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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 30

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Mar 23Mar 30Apr 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

872 head

▲ 437 vs last sale 435▲ 155 vs year ago 717 · +21.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 60▲ 47 vs year ago 47 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 16▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.29/cwt on 361 head.

Average price

$160.29

361 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,062

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$7.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.60

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	671	160.77	1,078	339
Medium and Large 2-3	536	152.89	819	22

One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $259 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 sale361 hd

160.29

—

KY average23 barns · 5,710 hd

163.89

−3.60

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	1,698	116.41	1,977	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,578	89.50	1,412	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	85.69	1,071	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	918	82.45	757	7thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	509	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	180.91/cwt	178.00–185.00	590	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	173.77/cwt	170.00–176.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	197.24/cwt	185.00–200.00	834	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	424	208.24/cwt	202.00–213.00	883	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	171.56/cwt	170.00–176.00	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	186.07/cwt	180.00–193.00	882	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	861	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	793	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	184.92/cwt	180.00–186.00	982	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,011	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,056	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	167.09/cwt	162.00–174.00	962	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	627	176.32/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	168.83/cwt	165.00–169.50	1,082	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	151.75/cwt	149.00–155.50	1,014	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	717	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,097	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	141.27/cwt	139.00–150.50	1,036	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,143	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	807	152.10/cwt	152.10–152.10	1,227	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,091	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	870	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,209	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,125	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,074	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,063	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	165.99/cwt	162.00–170.00	471	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	170.21/cwt	160.00–172.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	163.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	610	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	569	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	164.79/cwt	159.00–170.00	702	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	158.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	745	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	133.72/cwt	130.00–136.00	634	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	157.15/cwt	149.00–161.00	820	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	137.50/cwt	137.00–141.00	723	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	149.04/cwt	140.00–152.00	854	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	133.62/cwt	132.00–136.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	151.43/cwt	147.00–151.75	918	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	672	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	780	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,015	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	120.26/cwt	118.00–121.00	867	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	117.54/cwt	116.00–120.00	911	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,058	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	834	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,111	62
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	393	167.18/cwt	160.00–168.00	657	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	406	198.62/cwt	190.00–201.00	806	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	166.97/cwt	165.00–170.00	696	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	164.98/cwt	160.00–167.50	700	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	182.39/cwt	181.00–184.00	866	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	178.98/cwt	176.00–180.00	932	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	167.85/cwt	157.00–174.00	891	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	163.29/cwt	153.00–168.00	945	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	165.33/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,013	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	141.95/cwt	138.00–146.00	935	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	921	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,035	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,076	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,095	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,150	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,120	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,176	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,150	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,162	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,323	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,217	2
Bulls	—	—	1,707	117.06/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,998	12
Bulls	—	—	1,827	124.62/cwt	122.50–130.50	2,277	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	81.03/cwt	78.00–83.00	721	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	88.03/cwt	87.00–90.00	887	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	75.79/cwt	70.00–79.00	884	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	85.48/cwt	81.00–89.50	1,059	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	92.05/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,214	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,426	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,394	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,433	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	18,191	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	911.41/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	8,385	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 Mar 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 872Last week 435Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 60Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 16Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	373	160.00–170.00	163.52
6	—	340	160.00–172.00	170.21
36	—	426	159.00–170.00	164.79
8	—	721	118.00–121.00	120.26
18	—	522	149.00–161.00	157.15
15	—	606	147.00–151.75	151.43
2	—	695	146.00	146.00
5	—	284	162.00–170.00	165.99
26	—	471	150.00–164.00	158.17
9	—	775	116.00–120.00	117.54
23	—	573	140.00–152.00	149.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	778	136.00	136.00
3	—	640	155.00	155.00
5	—	505	170.00	170.00
62	—	834	133.25	133.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	150.00–152.00	151.01
8	—	526	137.00–141.00	137.50
5	—	474	130.00–136.00	133.72
1	—	810	95.00	95.00
4	—	410	147.00	147.00
2	—	613	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	285	137.00	137.00
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
3	—	578	132.00–136.00	133.62
3	—	672	116.00	116.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
3	—	382	170.00–176.00	173.77
2	—	755	125.00	125.00
2	—	495	174.00	174.00
4	—	424	170.00–176.00	171.56
2	—	515	154.00	154.00
2	—	318	160.00	160.00
2	—	285	173.00	173.00
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,074	99.00	99.00
2	—	905	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	576	162.00–174.00	167.09
25	—	531	180.00–186.00	184.92
19	—	668	149.00–155.50	151.75
1	—	915	123.00	123.00
7	—	326	178.00–185.00	180.91
1	—	820	133.00	133.00
7	—	423	185.00–200.00	197.24
39	—	474	180.00–193.00	186.07
20	—	763	149.75	149.75
52	—	733	139.00–150.50	141.27
13	—	641	165.00–169.50	168.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	807	152.10	152.10
47	—	870	139.00	139.00
3	—	717	153.00	153.00
9	—	571	185.00	185.00
4	—	532	190.00	190.00
5	—	627	174.00–180.00	176.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	202.00–213.00	208.24
1	—	475	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	104.00	104.00
3	—	1,095	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,120	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,150	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
6	—	579	153.00–168.00	163.29
5	—	417	165.00–170.00	166.97
9	—	475	181.00–184.00	182.39
1	—	830	111.00	111.00
3	—	613	165.00–166.00	165.33
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
9	—	531	157.00–174.00	167.85
4	—	659	138.00–146.00	141.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	166.00	166.00
9	—	393	160.00–168.00	167.18
5	—	424	160.00–167.50	164.98
1	—	470	148.00	148.00
2	—	538	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	176.00–180.00	178.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	190.00–201.00	198.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	87.00–90.00	88.03
3	—	890	78.00–83.00	81.03
1	—	735	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	85.50	85.50
1	—	1,525	93.50	93.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,166	70.00–79.00	75.79
15	—	1,319	90.00–99.00	92.05
29	—	1,239	81.00–89.50	85.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,827	122.50–130.50	124.62
12	—	1,707	112.00–120.00	117.06
2	—	1,323	92.00	92.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	2	—	920	675.00–1,050.00	911.41

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.