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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 6

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

316 head

▼ 326 vs last sale 642▲ 22 vs year ago 294 · +7.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 70▲ 6 vs year ago 53 · +11.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 7▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $174.86/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$174.86

153 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

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

$39.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.48

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	715	178.20	1,274	140
Medium and Large 2-3	529	138.97	735	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.23/cwt here — about $539 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 sale153 hd

174.86

—

KY average26 barns · 8,017 hd

194.34

−19.48

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	1,579	117.59	1,857	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	95.81	1,543	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	86.80	1,078	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	947	81.32	770	13
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,425	141.08	2,010	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,213	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,192	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$1,300	2thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	694	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	205.83/cwt	200.00–212.00	766	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	851	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	196.27/cwt	194.00–203.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	488	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,044	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	200.40/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,048	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,179	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,290	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	209.32/cwt	208.00–209.75	1,212	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	180.51/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,051	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,308	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,449	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,204	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,501	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,252	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,512	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	522	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	161.28/cwt	157.50–165.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	180.36/cwt	171.00–185.00	691	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	174.33/cwt	170.00–179.00	809	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	170.45/cwt	167.50–175.00	914	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	552	144.12/cwt	143.00–147.50	796	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	195.35/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,094	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	156.86/cwt	152.00–167.50	914	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	128.50/cwt	125.00–132.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	881	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	616	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,078	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	165.67/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,105	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	772	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	133.28/cwt	122.00–139.00	964	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	859	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,649	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	143.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,319	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,241	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	198.05/cwt	192.50–206.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	894	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	197.02/cwt	190.00–201.00	971	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	183.61/cwt	183.00–184.00	982	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	957	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	185.37/cwt	182.50–193.00	1,088	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	115.82/cwt	110.00–127.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	773	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,031	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,425	141.08/cwt	140.00–142.00	2,010	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,272	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	118.25/cwt	118.00–118.50	1,866	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	122.73/cwt	121.00–124.50	2,172	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	89.45/cwt	89.00–90.00	808	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	74.69/cwt	74.00–75.00	712	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	81.78/cwt	78.00–86.00	781	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	86.91/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,067	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	80.25/cwt	79.00–81.00	996	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	95.66/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,225	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	93.41/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,490	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,705	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	1,212.66/head	950.00–1,550.00	1,213	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,192.19/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,192	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 316Last week 642Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 70Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year 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
2	—	298	175.00	175.00
1	—	965	110.00	110.00
3	—	723	122.00–139.00	133.28
11	—	583	152.00–167.50	156.86
2	—	430	185.00	185.00
5	—	383	171.00–185.00	180.36
8	—	667	160.00–172.00	165.67
3	—	615	140.00–145.00	143.29
10	—	464	170.00–179.00	174.33
5	—	536	167.50–175.00	170.45
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
3	—	918	143.00–145.00	143.67
3	—	1,017	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	154.00	154.00
2	—	605	125.00–132.00	128.50
2	—	363	157.50–165.00	161.28
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
4	—	552	143.00–147.50	144.12
2	—	710	107.50–110.00	108.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	175.00	175.00
7	—	560	189.00–200.00	195.35
65	—	859	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	210.00	210.00
24	—	579	208.00–209.75	209.32
3	—	1,057	143.00	143.00
4	—	486	194.00–203.00	196.27
8	—	671	216.00	216.00
7	—	372	200.00–212.00	205.83
2	—	448	190.00	190.00
8	—	523	190.00–208.00	200.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	112.50	112.50
1	—	840	149.00	149.00
1	—	680	177.00	177.00
1	—	485	175.00	175.00
1	—	365	190.00	190.00
6	—	582	179.00–181.00	180.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	226.00	226.00
6	—	531	222.00	222.00
10	—	684	219.50	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	172.50	172.50
2	—	773	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	182.50	182.50
1	—	555	172.50	172.50
1	—	620	131.00	131.00
1	—	510	162.00	162.00
1	—	430	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	379	192.50–206.00	198.05
1	—	610	164.00	164.00
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
4	—	587	182.50–193.00	185.37
2	—	795	125.00	125.00
3	—	711	110.00–127.00	115.82
3	—	493	190.00–201.00	197.02
2	—	870	117.00–120.00	118.52
5	—	535	183.00–184.00	183.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
3	—	715	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	140.00–142.00	141.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	103.00	103.00
3	—	1,595	92.00–95.00	93.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	89.00–90.00	89.45
3	—	953	74.00–75.00	74.69
8	—	955	78.00–86.00	81.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,228	82.00–90.00	86.91
7	—	1,241	79.00–81.00	80.25
5	—	1,281	93.00–100.00	95.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	118.00–118.50	118.25
2	—	1,770	121.00–124.50	122.73
1	—	1,200	106.00	106.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	104.00	104.00

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)	6	—	1,157	950.00–1,550.00	1,212.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	925.00–1,375.00	1,192.19

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	2	—	1,310	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.