Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.92/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$129.92

138 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$351

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

$31.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.68

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	719	131.76	947	130
Medium and Large 2-3	596	100.00	596	8thin

One grade step is worth $31.76/cwt here — about $351 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 sale138 hd

129.92

—

KY average26 barns · 5,905 hd

136.60

−6.68

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	950	48.37	460	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	46.64	575	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	44.69	702	2thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	778	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	124.43/cwt	122.00–126.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	123.27/cwt	110.00–128.00	525	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	125.46/cwt	118.00–132.00	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	127.45/cwt	122.00–133.00	487	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	744	138.19/cwt	138.00–138.50	1,028	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	40.12/cwt	35.00–43.00	338	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	52.63/cwt	50.50–56.00	644	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	46.03/cwt	44.00–49.00	465	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	46.36/cwt	43.00–49.50	590	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	54.44/cwt	52.50–57.00	520	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	44.69/cwt	43.50–46.00	702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	35.50/cwt	34.00–38.50	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	105.46/cwt	101.00–113.00	551	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	104.01/cwt	100.00–109.00	340	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	315	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	110.21/cwt	101.00–115.00	530	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	879	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	713	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	556	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	226	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	519.76/cwt	340.00–635.00	5,837	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,568	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	498.59/cwt	380.00–650.00	5,589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	134.78/cwt	127.00–139.75	732	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	124.79/cwt	123.00–126.00	700	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	5,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	112.91/cwt	105.00–119.00	481	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	113.93/cwt	109.00–118.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	549	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	100.48/cwt	100.00–101.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	116.94/cwt	112.00–120.00	384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	784	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	918	133.80/cwt	133.80–133.80	1,228	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	123.92/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,143	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	133.19/cwt	125.00–136.75	835	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	121.20/cwt	116.00–123.00	697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	109.35/cwt	108.00–110.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.79/cwt	111.00–126.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	381	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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Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 275Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year 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
2	—	778	107.00	107.00
5	—	521	122.00–126.00	124.43
1	—	310	109.00	109.00
8	—	426	110.00–128.00	123.27
3	—	390	136.00	136.00
1	—	225	126.00	126.00
11	—	575	116.00–123.00	121.20
3	—	662	108.00–110.00	109.35
3	—	477	111.00–126.00	120.79
1	—	295	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
1	—	295	111.00	111.00
2	—	588	90.00	90.00
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	118.00–132.00	125.46
4	—	382	122.00–133.00	127.45
2	—	423	130.00	130.00
14	—	543	127.00–139.75	134.78
5	—	561	123.00–126.00	124.79
3	—	328	112.00–120.00	116.94
1	—	845	119.00	119.00
9	—	922	120.00–125.50	123.92
4	—	678	129.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	713	117.00–119.00	118.00
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
20	—	627	125.00–136.75	133.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	744	138.00–138.50	138.19
5	—	784	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	290	106.00	106.00
1	—	580	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,030	81.00	81.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
1	—	370	110.00	110.00
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	918	133.80	133.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	99.00	99.00
1	—	340	92.00	92.00
3	—	607	104.00	104.00
1	—	365	90.00	90.00
3	—	768	91.00	91.00
1	—	745	85.00	85.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	490	100.00	100.00
1	—	205	100.00	100.00
6	—	557	98.50	98.50
2	—	425	100.00–101.00	100.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	101.00–113.00	105.46
9	—	603	129.00	129.00
3	—	327	100.00–109.00	104.01
17	—	481	101.00–115.00	110.21
10	—	684	128.50	128.50
5	—	576	126.00	126.00
11	—	426	105.00–119.00	112.91
6	—	379	109.00–118.00	113.93
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	713	78.00	78.00
1	—	410	55.00	55.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,123	340.00–635.00	519.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	480.00	480.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,121	380.00–650.00	498.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	460.00	460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	842	35.00–43.00	40.12
5	—	1,010	44.00–49.00	46.03
6	—	955	52.50–57.00	54.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,223	50.50–56.00	52.63
9	—	1,273	43.00–49.50	46.36
3	—	1,137	34.00–38.50	35.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	43.50–46.00	44.69

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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Steers · 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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle