Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.26/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$136.26

73 head · 738 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$5.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

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	747	136.40	1,019	71
Medium and Large 2-3	433	131.01	567	2thin

One grade step is worth $5.39/cwt here — about $451 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 sale73 hd

136.26

—

KY average26 barns · 6,176 hd

141.11

−4.85

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	1,774	87.47	1,552	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,200	60.50	726	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	57.43	682	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	864	43.18	373	5thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	130.48/cwt	124.00–132.00	818	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	115.53/cwt	110.00–121.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	136.53/cwt	135.00–138.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	126.26/cwt	121.00–130.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.22/cwt	140.00–144.00	593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	137.62/cwt	132.00–140.50	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.13/cwt	118.00–132.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.37/cwt	136.00–138.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	147.01/cwt	145.00–149.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	131.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	673	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	136.73/cwt	133.00–138.00	833	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	141.13/cwt	136.00–145.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	885	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,190	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	131.01/cwt	129.00–133.00	567	2
Bulls	—	—	1,774	87.47/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,552	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	58.10/cwt	55.50–60.50	684	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	726	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	41.43/cwt	40.50–42.50	329	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	52.01/cwt	49.50–54.50	510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	62.24/cwt	61.50–63.50	735	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	223	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	49.29/cwt	43.00–52.50	613	4

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 133Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 45Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were steady to 3 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	125.00	125.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
2	—	583	128.00–130.00	128.99
2	—	800	93.00	93.00
4	—	520	120.00–126.00	123.05
12	—	627	124.00–132.00	130.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	99.00	99.00
2	—	493	110.00–121.00	115.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	795	98.00	98.00
2	—	270	135.00–138.00	136.53
2	—	338	124.00–130.00	126.98
7	—	536	121.00–130.00	126.26
8	—	420	140.00–144.00	141.22
11	—	470	132.00–140.50	137.62
12	—	573	118.00–132.00	128.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
2	—	538	111.00–112.00	111.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	145.00	145.00
2	—	362	143.00	143.00
3	—	478	136.00–138.00	137.37
4	—	407	145.00–149.00	147.01
4	—	513	130.00–135.00	131.26
4	—	609	133.00–138.00	136.73
8	—	581	136.00–145.00	141.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	885	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	129.00–133.00	131.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,774	86.50–88.50	87.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,178	55.50–60.50	58.10
4	—	1,181	61.50–63.50	62.24
4	—	1,243	43.00–52.50	49.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	60.50	60.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	40.50–42.50	41.43
2	—	980	49.50–54.50	52.01
1	—	770	29.00	29.00

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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