Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was strong demand for feeder classes of cattle throughout the offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes of cattle throughout the offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.26/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$127.26

156 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$25.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.79

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	507	130.36	661	137
Medium and Large 2-3	523	104.86	549	19thin

One grade step is worth $25.51/cwt here — about $112 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 sale156 hd

127.26

—

KY average26 barns · 3,268 hd

124.47

+2.79

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	1,582	82.11	1,299	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	61.50	861	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	58.70	723	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	51.05	486	8thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	382	100.52/cwt	92.00–105.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	832	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	109.37/cwt	107.00–112.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.59/cwt	121.00–135.00	626	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.54/cwt	120.00–134.50	687	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	128.89/cwt	120.00–135.00	804	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	129.36/cwt	121.00–134.50	547	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	128.87/cwt	123.00–135.00	495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	121.31/cwt	119.00–127.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	436	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	90.51/cwt	89.00–92.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	109.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,065	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	124.25/cwt	119.00–127.00	707	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	127.28/cwt	120.00–134.00	611	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	112.46/cwt	107.00–121.00	691	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	134.31/cwt	128.00–137.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	102.24/cwt	102.00–103.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	129.36/cwt	124.00–134.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	133.54/cwt	126.00–138.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	116.46/cwt	111.00–122.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	492	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	669	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	45.42/cwt	44.00–48.00	457	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	847	55.23/cwt	52.00–59.00	468	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	644	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	934	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	791	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	56.86/cwt	53.50–60.50	688	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	63.07/cwt	61.50–64.50	811	8
Bulls	—	—	1,502	78.45/cwt	77.50–79.50	1,178	3
Bulls	—	—	1,703	87.60/cwt	86.50–88.50	1,492	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	627.15/cwt	580.00–675.00	6,817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	492	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	726	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	142.13/cwt	140.00–142.50	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	138.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	725	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.72/cwt	123.00–130.50	877	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	138.29/cwt	131.00–139.50	638	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.37/cwt	129.00–134.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	131.55/cwt	124.00–136.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	582	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	547	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	308	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	104.67/cwt	87.00–115.00	600	6

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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 72Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	92.00–105.00	100.52
2	—	832	80.00	80.00
2	—	628	113.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	480	118.00	118.00
2	—	423	107.00–112.00	109.37
1	—	340	113.00	113.00
1	—	290	107.00	107.00
6	—	573	87.00–115.00	104.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	476	121.00–135.00	131.59
31	—	530	120.00–134.50	129.54
30	—	624	120.00–135.00	128.89
14	—	423	121.00–134.50	129.36
10	—	384	123.00–135.00	128.87
4	—	558	119.00–127.00	121.31
1	—	265	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	136.00	136.00
5	—	483	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	89.00–92.00	90.51
2	—	478	108.00–112.00	109.99
1	—	1,065	80.00	80.00
1	—	815	85.00	85.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
1	—	405	111.00	111.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	119.00–127.00	124.25
7	—	480	120.00–134.00	127.28
6	—	614	107.00–121.00	112.46
6	—	502	128.00–137.00	134.31
4	—	715	102.00–103.00	102.24
4	—	381	124.00–134.00	129.36
3	—	417	126.00–138.00	133.54
2	—	770	98.00	98.00
2	—	655	111.00–122.00	116.46
1	—	345	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	115.00	115.00
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	101.00	101.00
1	—	295	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	492	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	637	140.00–142.50	142.13
13	—	525	132.00–142.00	138.05
12	—	676	123.00–130.50	129.72
9	—	461	131.00–139.50	138.29
5	—	575	129.00–134.00	130.37
3	—	428	124.00–136.00	131.55
2	—	708	120.00	120.00
2	—	360	134.00	134.00
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
1	—	205	132.00	132.00
1	—	180	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	145.00	145.00
3	—	547	145.00	145.00
2	—	308	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,006	44.00–48.00	45.42
3	—	847	52.00–59.00	55.23
1	—	1,055	61.00	61.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,340	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,210	53.50–60.50	56.86
8	—	1,286	61.50–64.50	63.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	77.50–79.50	78.45
2	—	1,703	86.50–88.50	87.60

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,087	580.00–675.00	627.15

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle