Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower and feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Moderate demand for feeder classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady and slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Moderate demand for slaughter classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.29/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$128.29

63 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.92

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	467	129.87	606	58
Medium and Large 2-3	441	110.00	485	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about $121 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 sale63 hd

128.29

—

KY average26 barns · 5,403 hd

126.37

+1.92

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	1,357	74.71	1,014	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	59.50	922	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	56.27	649	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	50.62	487	14

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	71.87/cwt	70.00–76.00	595	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	720.41/cwt	640.00–800.00	9,264	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	135	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	137.51/cwt	125.00–146.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	137.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.03/cwt	124.00–134.00	540	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	124.71/cwt	122.00–133.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	133.97/cwt	122.00–137.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	221	134.62/cwt	127.00–140.00	298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.56/cwt	128.00–131.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	288	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	138.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	598	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.77/cwt	121.00–136.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.69/cwt	125.00–134.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	126.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	109.44/cwt	101.00–118.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	147.53/cwt	147.00–148.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	55.44/cwt	54.00–57.00	541	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	45.80/cwt	40.50–53.50	435	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	55.54/cwt	52.00–58.00	631	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	61.01/cwt	60.50–61.50	772	2
Bulls	—	—	1,378	76.57/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,315	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	399	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	137.71/cwt	125.00–139.00	631	14

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 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 314Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	828	70.00–76.00	71.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,286	640.00–800.00	720.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	700.00	700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	135	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	159.00	159.00
3	—	568	125.00–146.00	137.51
3	—	482	135.00–140.00	137.05
2	—	712	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
1	—	205	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	399	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	689	126.00	126.00
10	—	425	124.00–134.00	127.03
8	—	369	122.00–133.00	124.71
5	—	570	122.00–137.00	133.97
4	—	221	127.00–140.00	134.62
2	—	520	128.00–131.00	129.56
2	—	318	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	278	119.00	119.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
14	—	458	125.00–139.00	137.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	100.00–110.00	105.00
1	—	545	113.00	113.00
1	—	305	117.00	117.00
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	130.00	130.00
1	—	815	106.00	106.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	475	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	108.00	108.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	432	138.00–140.00	138.33
6	—	523	121.00–136.00	126.77
4	—	571	125.00–134.00	129.69
3	—	472	125.00–130.00	126.62
3	—	357	134.00	134.00
2	—	730	101.00–118.00	109.44
2	—	610	127.00	127.00
2	—	278	147.00–148.00	147.53
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	151.00	151.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	54.00–57.00	55.44
7	—	950	40.50–53.50	45.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	59.50	59.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,137	52.00–58.00	55.54
2	—	1,265	60.50–61.50	61.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	75.00–78.00	76.57
1	—	1,315	71.00	71.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle