Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $233.90/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$233.90

97 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$437

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

$72.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.39

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	730	235.40	1,718	95
Medium and Large 2-3	788	162.52	1,281	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.88/cwt here — about $437 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 sale97 hd

233.90

—

KY average25 barns · 8,200 hd

236.29

−2.39

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	1,572	124.11	1,951	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	109.77	1,633	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,252	106.12	1,328	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	91.40	906	10
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,295	140.00	1,813	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)	1,047	$1,337	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2Fancy	—	358	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	224.56/cwt	217.50–227.00	1,071	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,283	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	404	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,408	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	217.10/cwt	217.00–218.00	1,170	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	213.12/cwt	210.00–220.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	451	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	596	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	225.35/cwt	225.35–225.35	1,909	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	219.50/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	96.39/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,152	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,540	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,694	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	107.69/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,290	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	81.82/cwt	78.00–86.00	780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	99.96/cwt	98.00–102.50	1,145	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	91.74/cwt	89.00–95.00	874	6
Bulls	—	—	1,420	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,633	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	115.94/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,664	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,387	1
Bulls	—	—	1,564	123.41/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,930	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	110.42/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,069	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,336.70/head	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,337	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	221.60/cwt	220.00–225.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	183.77/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	181.76/cwt	181.00–182.50	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	213.70/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,210	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	211.31/cwt	205.00–220.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	759	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 232Last week 211Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 34Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	307.00	307.00
4	—	451	281.00	281.00
5	—	265	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	509	252.00	252.00
1	—	265	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,115	144.00	144.00
1	—	485	260.00	260.00
1	—	1,005	184.00	184.00
1	—	690	216.00	216.00
1	—	765	206.00	206.00
5	—	586	205.00–223.00	219.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	596	250.00	250.00
62	—	847	225.35	225.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	160.00–165.00	162.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	217.50–227.00	224.56
2	—	563	214.00	214.00
1	—	610	207.00	207.00
10	—	539	217.00–218.00	217.10
4	—	652	193.00	193.00
1	—	395	218.00	218.00
3	—	428	210.00–220.00	213.12
3	—	240	220.00–225.00	221.60
4	—	314	205.00–220.00	211.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	404	245.00	245.00
1	—	345	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	661	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	182.50–185.00	183.77
2	—	518	190.00	190.00
1	—	485	197.00	197.00
1	—	405	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
1	—	1,045	163.00	163.00
3	—	515	241.00	241.00
3	—	422	271.00	271.00
1	—	955	137.00	137.00
1	—	610	209.00	209.00
2	—	358	225.00	225.00
2	—	1,082	105.00	105.00
2	—	792	190.00	190.00
3	—	566	213.00–215.00	213.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	260.00	260.00
1	—	330	287.50	287.50
1	—	600	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	158.00	158.00
2	—	610	181.00–182.50	181.76
1	—	595	191.00	191.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,195	90.00–99.00	96.39
6	—	1,198	104.00–112.00	107.69
3	—	1,435	115.00–118.00	115.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	100.00–105.00	102.43
3	—	1,477	114.00–115.00	114.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	953	78.00–86.00	81.82
2	—	1,145	98.00–102.50	99.96
6	—	953	89.00–95.00	91.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,755	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,564	120.00–128.00	123.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	107.00–114.00	110.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,047	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,336.70

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

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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