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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 13

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

274 head

▼ 116 vs last sale 390▼ 219 vs year ago 493 · −44.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 106▼ 4 vs year ago 77 · −5.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate 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 $136.13/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$136.13

109 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$13.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.91

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	584	138.08	807	93
Medium and Large 2-3	549	124.79	685	16thin

One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $122 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 sale109 hd

136.13

—

KY average23 barns · 5,686 hd

148.04

−11.91

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	—	Average	1,629	107.02	1,743	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	83.14	1,327	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	79.55	956	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	71.41	693	10

Every lot

70 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	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	184.97/cwt	184.00–186.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	178.64/cwt	174.00–181.00	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	169.31/cwt	160.00–174.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	165.15/cwt	155.00–166.50	940	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	662	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,080	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	756	133.67/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,011	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,166	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,226	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	160.14/cwt	152.50–167.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.58/cwt	142.00–159.00	725	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	139.07/cwt	133.50–147.00	722	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	144.94/cwt	136.00–149.00	825	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	783	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	127.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	788	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	632	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	696	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	908	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,028	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	178.81/cwt	173.00–181.00	789	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	176.79/cwt	173.00–181.00	843	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	166.25/cwt	159.00–170.00	846	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	876	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	139.02/cwt	133.00–145.00	838	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	853	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	119.88/cwt	115.00–125.00	867	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	645	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	606	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	787	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	854	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	815	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	872	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	900	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	963	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	96.82/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,416	3
Bulls	—	—	1,557	106.52/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,659	3
Bulls	—	—	1,867	117.71/cwt	115.00–119.50	2,198	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	64.70/cwt	62.00–66.00	611	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	818	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	74.45/cwt	70.00–78.00	735	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	88.71/cwt	86.00–91.50	987	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	70.64/cwt	68.00–73.00	818	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	80.57/cwt	76.00–84.00	985	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	81.83/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,277	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,645	89.42/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,471	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,695	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,246	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	884.85/cwt	400.00–1,200.00	8,034	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,710	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	26,505	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 Apr 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 390Year ago 493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 106Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	440	142.00	142.00
2	—	480	137.00	137.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
1	—	235	127.50	127.50
1	—	310	139.00	139.00
3	—	632	110.00–115.00	113.36
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
2	—	598	131.00	131.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	152.50–167.00	160.14
1	—	410	162.50	162.50
20	—	519	133.50–147.00	139.07
6	—	475	142.00–159.00	152.58
5	—	860	119.50	119.50
2	—	360	149.00	149.00
26	—	569	136.00–149.00	144.94
14	—	696	130.50	130.50
17	—	617	120.00–131.00	127.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	690	156.50	156.50
1	—	715	128.00	128.00
14	—	569	155.00–166.50	165.15
3	—	475	174.00–181.00	178.64
3	—	355	174.00	174.00
1	—	205	200.00	200.00
3	—	509	160.00–174.00	169.31
2	—	418	184.00–186.00	184.97
3	—	900	129.50	129.50
1	—	1,030	119.00	119.00
3	—	756	133.00–135.00	133.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	130.00	130.00
1	—	430	161.00	161.00
2	—	662	137.00	137.00
1	—	345	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	107.00	107.00
3	—	787	108.50	108.50
1	—	645	94.00	94.00
3	—	815	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	127.00	127.00
2	—	582	180.00	180.00
7	—	441	173.00–181.00	178.81
2	—	603	133.00–145.00	139.02
9	—	477	173.00–181.00	176.79
10	—	509	159.00–170.00	166.25
2	—	723	115.00–125.00	119.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	162.00	162.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	149.00	149.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	435	152.50	152.50
1	—	580	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,223	76.00–84.00	80.57
4	—	1,158	68.00–73.00	70.64
2	—	1,113	86.00–91.50	88.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	945	62.00–66.00	64.70
1	—	985	83.00	83.00
5	—	987	70.00–78.00	74.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	87.00–91.00	89.42
1	—	1,695	73.50	73.50
7	—	1,560	78.00–84.00	81.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,557	104.00–108.00	106.52
3	—	1,867	115.00–119.50	117.71
3	—	1,463	93.00–99.00	96.82

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	908	400.00–1,200.00	884.85

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	—	1,710	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.