Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to low number of receipts because of winter weather. However good demand noted for all slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.31/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$147.31

17 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$793

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$42.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.01

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	538	157.25	846	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	539	115.00	620	4thin

One grade step is worth $42.25/cwt here — about $226 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 sale17 hd

147.31

—

KY average10 barns · 2,187 hd

201.32

−54.01

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	1,812	125.70	2,277	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	108.17	1,636	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	102.58	1,275	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	92.00	909	2thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$1,585	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,510	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,310	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,467	$1,572	11

Every lot, as filed

37 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 2-3	—	625	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	158.33/cwt	158.00–159.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	159.57/cwt	155.00–164.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	148.03/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,467	1,571.53/head	1,000.00–2,000.00	1,572	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	121.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,070	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	106.76/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,626	2
Bulls	—	—	2,125	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,954	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	909	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	90.64/cwt	87.00–92.50	1,153	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	102.78/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,237	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	113.97/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,501	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	280	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	149.02/cwt	147.00–150.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	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 Jan 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 35Last week 239Year ago 136

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 34Year ago 0

No trends due to low number of receipts because of winter weather. However good demand noted for all slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	128.00	128.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	158.00–159.00	158.33
1	—	880	145.00	145.00
2	—	458	155.00–164.00	159.57
1	—	195	175.00	175.00
2	—	418	159.00	159.00
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
3	—	668	147.00–150.00	149.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	167.50	167.50
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
1	—	420	188.00	188.00
2	—	788	145.00–151.00	148.03
1	—	480	152.00	152.00
1	—	500	177.00	177.00
1	—	585	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	102.50	102.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	158.00	158.00
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	405	202.00	202.00
1	—	725	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	125.00	125.00
1	—	785	96.00	96.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,380	1,310.00	1,310.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,510.00	1,510.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,585.00	1,585.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,467	1,000.00–2,000.00	1,571.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	120.00–124.00	121.27
1	—	2,125	139.00	139.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	106.00–107.50	106.76
1	—	1,490	111.00	111.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,272	87.00–92.50	90.64
8	—	1,204	100.00–107.00	102.78
3	—	1,317	112.00–118.00	113.97

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle