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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 25

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jan 18Jan 25Feb 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

200 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 136▼ 150 vs year ago 350 · −42.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 48▲ 26 vs year ago 49 · +53.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 0▲ 39 vs year ago 7 · +557.1%

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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 $147.63/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$147.63

137 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,037

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$37.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

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	712	154.66	1,101	111
Medium and Large 2	605	118.74	719	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	692	117.04	810	17thin

One grade step is worth $37.62/cwt here — about $291 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 sale137 hd

147.63

—

KY average23 barns · 5,104 hd

155.36

−7.73

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	1,505	94.96	1,429	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,572	80.80	1,270	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	73.30	874	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	996	46.40	462	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,430	$1,185	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,466	$1,161	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,287	$1,046	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$952	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,140	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,263	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	842	$900	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,500	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,370	$1,425	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	583	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,099	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	169.46/cwt	166.50–177.00	1,063	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	666	174.33/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,161	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	158.02/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,063	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,202	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,625	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	146.32/cwt	145.00–148.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	156.84/cwt	150.00–167.00	663	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	142.92/cwt	139.00–147.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	130.87/cwt	126.00–136.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	141.50/cwt	139.00–142.00	833	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	604	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	749	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	117.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	727	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	136.40/cwt	130.00–142.00	859	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	747	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	694	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,044	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	917	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	791	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,301	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	136.48/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,115	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	833	106.66/cwt	104.00–115.00	888	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,072	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	913	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,142	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	116.79/cwt	110.00–124.00	494	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	194.50/cwt	190.00–199.00	924	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	166.55/cwt	158.00–179.00	951	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	973	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	152.55/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,010	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	785	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	353	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	665	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	532	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,325	93.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,233	2
Bulls	—	—	1,490	81.49/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,214	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	105.22/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,720	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	54.55/cwt	54.00–55.00	491	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	39.42/cwt	39.00–40.00	388	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	45.63/cwt	44.00–48.00	487	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	638	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	74.22/cwt	70.00–79.00	881	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	64.82/cwt	60.00–69.50	773	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	82.12/cwt	80.00–85.00	994	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	82.51/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,275	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	79.08/cwt	76.50–80.50	1,264	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,140	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	1,045.53/head	1,035.00–1,050.00	1,046	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	952.03/head	725.00–1,110.00	952	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	1,184.62/head	950.00–1,385.00	1,185	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,466	1,160.81/head	1,135.00–1,175.00	1,161	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	900.46/head	635.00–935.00	900	8
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,262.64/head	800.00–1,510.00	1,263	4

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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 136Year ago 350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 48Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 0Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	139.00–142.00	141.50
4	—	423	150.00–167.00	156.84
3	—	367	145.00–148.00	146.32
1	—	960	119.00	119.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
4	—	740	136.00	136.00
6	—	817	129.00–142.00	136.48
3	—	335	152.00	152.00
2	—	475	139.00–147.00	142.92
3	—	893	120.00	120.00
5	—	630	130.00–142.00	136.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	117.00–118.00	117.50
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
1	—	895	102.00	102.00
7	—	604	124.00	124.00
4	—	833	104.00–115.00	106.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	694	150.50	150.50
2	—	590	150.00	150.00
3	—	460	159.00	159.00
60	—	791	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	126.00–136.00	130.87
4	—	619	117.00–119.00	117.49
2	—	658	113.00–114.00	113.49
1	—	700	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
1	—	390	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	132.00	132.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
7	—	627	166.50–177.00	169.46
6	—	673	150.00–161.00	158.02
1	—	1,135	127.00	127.00
1	—	865	139.00	139.00
1	—	1,250	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	666	172.00–175.00	174.33
5	—	583	188.50	188.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	665	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
1	—	345	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	158.00–179.00	166.55
2	—	475	190.00–199.00	194.50
1	—	620	157.00	157.00
4	—	662	149.00–156.00	152.55
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
1	—	340	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	110.00–124.00	116.79
1	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,187	70.00–79.00	74.22
12	—	1,192	60.00–69.50	64.82
1	—	1,140	56.00	56.00
11	—	1,210	80.00–85.00	82.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	39.00–40.00	39.42
3	—	1,068	44.00–48.00	45.63
2	—	900	54.00–55.00	54.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,545	81.50–84.50	82.51
6	—	1,598	76.50–80.50	79.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	78.00–84.00	81.49
3	—	1,635	102.00–107.00	105.22
2	—	1,325	90.00–96.00	93.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,466	1,135.00–1,175.00	1,160.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	1,035.00–1,050.00	1,045.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,430	950.00–1,385.00	1,184.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,338	725.00–1,110.00	952.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,090	800.00–1,510.00	1,262.64
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	842	635.00–935.00	900.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,370	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.