Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. There was a good quality offering. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. No test on slaughter bulls. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.40/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$215.40

340 head · 729 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$570

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

$28.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

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	738	216.95	1,602	320
Medium and Large 2	717	196.98	1,412	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	546	188.84	1,032	16thin

One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $570 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 sale340 hd

215.40

—

KY average20 barns · 3,862 hd

219.15

−3.75

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	—	Low	1,292	108.29	1,399	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,599	99.91	1,597	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	92.11	1,123	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	86.97	856	11
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,590	135.00	2,147	1thin

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)	1,207	$1,204	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$965	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 1-2	—	807	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	192.51/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	828	214.10/cwt	214.10–214.10	1,773	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,845	64
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	187.67/cwt	185.00–190.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	215.33/cwt	214.00–216.00	1,268	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	754	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,433	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	212.66/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,293	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	206.95/cwt	201.00–212.50	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	208.67/cwt	202.00–211.00	1,010	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	181.41/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,304	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	200.66/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	187.91/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,287	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	175.64/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	231.44/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,220	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	218.90/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,283	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	229.97/cwt	226.00–237.50	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	196.98/cwt	196.00–198.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	235.01/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,095	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	196.01/cwt	191.00–197.00	1,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	207.21/cwt	203.00–209.00	1,397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	218.72/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,389	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	214.04/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,548	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,823	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	233.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	225.63/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,507	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	190.25/cwt	190.25–190.25	1,790	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	222.36/cwt	221.00–224.00	1,637	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	206.86/cwt	197.00–213.00	1,194	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	235.29/cwt	230.00–237.00	962	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,147	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	106.16/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,571	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,422	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,681	97.40/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,637	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	85.06/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,033	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	102.73/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,319	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	93.11/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,121	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	73.80/cwt	71.00–76.00	784	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	95.98/cwt	95.00–97.00	955	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	86.85/cwt	84.00–89.00	827	6
Bulls	—	—	1,292	108.29/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,399	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,203.85/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,204	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	964.53/head	850.00–1,075.00	965	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	168.88/cwt	164.00–174.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	223.86/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	182.18/cwt	178.00–186.00	1,242	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	547	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	204.60/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,070	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	205.88/cwt	200.00–209.00	782	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	188.01/cwt	186.00–190.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	184.46/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,048	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	179.07/cwt	177.50–182.00	1,135	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	189.68/cwt	188.00–190.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	197.96/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,225	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,211	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	193.70/cwt	191.00–198.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	158.39/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	223.57/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,035	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	218.18/cwt	217.50–219.00	1,012	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	3

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 642Last week 50Year ago 809

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 60Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	196.00	196.00
18	—	527	224.00–235.00	231.44
15	—	586	213.00–230.00	218.90
3	—	420	226.00–237.50	229.97
9	—	466	232.00–237.00	235.01
6	—	786	191.00–197.00	196.01
5	—	674	203.00–209.00	207.21
30	—	635	207.00–225.00	218.72
20	—	723	200.00–219.00	214.04
19	—	883	206.50	206.50
4	—	364	230.00–240.00	233.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	181.00	181.00
2	—	468	210.00	210.00
2	—	668	191.00–194.00	192.51
1	—	625	201.00	201.00
2	—	323	185.00–190.00	187.67
2	—	880	151.00–152.00	151.51
1	—	530	182.00	182.00
1	—	425	192.00	192.00
2	—	398	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	828	214.10	214.10
64	—	864	213.50	213.50
12	—	668	222.00–228.00	225.63
12	—	941	190.25	190.25
75	—	736	221.00–224.00	222.36
4	—	769	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	717	196.00–198.00	196.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	817	183.00	183.00
9	—	589	214.00–216.00	215.33
12	—	754	190.00	190.00
6	—	608	210.00–214.00	212.66
5	—	670	207.50	207.50
8	—	749	202.00	202.00
5	—	548	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	324	201.00–212.50	206.95
13	—	484	202.00–211.00	208.67
12	—	719	176.00–187.00	181.41
6	—	560	190.00–207.00	200.66
26	—	685	182.00–189.00	187.91
1	—	830	170.00	170.00
2	—	770	170.00–181.00	175.64
14	—	523	195.00–210.00	204.60
3	—	380	200.00–209.00	205.88
3	—	430	186.00–190.00	188.01
13	—	619	190.00–207.00	197.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	182.50	182.50
1	—	655	161.00	161.00
2	—	765	140.00	140.00
1	—	955	107.50	107.50
4	—	568	180.00–188.00	184.46
5	—	634	177.50–182.00	179.07
1	—	1,070	110.00	110.00
6	—	523	188.00–190.00	189.68
6	—	473	191.00–198.00	193.70
1	—	380	190.00	190.00
2	—	723	155.00–162.00	158.39
1	—	230	182.50	182.50
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	213.00	213.00
2	—	300	235.00	235.00
9	—	464	217.50–219.00	218.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	197.00–213.00	206.86
4	—	409	230.00–237.00	235.29
1	—	860	180.00	180.00
1	—	375	234.00	234.00
1	—	290	240.00	240.00
3	—	523	220.00–232.00	223.86
2	—	340	235.00	235.00
1	—	610	197.00	197.00
10	—	682	178.00–186.00	182.18
1	—	705	173.00	173.00
1	—	200	210.00	210.00
4	—	463	212.50–227.50	223.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	164.00–174.00	168.88
1	—	410	204.00	204.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	150.00	150.00
3	—	547	210.00	210.00
1	—	330	212.50	212.50
1	—	575	172.00	172.00
3	—	390	212.50	212.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	135.00	135.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	102.50–110.00	106.16
1	—	1,580	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,681	94.00–100.00	97.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,215	82.00–89.00	85.06
6	—	1,284	99.00–107.00	102.73
21	—	1,204	90.00–98.00	93.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	71.00–76.00	73.80
3	—	995	95.00–97.00	95.98
6	—	952	84.00–89.00	86.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	106.00–110.00	108.29

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,207	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,203.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	850.00–1,075.00	964.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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How this sale compares

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