Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.67/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$121.67

89 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$16.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.04

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	124.30	710	75
Small and Medium 2-3	300	109.00	327	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	568	107.34	610	12thin

One grade step is worth $16.97/cwt here — about $100 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 sale89 hd

121.67

—

KY average26 barns · 5,640 hd

132.71

−11.04

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	—	High	1,900	92.50	1,758	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	69.82	1,056	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	62.82	793	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	54.66	540	7thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	778	128.60/cwt	128.60–128.60	1,001	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	118.63/cwt	113.00–121.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	125.65/cwt	120.00–129.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	124.00/cwt	123.00–125.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	126.97/cwt	123.00–130.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	106.00/cwt	104.00–107.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	113.62/cwt	110.00–118.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	123.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	122.71/cwt	118.00–127.00	458	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	95.52/cwt	89.00–102.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	118.01/cwt	115.00–121.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	126.61/cwt	122.00–132.00	781	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	120.66/cwt	115.00–124.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	119.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	126.53/cwt	122.00–131.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	406	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	570	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	56.04/cwt	54.00–59.50	530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	643	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	44.74/cwt	42.00–48.00	453	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	69.82/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,056	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	66.63/cwt	63.00–69.50	854	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	57.11/cwt	54.50–60.50	703	8
Bulls	—	—	1,900	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,758	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	760.18/cwt	730.00–790.00	9,601	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	16,786	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	821	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,094	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	133.78/cwt	126.00–136.00	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.81/cwt	129.00–132.50	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	135.03/cwt	129.00–137.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	141.67/cwt	139.00–143.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	330	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	366	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	270	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	110.39/cwt	104.00–117.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	103.01/cwt	100.00–106.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	105.44/cwt	103.00–108.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	536	1

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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady, feeder heifers sold steady 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	100.00	100.00
3	—	557	104.00–117.00	110.39
2	—	668	100.00–106.00	103.01
2	—	615	103.00–108.00	105.44
2	—	463	115.00–116.00	115.49
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	515	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	778	128.60	128.60
10	—	456	132.00	132.00
5	—	640	129.75	129.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	113.00–121.00	118.63
8	—	476	120.00–129.00	125.65
6	—	512	123.00–125.00	124.00
6	—	433	123.00–130.00	126.97
3	—	822	104.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	618	110.00–118.00	113.62
3	—	313	121.00–125.00	123.34
2	—	373	118.00–127.00	122.71
2	—	235	124.00	124.00
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
1	—	725	101.00	101.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	111.00	111.00
1	—	270	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	89.00–102.00	95.52
2	—	638	115.00–121.00	118.01
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
1	—	675	98.00	98.00
1	—	455	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	617	122.00–132.00	126.61
6	—	532	115.00–124.00	120.66
4	—	595	119.00–123.00	119.99
4	—	466	134.00	134.00
4	—	431	132.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	655	117.00–123.00	120.00
2	—	353	122.00–131.00	126.53
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
1	—	245	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	117.00	117.00
1	—	325	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	821	133.25	133.25
6	—	574	136.00	136.00
4	—	674	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	657	126.00–136.00	133.78
5	—	566	129.00–132.50	131.81
4	—	514	129.00–137.00	135.03
3	—	411	139.00–143.00	141.67
1	—	620	123.00	123.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	945	54.00–59.50	56.04
2	—	1,028	62.50	62.50
2	—	1,013	42.00–48.00	44.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	68.00–72.00	69.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,282	63.00–69.50	66.63
8	—	1,231	54.50–60.50	57.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,900	92.50	92.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,263	730.00–790.00	760.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,540	1,090.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle