Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.48/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$114.48

84 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$17.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

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	546	116.76	637	73
Medium and Large 2-3	454	99.35	451	11thin

One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $185 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 sale84 hd

114.48

—

KY average28 barns · 6,643 hd

119.05

−4.57

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	1,953	70.25	1,372	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	45.51	812	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	44.30	556	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	973	43.72	425	10

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	45.51/cwt	44.50–47.50	812	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	520	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	40.58/cwt	36.00–42.50	499	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	38.71/cwt	37.00–40.00	374	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	45.73/cwt	43.50–49.00	578	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	84.24/cwt	84.00–85.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	119.12/cwt	115.00–124.00	694	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	97.38/cwt	95.00–112.00	755	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	119.26/cwt	116.00–122.00	570	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	556	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	123.86/cwt	121.00–125.00	765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.71/cwt	125.00–130.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	115.80/cwt	106.00–119.00	412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	106.28/cwt	104.00–110.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	110.96/cwt	108.00–114.00	588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	113.16/cwt	110.00–116.00	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	104.60/cwt	100.00–109.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	119.64/cwt	116.00–121.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	117.30/cwt	110.00–123.00	728	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,008	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	514	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	4,730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,811	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	464.26/cwt	390.00–530.00	5,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	127.58/cwt	118.00–130.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	133.92/cwt	129.00–137.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	111.59/cwt	109.00–114.00	527	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,588	1
Bulls	—	—	2,230	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,639	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	325	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	289	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	133.22/cwt	128.00–136.00	550	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	107.43/cwt	102.00–115.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	136.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	114.97/cwt	110.00–122.00	539	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.80/cwt	113.00–120.50	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	125.57/cwt	120.00–133.00	732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	124.85/cwt	119.00–131.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	127.12/cwt	121.00–129.00	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	122.37/cwt	113.00–126.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	113.57/cwt	110.00–117.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	46.37/cwt	43.50–48.50	449	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 →

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Wed Oct 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 275Last week 408Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,785	44.50–47.50	45.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	50.50	50.50
4	—	965	37.00–40.00	38.71
5	—	968	43.50–48.50	46.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,229	36.00–42.50	40.58
13	—	1,265	43.50–49.00	45.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	67.00	67.00
1	—	2,230	73.50	73.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	84.00–85.00	84.24
2	—	392	121.00	121.00
5	—	556	87.00	87.00
2	—	608	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	245	107.00	107.00
3	—	543	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	583	115.00–124.00	119.12
7	—	775	95.00–112.00	97.38
3	—	478	116.00–122.00	119.26
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
8	—	618	121.00–125.00	123.86
4	—	525	125.00–130.00	128.71
3	—	321	145.00	145.00
9	—	413	128.00–136.00	133.22
4	—	680	102.00–115.00	107.43
3	—	375	130.00–139.00	136.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	106.00–119.00	115.80
11	—	530	108.00–114.00	110.96
6	—	421	110.00–116.00	113.16
2	—	333	100.00–109.00	104.60
11	—	575	116.00–121.00	119.64
9	—	621	110.00–123.00	117.30
13	—	469	110.00–122.00	114.97
9	—	710	113.00–120.50	118.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	104.00–110.00	106.28
1	—	540	92.00	92.00
1	—	380	90.00	90.00
1	—	220	101.00	101.00
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	89.00	89.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	51.00	51.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
3	—	472	109.00–114.00	111.59
1	—	870	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	118.00–130.00	127.58
4	—	518	129.00–137.00	133.92
2	—	355	141.00	141.00
16	—	583	120.00–133.00	125.57
5	—	731	129.50	129.50
4	—	420	119.00–131.00	124.85
15	—	609	121.00–129.00	127.12
5	—	681	113.00–126.00	122.37
2	—	780	110.00–117.00	113.57

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)	1	—	1,100	430.00	430.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	370.00	370.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	390.00–530.00	464.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	83.00	83.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	520.00	520.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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Replacement Cattle