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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 18

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

527 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 405▼ 65 vs year ago 592 · −11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 147▲ 18 vs year ago 78 · +23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 4▲ 12 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 steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeders with favorable body condition. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good 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 $238.53/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$238.53

193 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$532

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

$33.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.64

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	720	240.46	1,732	182
Medium and Large 2-3	581	206.68	1,201	11thin

One grade step is worth $33.78/cwt here — about $532 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 sale193 hd

238.53

—

KY average26 barns · 5,870 hd

240.18

−1.64

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	1,540	119.91	1,847	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	96.22	1,517	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	91.73	1,116	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	82.08	747	16

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)	1,563	$1,240	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$854	3thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	251.16/cwt	244.00–258.00	1,067	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,106	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	257.72/cwt	257.50–259.00	1,340	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	240.31/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,252	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	193.75/cwt	192.50–195.00	1,095	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	243.68/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,572	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,432	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	231.51/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,556	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	237.71/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	744	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,853	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	763	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,892	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	196.92/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,843	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	863	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,054	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,982	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	194.94/cwt	190.00–195.50	766	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	191.32/cwt	185.00–195.00	807	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	492	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,063	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	196.61/cwt	187.50–198.00	967	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	963	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	204.43/cwt	201.00–218.00	1,077	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	206.79/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,158	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	226.93/cwt	223.50–230.00	1,291	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,059	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	196.46/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,224	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	220.59/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,407	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,127	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	211.71/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,408	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	691	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,638	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,013	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,486	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	150.45/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,256	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,430	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	202.17/cwt	199.00–207.50	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	194.01/cwt	193.00–197.50	885	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	489	246.51/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,205	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	503	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,258	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	214.31/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,138	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	195.27/cwt	193.00–197.50	1,045	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	197.20/cwt	189.00–209.00	1,146	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	179.77/cwt	179.00–182.50	1,050	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,177	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,361	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,267	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	212.63/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,457	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	195.40/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,395	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,449	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,363	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	112.85/cwt	110.00–116.50	1,371	3
Bulls	—	—	1,692	124.44/cwt	122.00–126.50	2,106	3
Bulls	—	—	2,060	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	2,627	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	869	73.29/cwt	71.00–77.00	637	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	921	84.15/cwt	80.50–88.00	775	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	907	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	91.67/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,098	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	85.06/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,023	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	99.32/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,283	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	85.53/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,304	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,569	95.27/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,495	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	104.94/cwt	100.50–108.00	1,705	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,564	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	854.28/head	575.00–1,000.00	854	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,563	1,239.94/head	1,000.00–1,460.00	1,240	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 527Last week 405Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 147Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	185.00–195.00	191.32
1	—	905	158.00	158.00
1	—	735	175.00	175.00
12	—	393	190.00–195.50	194.94
16	—	527	201.00–218.00	204.43
10	—	638	220.00–221.00	220.59
4	—	560	195.00–211.00	206.79
3	—	762	195.00	195.00
3	—	665	200.00–217.50	211.71
2	—	835	146.00–155.00	150.45
7	—	492	187.50–198.00	196.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	185.00	185.00
5	—	623	195.00–197.50	196.46
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
2	—	655	172.00	172.00
2	—	518	186.00	186.00
1	—	585	181.00	181.00
1	—	750	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	175.00	175.00
5	—	461	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	691	237.00	237.00
4	—	492	216.00	216.00
33	—	569	223.50–230.00	226.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	763	248.00	248.00
6	—	744	249.00	249.00
16	—	605	250.00	250.00
13	—	520	257.50–259.00	257.72
63	—	863	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	192.50–195.00	193.75
1	—	655	202.00	202.00
4	—	530	210.00	210.00
2	—	645	222.00	222.00
1	—	795	190.00	190.00
1	—	400	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	521	230.00–247.00	240.31
3	—	735	233.00–240.00	237.71
2	—	425	244.00–258.00	251.16
38	—	645	241.00–244.00	243.68
5	—	857	215.00	215.00
4	—	672	230.00–232.00	231.51
3	—	823	191.00–200.00	196.92
1	—	590	220.00	220.00
2	—	752	231.00	231.00
2	—	498	222.00	222.00
3	—	953	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	225.00	225.00
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
10	—	581	189.00–209.00	197.20
4	—	714	184.00–200.00	195.40
3	—	773	187.50	187.50
2	—	648	210.00	210.00
9	—	685	200.00–216.00	212.63
9	—	531	210.00–222.00	214.31
9	—	456	193.00–197.50	194.01
1	—	830	175.00	175.00
3	—	340	199.00–207.50	202.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	250.00	250.00
5	—	489	240.00–248.00	246.51
2	—	655	230.00	230.00
1	—	385	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	185.00–190.00	187.47
2	—	658	190.00–195.00	192.51
1	—	940	145.00	145.00
2	—	535	193.00–197.50	195.27
2	—	428	185.00	185.00
7	—	584	179.00–182.50	179.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,625	100.50–108.00	104.94
2	—	1,525	84.00–87.00	85.53
5	—	1,569	91.00–98.00	95.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,203	81.00–87.00	85.06
9	—	1,292	97.00–103.00	99.32
28	—	1,198	88.00–96.00	91.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	921	80.50–88.00	84.15
4	—	869	71.00–77.00	73.29
1	—	960	94.50	94.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	110.00–116.50	112.85
1	—	2,060	127.50	127.50
3	—	1,692	122.00–126.50	124.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	109.00	109.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,563	1,000.00–1,460.00	1,239.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	575.00–1,000.00	854.28

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.