Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $113.74/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$113.74

83 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$21.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

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	542	116.83	633	71
Medium and Large 2-3	385	95.48	368	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.35/cwt here — about $265 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 sale83 hd

113.74

—

KY average27 barns · 4,552 hd

119.22

−5.48

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	1,649	76.67	1,264	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	52.80	659	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	50.27	761	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,033	49.20	508	5thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	330	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	719	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	114.41/cwt	105.00–118.00	588	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	101.14/cwt	99.00–106.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	110.44/cwt	100.00–114.00	426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	113.28/cwt	103.00–118.00	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	106.93/cwt	102.00–113.00	282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	100.65/cwt	94.00–106.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	98.65/cwt	98.00–100.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	112.14/cwt	108.00–116.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	641	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	95.96/cwt	94.00–98.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	129.23/cwt	121.00–136.00	397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	111.63/cwt	107.00–116.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	110.01/cwt	108.00–111.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	118.57/cwt	116.00–121.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	47.16/cwt	46.50–47.50	482	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	52.25/cwt	52.00–52.50	549	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	52.87/cwt	51.50–54.50	827	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	46.37/cwt	44.50–48.00	665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	54.31/cwt	50.00–57.00	675	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	47.24/cwt	44.50–49.50	602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	73.48/cwt	71.50–76.50	1,158	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	83.05/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,491	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	744.44/cwt	700.00–790.00	7,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	130.21/cwt	119.00–133.50	875	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	127.23/cwt	125.00–127.50	1,052	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	128.21/cwt	117.00–132.00	904	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	120.49/cwt	120.00–122.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	122.24/cwt	119.00–124.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	121.40/cwt	116.00–132.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	334	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	513	135.36/cwt	134.00–137.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	282	95.44/cwt	95.00–97.00	269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	93.68/cwt	91.00–98.00	347	3

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 200Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 22Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year 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
2	—	330	97.00	97.00
1	—	620	92.00	92.00
1	—	560	99.00	99.00
1	—	545	98.00	98.00
4	—	282	95.00–97.00	95.44
3	—	370	91.00–98.00	93.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	566	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	514	105.00–118.00	114.41
7	—	625	99.00–106.00	101.14
5	—	386	100.00–114.00	110.44
4	—	470	103.00–118.00	113.28
4	—	264	102.00–113.00	106.93
3	—	718	94.00–106.00	100.65
3	—	685	98.00–100.00	98.65
2	—	430	108.00–116.00	112.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	94.00–98.00	95.96
2	—	275	112.00	112.00
1	—	665	99.00	99.00
1	—	530	94.00	94.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	307	121.00–136.00	129.23
4	—	671	107.00–116.00	111.63
3	—	585	108.00–111.00	110.01
2	—	418	116.00–121.00	118.57
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
1	—	380	126.00	126.00
1	—	280	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	833	110.00–112.00	110.65
1	—	470	103.00	103.00
1	—	380	101.00	101.00
1	—	330	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	672	119.00–133.50	130.21
9	—	827	125.00–127.50	127.23
8	—	705	117.00–132.00	128.21
4	—	611	120.00–122.00	120.49
4	—	466	119.00–124.00	122.24
3	—	508	116.00–132.00	121.40
2	—	392	124.00	124.00
2	—	263	126.00–128.00	126.97
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
1	—	430	107.00	107.00
1	—	220	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	513	134.00–137.00	135.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,022	46.50–47.50	47.16
2	—	1,050	52.00–52.50	52.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	51.50–54.50	52.87
2	—	1,435	44.50–48.00	46.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,242	50.00–57.00	54.31
3	—	1,275	44.50–49.50	47.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,576	71.50–76.50	73.48
2	—	1,795	82.00–84.00	83.05

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	700.00–790.00	744.44

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle