2	—	723	105.00	105.00
1	—	615	157.50	157.50
1	—	500	168.00	168.00
1	—	695	137.50	137.50
1	—	395	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	200.00–215.00	210.98
3	—	338	195.00–197.50	196.70
2	—	423	190.00–215.00	202.57
1	—	635	187.50	187.50
4	—	563	182.50–188.00	185.25
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
4	—	659	159.00–160.00	159.25
4	—	495	195.00	195.00
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	128.00	128.00
1	—	975	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	180.00–193.00	189.68
7	—	432	187.50–195.00	191.90
1	—	325	187.50	187.50
3	—	533	186.00–188.00	187.34
2	—	358	207.00	207.00
3	—	618	166.00–169.00	168.02
1	—	660	171.00	171.00
5	—	490	185.00–191.00	189.23
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	174.00	174.00
1	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
1	—	540	168.00	168.00
1	—	395	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,080	105.00	105.00
2	—	278	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	722	200.00	200.00
3	—	338	214.00–217.50	216.36
5	—	677	195.00–208.00	205.45
1	—	790	174.00	174.00
1	—	830	172.00	172.00
1	—	280	210.00	210.00
5	—	506	224.00	224.00
3	—	467	230.00	230.00
1	—	605	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
1	—	830	117.50	117.50
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,515	91.00–99.00	94.09
7	—	1,554	101.00–107.00	103.10
2	—	1,563	82.00–83.50	82.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	926	77.00–82.00	79.44
2	—	923	74.00–75.00	74.46
3	—	1,002	85.50–89.00	87.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,261	90.00–99.00	95.11
10	—	1,203	82.00–88.50	85.72
4	—	1,375	101.50–107.00	104.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,205	100.00–107.00	103.35
1	—	2,070	121.50	121.50
1	—	1,480	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	968	685.00–1,125.00	874.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	750.00–950.00	844.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,575.00	1,575.00

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

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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