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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 26

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

350 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 344▲ 102 vs year ago 248 · +41.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 39▲ 19 vs year ago 30 · +63.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.87/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$136.87

170 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$14.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	684	137.71	942	160
Medium and Large 2-3	552	123.30	681	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.41/cwt here — about $262 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 sale170 hd

136.87

—

KY average24 barns · 5,205 hd

142.03

−5.17

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	1,682	99.60	1,675	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,267	76.00	963	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,644	73.15	1,203	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	992	71.90	713	5thin

Every lot

77 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	463	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	833	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	159.91/cwt	151.00–164.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	155.84/cwt	153.00–158.00	898	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	152.80/cwt	152.00–153.00	943	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	151.68/cwt	146.00–154.50	1,022	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	153.11/cwt	149.00–155.50	1,109	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	141.86/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,105	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	136.00/cwt	135.50–138.00	1,110	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,152	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	134.71/cwt	130.00–142.00	568	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	138.97/cwt	130.00–145.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	142.11/cwt	130.00–146.00	752	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	128.25/cwt	128.00–129.00	725	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	139.69/cwt	138.00–143.00	802	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	134.57/cwt	126.00–139.50	832	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	933	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	133.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	887	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	119.67/cwt	117.00–121.00	839	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	125.14/cwt	121.00–128.00	954	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	813	142.80/cwt	142.80–142.80	1,161	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	954	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	970	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	981	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,225	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	518	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	292	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	444	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	580	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	169.22/cwt	166.00–171.00	618	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	169.00/cwt	160.00–178.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	426	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	784	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	790	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	155.28/cwt	142.00–159.00	821	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	145.39/cwt	140.00–151.00	864	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	125.26/cwt	118.00–129.00	854	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	118.46/cwt	115.00–122.00	917	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	837	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	612	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,318	89.14/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,175	3
Bulls	—	—	1,849	100.98/cwt	99.50–104.50	1,867	4
Bulls	—	—	1,893	112.52/cwt	110.50–114.50	2,130	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	736	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	982	72.84/cwt	72.00–74.50	715	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	681	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	64.88/cwt	62.00–67.00	805	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	75.55/cwt	70.00–78.50	959	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	82.20/cwt	79.50–85.50	1,050	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	67.46/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,029	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,647	80.49/cwt	78.50–83.50	1,326	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	1,172	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	876.83/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,610	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,013	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,550	1

This sale against other markets

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 344Year ago 248

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 39Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 10Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	813	142.80	142.80
9	—	725	133.00	133.00
11	—	662	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	844	113.00	113.00
5	—	762	121.00–128.00	125.14
1	—	925	106.00	106.00
1	—	385	130.00	130.00
8	—	662	132.00–136.00	133.99
10	—	618	126.00–139.50	134.57
8	—	422	130.00–142.00	134.71
3	—	701	117.00–121.00	119.67
1	—	1,225	100.00	100.00
12	—	574	138.00–143.00	139.69
5	—	485	130.00–145.00	138.97
1	—	890	109.00	109.00
23	—	529	130.00–146.00	142.11
1	—	280	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	128.00–129.00	128.25
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	405	122.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	136.00	136.00
1	—	715	120.00	120.00
1	—	785	118.00	118.00
2	—	580	132.00	132.00
1	—	490	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	674	146.00–154.50	151.68
1	—	900	128.00	128.00
10	—	816	135.50–138.00	136.00
3	—	482	151.00–164.00	159.91
1	—	510	167.00	167.00
21	—	724	149.00–155.50	153.11
7	—	576	153.00–158.00	155.84
5	—	617	152.00–153.00	152.80
12	—	779	131.00–145.00	141.86
1	—	410	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	118.00–129.00	125.26
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
4	—	774	115.00–122.00	118.46
2	—	710	122.00	122.00
3	—	283	183.00	183.00
2	—	425	160.00–178.00	169.00
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
1	—	620	155.00	155.00
8	—	594	140.00–151.00	145.39
5	—	529	142.00–159.00	155.28
6	—	486	162.50	162.50
3	—	365	166.00–171.00	169.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	426	184.00	184.00
7	—	317	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	141.00	141.00
1	—	470	147.00	147.00
1	—	745	88.00	88.00
2	—	378	141.00	141.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
1	—	850	72.00	72.00
1	—	425	138.00	138.00
2	—	292	152.00	152.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,240	62.00–67.00	64.88
10	—	1,277	79.50–85.50	82.20
14	—	1,270	70.00–78.50	75.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	65.50	65.50
3	—	982	72.00–74.50	72.84
1	—	975	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,647	78.50–83.50	80.49
2	—	1,525	66.00–69.00	67.46
1	—	1,875	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	86.00–93.00	89.14
2	—	1,893	110.50–114.50	112.52
4	—	1,849	99.50–104.50	100.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	982	850.00–900.00	876.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	600.00	600.00

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.