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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 4

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Dec 21Jan 4Jan 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 133▲ 20 vs year ago 110 · +18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 28▼ 14 vs year ago 40 · −35.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to holiday.

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 $150.43/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$150.43

103 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$359

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

$49.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.47

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	687	154.75	1,063	94
Medium and Large 2-3	669	105.22	704	9thin

One grade step is worth $49.53/cwt here — about $359 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 sale103 hd

150.43

—

KY average13 barns · 2,780 hd

154.89

−4.47

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	1,470	85.75	1,261	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,583	66.11	1,046	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	57.30	654	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,233	52.00	641	2thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	156.10/cwt	148.00–160.00	913	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	160.45/cwt	139.00–166.00	1,054	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	98.50/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,088	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,128	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	127.47/cwt	124.00–128.00	552	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	576	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.09/cwt	122.00–145.00	716	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	148.80/cwt	148.00–150.00	942	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	983	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	778	167.35/cwt	167.35–167.35	1,302	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	844	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	920	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	790	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,210	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	91.13/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,458	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	873	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	62.98/cwt	60.00–65.00	702	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	52.56/cwt	44.00–59.00	610	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	538	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	751	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	63.93/cwt	62.00–67.50	996	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,705	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,313	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 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 130Last week 133Year ago 110

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 28Year ago 40

No trends due to holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	94.00–103.00	98.50
3	—	585	148.00–160.00	156.10
5	—	657	139.00–166.00	160.45
1	—	445	175.00	175.00
1	—	600	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,200	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	124.00	124.00
11	—	530	122.00–145.00	135.09
7	—	433	124.00–128.00	127.47
7	—	476	121.00	121.00
5	—	633	148.00–150.00	148.80
4	—	678	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	844	109.00	109.00
2	—	422	101.00	101.00
1	—	650	90.00	90.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	778	167.35	167.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	81.00	81.00
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	169.00	169.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	139.00	139.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,600	90.00–92.00	91.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	60.00–65.00	62.98
10	—	1,160	44.00–59.00	52.56
1	—	1,065	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,558	62.00–67.50	63.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,170	46.00	46.00

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.