Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to low number of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.36/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$181.36

93 head · 787 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

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

$48.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.88

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	796	185.57	1,478	85
Medium and Large 2-3	684	136.69	935	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.88/cwt here — about $543 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

181.36

—

KY average23 barns · 3,764 hd

197.25

−15.88

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	—	Average	1,803	116.03	2,092	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	89.95	1,073	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	87.71	820	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,770	84.00	1,487	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)	1,495	$1,460	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	485	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	192.04/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	219.30/cwt	207.50–225.00	943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,077	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	92.44/cwt	91.00–94.00	897	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	84.55/cwt	82.00–86.00	771	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	89.22/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,067	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,487	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	84.23/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,045	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	99.53/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,113	3
Bulls	—	—	1,903	119.06/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,266	4
Bulls	—	—	1,470	104.24/cwt	104.00–104.50	1,532	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,639	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	187.52/cwt	184.00–191.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	223.49/cwt	221.00–228.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	184.28/cwt	177.00–186.00	991	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	873	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,646	64

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 Dec 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 318Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 48Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 9

No trend due to low number of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	162.50	162.50
1	—	530	191.00	191.00
1	—	605	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	199.00	199.00
2	—	565	225.00	225.00
1	—	435	223.00	223.00
1	—	665	193.00	193.00
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	209.00	209.00
2	—	802	218.00	218.00
4	—	608	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	213.00	213.00
2	—	552	203.00	203.00
64	—	873	188.50	188.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	181.00	181.00
1	—	730	158.00	158.00
1	—	850	122.50	122.50
1	—	305	187.50	187.50
2	—	590	182.50	182.50
1	—	390	190.00	190.00
2	—	820	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	191.00	191.00
5	—	538	177.00–186.00	184.28
1	—	600	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	147.50	147.50
2	—	1,065	97.00	97.00
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	635	144.00	144.00
1	—	595	165.00	165.00
1	—	465	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
2	—	463	184.00–191.00	187.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	212.50	212.50
2	—	610	187.00–197.00	192.04
3	—	430	207.50–225.00	219.30
1	—	300	240.00	240.00
4	—	566	221.00–228.00	223.49
2	—	462	223.00	223.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	91.00–94.00	92.44
3	—	912	82.00–86.00	84.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,196	86.00–94.00	89.22
4	—	1,241	82.00–85.50	84.23
3	—	1,118	95.00–102.00	99.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,903	117.00–123.00	119.06
2	—	1,470	104.00–104.50	104.24
1	—	2,070	127.50	127.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	104.00	104.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	1,460.00	1,460.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle