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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 9

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Feb 2Feb 9Feb 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 159 vs last sale 333▲ 133 vs year ago 41 · +324.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 69▲ 31 vs year ago 5 · +620.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 6.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs steady, Good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher, 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 $147.60/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$147.60

84 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

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

$41.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

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	494	150.53	743	78
Medium and Large 2-3	716	109.50	784	6thin

One grade step is worth $41.03/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale84 hd

147.60

—

KY average22 barns · 3,129 hd

146.29

+1.31

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	—	High	1,808	111.43	2,015	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	82.50	1,332	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,312	78.69	1,032	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	67.44	720	13
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,305	113.00	1,475	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,235	122.00	1,507	1thin

Every lot

63 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	328	170.08/cwt	168.00–172.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	758	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	170.62/cwt	158.00–179.00	793	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	176.39/cwt	176.00–178.00	938	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	995	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	886	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	174.18/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,073	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	170.65/cwt	169.75–171.10	1,131	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,010	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	168.61/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,239	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,133	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	398	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	152.21/cwt	140.00–156.00	426	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	347	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	566	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	146.19/cwt	140.00–156.00	551	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	161.65/cwt	159.50–163.50	690	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	142.97/cwt	138.00–150.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	155.52/cwt	155.00–156.00	740	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	139.50/cwt	138.00–141.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	144.25/cwt	138.50–146.00	812	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	854	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	604	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	903	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	140.80/cwt	138.50–142.00	870	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	879	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	867	103.33/cwt	103.00–104.00	896	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,024	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	173.91/cwt	162.00–180.00	736	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	810	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	623	159.17/cwt	158.00–160.00	992	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	982	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	945	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,090	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	475	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	366	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,235	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,507	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,305	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,475	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,340	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	113.79/cwt	109.00–122.00	2,190	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	58.08/cwt	55.00–60.00	580	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	76.67/cwt	72.00–83.00	825	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	65.97/cwt	62.00–69.00	724	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	71.34/cwt	70.00–72.00	918	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	80.90/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,067	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	82.50/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,332	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,901	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	854.96/cwt	850.00–860.00	11,072	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,383	1,026.13/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	14,191	2

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 Feb 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 333Year ago 41

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 69Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	168.00–172.00	170.08
1	—	875	131.00	131.00
1	—	815	139.00	139.00
2	—	678	149.00	149.00
3	—	603	147.00	147.00
3	—	465	158.00–179.00	170.62
2	—	410	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	411	184.00–185.00	184.50
1	—	465	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	171.00–181.00	174.18
12	—	663	169.75–171.10	170.65
4	—	575	173.00	173.00
5	—	532	176.00–178.00	176.39
15	—	735	166.00–169.00	168.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	154.00	154.00
1	—	530	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	147.00	147.00
3	—	687	128.00	128.00
6	—	563	138.50–146.00	144.25
3	—	618	138.50–142.00	140.80
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
6	—	476	155.00–156.00	155.52
2	—	500	138.00–141.00	139.50
3	—	868	118.00	118.00
4	—	280	140.00–156.00	152.21
3	—	377	140.00–156.00	146.19
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
3	—	427	138.00–150.00	142.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	150.00	150.00
5	—	604	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	103.00–104.00	103.33
1	—	670	103.00	103.00
1	—	620	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	163.00	163.00
9	—	488	160.00	160.00
11	—	427	159.50–163.50	161.65
5	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	225	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	80.00	80.00
1	—	475	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	168.00	168.00
3	—	423	162.00–180.00	173.91
1	—	865	126.00	126.00
2	—	560	150.00	150.00
2	—	652	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	158.00–160.00	159.17
1	—	650	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	998	55.00–60.00	58.08
4	—	1,076	72.00–83.00	76.67
6	—	1,097	62.00–69.00	65.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	70.00–72.00	71.34
10	—	1,319	77.00–87.00	80.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	82.00–83.00	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,925	109.00–122.00	113.79
1	—	1,340	102.00	102.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	852	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,383	900.00–1,150.00	1,026.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	850.00–860.00	854.96

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.