Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady on a light test. Feeders heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Light demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.34/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$114.34

56 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$22.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

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	550	118.86	654	45
Medium and Large 2-3	557	95.89	534	11thin

One grade step is worth $22.97/cwt here — about $119 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 sale56 hd

114.34

—

KY average27 barns · 5,988 hd

118.46

−4.12

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	1,532	71.22	1,091	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,591	45.16	718	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,276	44.02	562	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	39.19	373	5thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	763	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	94.37/cwt	91.00–98.00	260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	126.32/cwt	126.00–126.50	762	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	116.43/cwt	111.00–121.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	110.58/cwt	105.00–116.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	109.45/cwt	104.00–116.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	107.44/cwt	102.00–113.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.56/cwt	125.00–138.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	126.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	840	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bulls	—	—	1,435	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	904	1
Bulls	—	—	1,556	73.28/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,140	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	37.15/cwt	35.00–40.50	441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	45.90/cwt	42.00–50.50	597	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	46.88/cwt	43.00–50.00	744	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	42.97/cwt	41.50–44.50	384	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	36.67/cwt	34.50–40.00	364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	109.76/cwt	105.00–115.00	530	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	618	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 329Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 41Year 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	—	763	91.00–92.00	91.51
2	—	500	100.00	100.00
2	—	275	91.00–98.00	94.37
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	715	94.00	94.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	99.00	99.00
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	603	126.00–126.50	126.32
6	—	475	111.00–121.00	116.43
4	—	650	113.00	113.00
4	—	420	105.00–116.00	110.58
3	—	528	104.00–116.00	109.45
2	—	733	102.00–113.00	107.44
2	—	568	114.00	114.00
2	—	380	118.00	118.00
1	—	320	114.00	114.00
1	—	295	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	97.00–98.00	97.50
1	—	610	91.00	91.00
1	—	410	103.00	103.00
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
1	—	295	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	105.00–115.00	109.76
2	—	555	110.00	110.00
2	—	543	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	340	141.00	141.00
2	—	295	133.00	133.00
1	—	695	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	103.00	103.00
1	—	390	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	130.00–140.00	134.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
1	—	810	117.00	117.00
1	—	875	109.00	109.00
2	—	535	119.00–120.00	119.50
2	—	650	122.00	122.00
2	—	730	124.00	124.00
3	—	420	125.00–138.00	133.56
5	—	635	125.00–130.00	126.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	627	133.00–135.00	133.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	63.00	63.00
4	—	1,556	70.00–76.00	73.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	35.00–40.50	37.15
11	—	1,300	42.00–50.50	45.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	40.00	40.00
3	—	1,588	43.00–50.00	46.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	41.50–44.50	42.97
3	—	992	34.50–40.00	36.67

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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