Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $119.51/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$119.51

130 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$574

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$20.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.42

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	483	121.86	588	115
Medium and Large 2-3	465	101.48	472	15thin

One grade step is worth $20.38/cwt here — about $117 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 sale130 hd

119.51

—

KY average29 barns · 7,299 hd

121.93

−2.42

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	1,593	71.39	1,137	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	48.08	758	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	45.48	534	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	902	43.87	396	14

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2-3	—	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.25/cwt	134.00–142.00	590	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	121.99/cwt	119.00–130.00	338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	478	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	407	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	777	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	52.99/cwt	51.00–57.00	646	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	39.73/cwt	39.00–40.00	370	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	729	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	39.56/cwt	35.00–42.00	449	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	44.48/cwt	41.50–48.00	403	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	48.13/cwt	47.50–49.50	759	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	46.75/cwt	42.00–50.00	554	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	139.53/cwt	133.00–143.00	660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	118.30/cwt	113.00–126.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	111.67/cwt	109.00–113.00	890	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	67.63/cwt	67.00–68.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	129.88/cwt	120.00–134.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.22/cwt	121.00–135.00	802	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	126.66/cwt	123.00–133.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	73.90/cwt	72.50–74.50	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	119.38/cwt	116.00–126.00	556	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	120.04/cwt	117.00–125.00	460	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	116.43/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	111.13/cwt	108.00–115.00	632	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	512	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	410	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	596.95/cwt	500.00–680.00	7,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,034	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.76/cwt	139.00–142.00	676	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	674	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	140.23/cwt	128.00–145.00	801	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.99/cwt	122.00–135.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	504	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	102.83/cwt	102.00–106.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	547	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	118.39/cwt	110.00–123.00	503	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	113.76/cwt	105.00–116.00	362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	610	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	827	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,504	865.24/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	13,013	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	521.58/cwt	440.00–590.00	6,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	122.50/cwt	122.00–124.00	573	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.39/cwt	122.00–132.00	735	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	133.93/cwt	126.00–137.00	447	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	115.18/cwt	113.00–121.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	1

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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Wed Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 797Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 87Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00
3	—	375	117.00–120.00	118.66
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	305	114.00	114.00
4	—	468	122.00–124.00	122.50
2	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
2	—	608	111.00	111.00
1	—	590	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	133.00–143.00	139.53
6	—	681	113.00–126.00	118.30
3	—	797	109.00–113.00	111.67
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
10	—	516	120.00–134.00	129.88
8	—	621	121.00–135.00	129.22
4	—	373	123.00–133.00	126.66
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
12	—	577	122.00–132.00	127.39
10	—	334	126.00–137.00	133.93
5	—	713	113.00–121.00	115.18
2	—	281	120.00–125.00	122.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	424	134.00–142.00	139.25
4	—	277	119.00–130.00	121.99
2	—	740	129.00	129.00
1	—	365	131.00	131.00
2	—	628	129.00–132.00	130.48
10	—	480	139.00–142.00	140.76
3	—	673	119.00	119.00
2	—	335	138.00–139.00	138.51
19	—	571	128.00–145.00	140.23
8	—	528	122.00–135.00	127.99
2	—	792	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
2	—	495	128.00	128.00
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	104.00	104.00
1	—	280	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	744	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	139.00	139.00
4	—	504	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	97.00	97.00
1	—	555	104.00	104.00
1	—	260	89.00	89.00
2	—	483	110.00–112.00	111.02
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
5	—	521	102.00–106.00	102.83
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
1	—	405	107.00	107.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	466	116.00–126.00	119.38
8	—	383	117.00–125.00	120.04
5	—	663	130.50	130.50
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
11	—	518	110.00–120.00	116.43
6	—	569	108.00–115.00	111.13
17	—	425	110.00–123.00	118.39
8	—	318	105.00–116.00	113.76
3	—	610	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	132.00	132.00
10	—	434	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	610	135.50	135.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	55.00	55.00
4	—	931	39.00–40.00	39.73
9	—	907	41.50–48.00	44.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,675	43.50	43.50
3	—	1,577	47.50–49.50	48.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,219	51.00–57.00	52.99
10	—	1,135	35.00–42.00	39.56
17	—	1,186	42.00–50.00	46.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	67.00–68.00	67.63
3	—	1,725	72.50–74.50	73.90

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,328	500.00–680.00	596.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	63.00	63.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,504	600.00–1,000.00	865.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	440.00–590.00	521.58

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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