Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold mostly steady and Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. Good demand on a moderate to light offering.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.10/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$140.10

62 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$788

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$23.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.40

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	571	141.60	808	57
Medium and Large 2-3	458	126.33	579	3thin
Large 1	482	118.00	569	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about $239 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 sale62 hd

140.10

—

KY average22 barns · 5,090 hd

135.70

+4.40

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	1,465	72.33	1,060	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	65.75	945	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	64.79	796	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	51.74	517	10

Every lot, as filed

49 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	44.35/cwt	43.00–46.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	164.42/cwt	157.00–168.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	141.68/cwt	139.00–144.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	125.21/cwt	121.00–127.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	143.60/cwt	135.00–145.00	695	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	135.87/cwt	131.00–141.00	770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	126.08/cwt	124.00–128.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	123.91/cwt	122.00–126.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	101.65/cwt	101.00–103.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	121.68/cwt	120.00–124.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	115.08/cwt	111.00–119.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	117.63/cwt	116.00–120.00	503	3
Steers	Large 1	—	482	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	153.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	146.98/cwt	145.00–151.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	132.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.38/cwt	141.00–150.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	142.93/cwt	140.00–150.00	810	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,441	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	72.33/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,060	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	63.79/cwt	60.00–67.50	780	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	52.43/cwt	50.50–55.50	526	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,013	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	61.11/cwt	59.00–63.00	642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	69.99/cwt	69.00–73.00	883	5

How this sale compares

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 Jun 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 163Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold mostly steady and Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. Good demand on a moderate to light offering.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	43.00–46.00	44.35
5	—	1,004	50.50–55.50	52.43
2	—	1,050	59.00–63.00	61.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,223	60.00–67.50	63.79
5	—	1,262	69.00–73.00	69.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,500	67.50	67.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	71.00–74.00	72.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	146.00	146.00
1	—	850	107.00	107.00
1	—	910	91.00	91.00
2	—	408	135.00	135.00
2	—	608	125.00–130.00	127.53
3	—	338	157.00–168.00	164.42
3	—	527	139.00–144.00	141.68
4	—	676	121.00–127.00	125.21
7	—	484	135.00–145.00	143.60
8	—	567	131.00–141.00	135.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
2	—	605	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
1	—	825	99.00	99.00
2	—	333	124.00–128.00	126.08
2	—	470	122.00–126.00	123.91
3	—	787	101.00–103.00	101.65
4	—	429	126.50	126.50
7	—	520	120.00–124.00	121.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	106.00	106.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	111.00–119.00	115.08
3	—	428	116.00–120.00	117.63
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	132.00	132.00
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	142.00	142.00
1	—	895	114.00	114.00
3	—	422	150.00–156.00	153.98
9	—	471	145.00–151.00	146.98
12	—	714	130.00–134.00	132.32
13	—	522	141.00–150.00	145.38
16	—	567	140.00–150.00	142.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	122.00	122.00
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
1	—	540	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	74.00	74.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

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