Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.28/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$123.28

41 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.62

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	500	127.89	639	31
Medium and Large 2-3	509	108.99	555	10thin

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $84 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 sale41 hd

123.28

—

KY average18 barns · 4,133 hd

127.90

−4.62

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	—	Low	1,535	78.98	1,213	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	53.19	705	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	44.79	416	7thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	131.36/cwt	125.00–137.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.98/cwt	133.00–135.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	146.08/cwt	139.00–148.00	615	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	126.21/cwt	120.00–132.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	129.85/cwt	122.00–131.00	558	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	129.73/cwt	129.50–130.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	175	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	101.97/cwt	101.00–103.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	552	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	136.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,026	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	612.73/cwt	560.00–650.00	7,402	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,873	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	1,258	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	81.10/cwt	80.50–82.00	1,195	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	53.19/cwt	50.50–55.00	705	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	463	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	42.91/cwt	42.00–44.00	397	5

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 Sep 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 148Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	133.00	133.00
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
2	—	373	125.00–137.00	131.36
2	—	560	133.00–135.00	133.98
3	—	509	139.00	139.00
8	—	421	139.00–148.00	146.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	101.00	101.00
1	—	410	111.00	111.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	121.00	121.00
4	—	507	123.00–125.00	123.99
5	—	476	120.00–132.00	126.21
9	—	430	122.00–131.00	129.85
11	—	591	129.50–130.00	129.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	129.00	129.00
1	—	325	102.00	102.00
1	—	450	116.00	116.00
1	—	510	111.00	111.00
1	—	585	116.00	116.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	418	101.00–103.00	101.97
2	—	772	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	141.00	141.00
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
2	—	330	130.00–135.00	132.50
2	—	458	144.00	144.00
3	—	658	130.00–140.00	136.68
3	—	702	135.00	135.00
4	—	645	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	766	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	121.00	121.00
1	—	470	103.00	103.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00

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)	2	—	1,208	560.00–650.00	612.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	70.50	70.50
4	—	1,473	80.50–82.00	81.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,326	50.50–55.00	53.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	49.50	49.50
5	—	925	42.00–44.00	42.91

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle