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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 10

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

289 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 518▼ 298 vs year ago 587 · −50.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 74▼ 7 vs year ago 64 · −10.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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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 $203.42/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$203.42

168 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$63.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

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	516	210.36	1,085	139
Medium and Large 2	513	178.89	918	21
Medium and Large 2-3	536	147.22	790	8thin

One grade step is worth $63.14/cwt here — about $296 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 sale168 hd

203.42

—

KY average25 barns · 4,510 hd

195.81

+7.61

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	1,295	111.06	1,439	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,674	90.32	1,512	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	89.73	1,095	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	848	66.22	562	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,210	123.00	1,488	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	127.87	1,496	2thin

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)	1,620	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	540	$836	4thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	210.96/cwt	203.00–218.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	443	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,112	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	248.29/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,182	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	236.18/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,294	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,254	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,117	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,137	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,317	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,363	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	209.85/cwt	200.00–217.00	684	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	212.23/cwt	208.00–213.00	773	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	171.27/cwt	167.50–175.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	211.06/cwt	205.00–214.00	863	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	193.70/cwt	191.00–195.00	827	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	431	219.98/cwt	217.00–221.00	948	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	207.72/cwt	197.50–212.00	976	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	191.55/cwt	184.00–194.00	919	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	498	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,081	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	217.67/cwt	196.00–225.00	1,125	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	528	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,267	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	939	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	170.44/cwt	168.00–175.00	968	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,247	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	204.72/cwt	185.00–209.50	1,218	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	186.02/cwt	176.00–194.00	1,142	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,050	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	138.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	869	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	648	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,354	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,157	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	109.10/cwt	102.50–116.00	731	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	927	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,173	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	805	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	191.25/cwt	187.50–195.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	920	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	227.82/cwt	224.00–236.00	941	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	196.16/cwt	181.00–207.00	918	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	233.78/cwt	218.00–241.00	1,117	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	482	247.29/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,192	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	236.96/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,211	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	207.50/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,096	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	217.17/cwt	212.00–221.00	1,244	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	786	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	208.49/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,291	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	185.92/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,153	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,119	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,291	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	174.79/cwt	173.00–180.00	1,272	4
Bulls	—	Large 1	945	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	803	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,060	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	922	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,254	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	990	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,287	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,170	127.87/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,496	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,210	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,488	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	925	92.37/cwt	90.00–94.00	854	2
Bulls	—	—	1,323	109.25/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	131.57/cwt	129.00–133.50	2,155	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	62.02/cwt	55.00–66.00	520	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	739	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	948	66.84/cwt	64.00–70.00	634	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	87.00/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,052	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	100.03/cwt	94.50–110.00	1,290	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	658	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	95.42/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,522	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,433	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	836.46/head	800.00–875.00	836	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 May 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 518Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 74Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	173.00	173.00
1	—	760	122.00	122.00
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
6	—	427	191.00–195.00	193.70
2	—	625	168.00	168.00
4	—	480	184.00–194.00	191.55
1	—	245	200.00	200.00
3	—	568	168.00–175.00	170.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	167.50–175.00	171.27
2	—	670	102.50–116.00	109.10
1	—	495	166.00	166.00
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
2	—	630	134.00–142.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	197.50–212.00	207.72
32	—	517	196.00–225.00	217.67
19	—	595	185.00–209.50	204.72
7	—	614	176.00–194.00	186.02
1	—	669	173.00	173.00
7	—	364	208.00–213.00	212.23
9	—	409	205.00–214.00	211.06
1	—	850	138.00	138.00
10	—	326	200.00–217.00	209.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	587	212.50	212.50
3	—	648	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	240.00	240.00
4	—	431	217.00–221.00	219.98
4	—	498	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	220.00	220.00
6	—	548	227.00–238.00	236.18
1	—	630	209.00	209.00
1	—	960	142.00	142.00
2	—	325	203.00–218.00	210.96
5	—	476	238.00–253.00	248.29
1	—	565	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	195.00	195.00
2	—	570	196.00	196.00
2	—	605	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	224.00	224.00
3	—	443	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	922	136.00	136.00
1	—	990	130.00	130.00
3	—	803	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	221.00–245.00	236.96
7	—	619	203.00–215.00	208.49
3	—	478	218.00–241.00	233.78
4	—	728	173.00–180.00	174.79
6	—	413	224.00–236.00	227.82
1	—	365	215.00	215.00
1	—	260	229.00	229.00
4	—	334	241.00	241.00
5	—	573	212.00–221.00	217.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	239.00	239.00
10	—	482	247.00–248.00	247.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	181.00–191.00	185.92
1	—	370	177.50	177.50
1	—	695	161.00	161.00
1	—	560	173.00	173.00
5	—	468	181.00–207.00	196.16
3	—	528	200.00–211.00	207.50
2	—	340	187.50–195.00	191.25
3	—	725	178.00	178.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	578	136.00	136.00
3	—	660	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	83.00	83.00
4	—	838	55.00–66.00	62.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	94.00–97.50	95.42
1	—	1,910	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,290	94.50–110.00	100.03
4	—	948	64.00–70.00	66.84
1	—	1,315	50.00	50.00
16	—	1,209	80.00–94.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,210	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	126.00–130.00	127.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	129.00–133.50	131.57
2	—	925	90.00–94.00	92.37
2	—	1,323	105.00–113.00	109.25

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,620	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	540	800.00–875.00	836.46

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.