Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.08/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$124.08

69 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$18.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	589	125.43	739	64
Medium and Large 2-3	626	106.80	668	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.63/cwt here — about $70 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 sale69 hd

124.08

—

KY average21 barns · 3,095 hd

124.24

−0.16

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	1,508	78.76	1,188	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	61.58	820	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	56.81	596	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	54.57	852	4thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	111.03/cwt	110.00–112.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	123.52/cwt	123.00–124.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	132.03/cwt	131.00–133.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	130.95/cwt	128.00–134.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	829	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	118.71/cwt	117.00–125.00	703	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.52/cwt	118.00–125.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	690.29/cwt	550.00–785.00	7,862	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	801.16/cwt	620.00–975.00	10,663	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,099	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	20,655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	843.91/cwt	675.00–1,025.00	9,140	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,504	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,508	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	769	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,096	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	57.64/cwt	54.50–59.00	735	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	54.39/cwt	52.50–56.50	857	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	55.87/cwt	51.50–59.00	585	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,003	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	61.22/cwt	59.50–63.00	646	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	63.55/cwt	59.50–65.50	864	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	48.77/cwt	48.50–49.00	512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	77.39/cwt	76.50–78.50	1,231	2

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 Jul 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 133Last week 204Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 15Year ago 0

No comparison due to 4th July Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	580	110.00–112.00	111.03
1	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	91.00	91.00
1	—	330	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	442	129.00–130.00	129.50
2	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	488	128.00–134.00	130.95
2	—	350	133.00	133.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	152.00	152.00
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	101.00	101.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	123.00–124.00	123.52
2	—	325	131.00–133.00	132.03
1	—	385	129.00	129.00
1	—	260	125.00	125.00
18	—	592	117.00–125.00	118.71
6	—	622	118.00–125.00	120.52
3	—	419	125.00–130.00	126.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	114.00	114.00
1	—	730	91.00	91.00
1	—	635	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	639	129.75	129.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,139	550.00–785.00	690.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,331	620.00–975.00	801.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	675.00–1,025.00	843.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	81.50	81.50
2	—	1,590	76.50–78.50	77.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	54.50–59.00	57.64
8	—	1,359	59.50–65.50	63.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	52.50–56.50	54.39
1	—	1,580	63.50	63.50
1	—	1,515	46.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,047	51.50–59.00	55.87
6	—	1,055	59.50–63.00	61.22
2	—	1,050	48.50–49.00	48.77

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle