Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to light test and limited number of receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $120.50/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −93.99 against this barn's trailing median of $214.49.

Average price

$120.50

37 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.34

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	451	122.18	551	35
Medium and Large 2-3	485	91.00	441	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $110 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.00, low $178.02, median $214.49 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

120.50

—

KY average27 barns · 2,395 hd

123.84

−3.34

This barn, trailing median6 sales

214.49

−93.99

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	1,568	85.01	1,333	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	61.67	755	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	58.27	880	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	951	52.71	501	5thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	58.27/cwt	58.00–58.50	880	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	668	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	44.42/cwt	43.00–46.00	400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	128.42/cwt	128.00–131.00	433	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	111.50/cwt	109.00–114.00	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	106.03/cwt	105.00–107.00	395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	107.94/cwt	104.00–112.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	105.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	104.51/cwt	101.00–110.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	175	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	82.51/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,279	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	637	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	57.85/cwt	53.50–60.50	628	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	63.38/cwt	61.50–66.00	821	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	122.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	104.01/cwt	103.00–106.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.76/cwt	129.00–131.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	122.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	108.83/cwt	105.00–115.00	732	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	55.86/cwt	54.00–58.00	530	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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 197Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

No comparison this week due to light test and limited number of receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	58.00–58.50	58.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	63.00	63.00
2	—	900	43.00–46.00	44.42
2	—	948	54.00–58.00	55.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	59.50	59.50
3	—	1,085	53.50–60.50	57.85
8	—	1,296	61.50–66.00	63.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,550	82.00–83.00	82.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	337	128.00–131.00	128.42
1	—	260	118.00	118.00
1	—	360	127.00	127.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
3	—	230	131.00	131.00
3	—	488	120.00–125.00	122.99
3	—	603	103.00–106.00	104.01
4	—	424	129.00–131.00	129.76
4	—	544	119.00–123.00	122.01
4	—	673	105.00–115.00	108.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	76.00	76.00
1	—	535	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	133.00	133.00
2	—	275	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	150	128.00	128.00
1	—	215	120.00	120.00
1	—	585	103.00	103.00
1	—	665	95.00	95.00
2	—	305	109.00–114.00	111.50
2	—	373	105.00–107.00	106.03
2	—	642	96.00	96.00
3	—	467	104.00–112.00	107.94
4	—	429	104.00–110.00	105.99
4	—	518	101.00–110.00	104.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	112.00	112.00
1	—	435	87.00	87.00
1	—	670	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	128.00	128.00
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
2	—	468	125.00–127.00	126.04
2	—	535	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	52.00	52.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	510.00	510.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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