Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. 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 $214.05/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$214.05

98 head · 765 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$738

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

$21.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.18

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	789	215.79	1,702	90
Medium and Large 2-3	496	194.50	964	8thin

One grade step is worth $21.29/cwt here — about $738 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 sale98 hd

214.05

—

KY average26 barns · 10,444 hd

227.23

−13.18

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	1,648	111.04	1,830	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	97.61	1,557	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	91.24	1,149	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	83.18	776	8thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,190	103.00	1,226	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,130	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,092	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	982	$942	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,575	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	124.55/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	182.93/cwt	181.00–185.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	838	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	220.33/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	185.35/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	175.71/cwt	172.00–178.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	181.57/cwt	181.00–182.00	1,276	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,802	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	206.99/cwt	198.00–210.00	1,281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	227.08/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,083	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	192.49/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	423	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,190	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,226	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	99.74/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,305	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	85.14/cwt	81.00–89.00	776	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,415	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,638	101.81/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,668	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	84.26/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,065	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	92.29/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,145	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	74.84/cwt	72.00–77.00	702	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	92.73/cwt	90.00–96.00	886	2
Bulls	—	—	1,325	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,729	111.55/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,929	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/head	775.00–875.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,170.41/head	800.00–1,485.00	1,170	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	941.81/head	775.00–1,050.00	942	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,096.46/head	900.00–1,310.00	1,096	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	975	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,184	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	218.54/cwt	217.00–226.00	927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	198.61/cwt	192.50–205.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	306	175.37/cwt	174.00–178.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	180.20/cwt	179.00–181.00	968	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	212.12/cwt	201.00–215.00	1,228	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	208.12/cwt	202.50–211.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	183.85/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,039	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	189.79/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	687	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	180.37/cwt	171.00–185.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,307	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	123.98/cwt	118.00–130.00	1,225	2

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 Jan 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 239Last week 78Year ago 278

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 64Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 2Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	119.00–130.00	124.55
2	—	363	181.00–185.00	182.93
2	—	335	192.00	192.00
1	—	890	143.00	143.00
1	—	795	141.00	141.00
5	—	614	175.00–188.00	185.35
4	—	466	172.00–178.00	175.71
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,000	134.00	134.00
5	—	537	179.00–181.00	180.20
10	—	565	176.00–189.00	183.85
5	—	673	189.00–191.00	189.79
1	—	735	142.00	142.00
3	—	413	171.00–185.00	180.37
2	—	988	118.00–130.00	123.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	171.00	171.00
7	—	703	181.00–182.00	181.57
4	—	751	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	147.00	147.00
2	—	523	162.00–165.00	163.51
1	—	595	160.00	160.00
3	—	493	151.00	151.00
3	—	306	174.00–178.00	175.37
1	—	410	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	214.00–225.00	220.33
1	—	495	247.00	247.00
2	—	708	199.00	199.00
2	—	578	208.00	208.00
1	—	400	252.50	252.50
1	—	860	179.00	179.00
3	—	603	238.00	238.00
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	183.00	183.00
2	—	435	193.00	193.00
1	—	460	228.00	228.00
1	—	655	184.00	184.00
2	—	392	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	215.00	215.00
66	—	840	214.50	214.50
3	—	612	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	203.00	203.00
4	—	619	198.00–210.00	206.99
3	—	477	215.00–233.00	227.08
9	—	507	233.50	233.50
6	—	424	217.00–226.00	218.54
2	—	655	190.00	190.00
2	—	832	158.00	158.00
2	—	333	192.50–205.00	198.61
5	—	579	201.00–215.00	212.12
3	—	270	202.50–211.00	208.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	191.00–194.00	192.49
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	228.00	228.00
3	—	423	241.00	241.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	103.00	103.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,308	97.00–103.00	99.74
10	—	1,264	79.00–87.50	84.26
18	—	1,241	88.00–96.00	92.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	81.00–89.00	85.14
3	—	938	72.00–77.00	74.84
2	—	955	90.00–96.00	92.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,538	91.00–93.00	92.00
4	—	1,638	100.00–105.00	101.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,729	110.00–116.00	111.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	775.00–875.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,226	800.00–1,485.00	1,170.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	982	775.00–1,050.00	941.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,137	900.00–1,310.00	1,096.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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