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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 2

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Feb 23Mar 2Mar 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

710 head

▲ 546 vs last sale 164▲ 153 vs year ago 557 · +27.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 26▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▼ 59 vs year ago 66 · −89.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Heifers over 500 lbs sold steady. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $140.81/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$140.81

377 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.01

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	609	141.83	864	352
Medium and Large 2-3	564	126.52	713	25

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $150 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 sale377 hd

140.81

—

KY average22 barns · 4,645 hd

147.82

−7.01

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	—	High	1,386	99.15	1,374	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	76.75	927	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	76.35	1,217	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	70.70	667	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,555	93.00	1,446	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	540	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	430	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	873	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	184.84/cwt	184.50–188.00	808	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	189.17/cwt	185.00–194.00	887	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	154.31/cwt	150.00–159.00	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	522	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	979	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	174.53/cwt	165.00–179.00	937	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,038	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	870	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	163.49/cwt	159.00–169.00	956	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	159.84/cwt	157.00–169.00	977	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	624	142.92/cwt	134.00–146.00	892	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	152.33/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,027	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	681	139.13/cwt	136.00–140.00	947	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	150.66/cwt	139.00–155.00	1,083	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	733	127.34/cwt	126.00–130.00	933	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	772	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,004	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	786	140.86/cwt	138.00–142.25	1,107	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,104	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	174.64/cwt	171.00–182.50	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	143.97/cwt	142.00–146.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	166.89/cwt	160.00–175.00	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	159.22/cwt	151.00–167.50	678	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	151.16/cwt	147.00–156.00	713	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	133.62/cwt	132.00–134.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	150.40/cwt	141.00–156.00	779	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	129.65/cwt	129.00–130.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	566	148.21/cwt	147.00–150.00	839	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	135.66/cwt	127.00–144.00	781	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	132.81/cwt	125.00–137.50	827	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	746	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	126.02/cwt	122.00–130.00	837	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	703	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	126.41/cwt	117.00–130.00	899	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	122.14/cwt	120.00–123.00	932	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,098	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	857	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	951	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	178.49/cwt	174.00–181.00	684	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	177.97/cwt	170.00–182.00	755	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	440	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	160.39/cwt	160.00–161.00	786	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	146.02/cwt	142.00–148.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	921	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	153.42/cwt	148.00–160.00	822	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	137.25/cwt	136.00–138.00	771	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	145.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	892	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	131.51/cwt	124.00–136.00	889	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	127.23/cwt	120.00–131.00	968	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,555	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,446	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,192	94.97/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	2,087	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	64.45/cwt	63.00–66.00	588	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	75.02/cwt	74.00–77.00	700	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	70.60/cwt	68.00–73.00	678	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	68.29/cwt	65.00–70.00	782	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	76.33/cwt	72.00–80.00	934	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	87.26/cwt	84.50–90.00	1,095	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,594	76.35/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,217	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,156	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	989.50/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	13,606	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,551	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 Mar 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 710Last week 164Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	171.00–182.50	174.64
25	—	518	141.00–156.00	150.40
41	—	576	127.00–144.00	135.66
2	—	905	109.00	109.00
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
8	—	378	160.00–175.00	166.89
26	—	711	117.00–130.00	126.41
41	—	623	125.00–137.50	132.81
14	—	664	122.00–130.00	126.02
35	—	426	151.00–167.50	159.22
9	—	472	147.00–156.00	151.16
7	—	763	120.00–123.00	122.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	142.00–146.00	143.97
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
5	—	483	132.00–134.00	133.62
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
3	—	857	111.00	111.00
2	—	703	110.00–114.00	111.99
3	—	583	120.00	120.00
3	—	523	129.00–130.00	129.65
1	—	420	138.00	138.00
3	—	645	115.00–116.00	115.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	610	143.00	143.00
60	—	790	139.00	139.00
41	—	566	147.00–150.00	148.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	134.00–146.00	142.92
2	—	313	170.00–175.00	172.48
1	—	360	156.00	156.00
6	—	733	126.00–130.00	127.34
2	—	772	130.00	130.00
3	—	517	150.00–159.00	154.31
2	—	558	155.00–157.00	156.00
3	—	468	167.00	167.00
9	—	681	136.00–140.00	139.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	786	138.00–142.25	140.86
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
18	—	469	185.00–194.00	189.17
7	—	585	159.00–169.00	163.49
32	—	611	157.00–169.00	159.84
3	—	830	133.00	133.00
2	—	362	207.50	207.50
28	—	674	147.00–158.00	152.33
10	—	437	184.50–188.00	184.84
21	—	719	139.00–155.00	150.66
14	—	537	165.00–179.00	174.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	552	188.00	188.00
4	—	522	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
7	—	612	140.00–150.00	145.70
4	—	424	170.00–182.00	177.97
9	—	536	148.00–160.00	153.42
2	—	340	170.00	170.00
5	—	383	174.00–181.00	178.49
6	—	761	120.00–131.00	127.23
5	—	490	160.00–161.00	160.39
1	—	825	107.00	107.00
6	—	676	124.00–136.00	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	132.00	132.00
1	—	315	152.50	152.50
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
4	—	524	142.00–148.00	146.02
1	—	445	164.00	164.00
4	—	562	136.00–138.00	137.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	63.00–66.00	64.45
3	—	933	74.00–77.00	75.02
5	—	961	68.00–73.00	70.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	72.00–80.00	76.33
7	—	1,145	65.00–70.00	68.29
6	—	1,255	84.50–90.00	87.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	74.00–80.00	76.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	111.00–114.00	112.50
3	—	1,192	90.00–98.00	94.97
1	—	1,030	85.00	85.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	625.00	625.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,375	850.00–1,075.00	989.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	925.00	925.00

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.