Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to light test and Thanksgiving holiday during the week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $104.23/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$104.23

20 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$91

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

$32.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.26

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	419	117.31	492	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	689	84.63	583	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.68/cwt here — about −$91 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 sale20 hd

104.23

—

KY average17 barns · 3,866 hd

116.50

−12.26

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	—	High	1,553	72.59	1,127	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,552	48.57	754	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	45.60	544	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	973	45.48	443	10

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2	—	273	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	99.51/cwt	98.00–101.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	119.92/cwt	111.00–128.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	126.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.98/cwt	116.00–125.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	82.00/cwt	80.00–84.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	121.33/cwt	119.00–124.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	124.38/cwt	117.00–128.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	121.57/cwt	111.00–128.00	466	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	39.62/cwt	37.50–42.00	376	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,364	704.58/cwt	450.00–910.00	9,610	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	956.61/cwt	600.00–1,225.00	13,708	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	629	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	539.58/cwt	440.00–660.00	6,335	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,928	1,533.35/cwt	1,470.00–1,590.00	29,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	703.10/cwt	410.00–1,050.00	8,993	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	14,760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	55.23/cwt	54.50–56.00	888	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	626	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,532	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	576	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	46.11/cwt	42.50–50.50	551	14
Bulls	—	—	1,840	75.51/cwt	74.50–76.50	1,389	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	47.87/cwt	45.00–49.50	472	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	46.35/cwt	43.00–50.50	711	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	40.02/cwt	38.50–41.50	489	5
Bulls	—	—	1,125	64.21/cwt	62.00–66.50	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	120.47/cwt	115.00–126.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	484	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 Nov 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 64Last week 594Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 82Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 3Year ago 0

No comparison this week due to light test and Thanksgiving holiday during the week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	110.00	110.00
3	—	423	119.00–124.00	121.33
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
3	—	525	113.00	113.00
3	—	383	111.00–128.00	121.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	80.00–84.00	82.00
1	—	535	82.00	82.00
2	—	805	80.00	80.00
1	—	685	90.00	90.00
1	—	750	80.00	80.00
1	—	490	101.00	101.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	98.00–101.00	99.51
1	—	440	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	111.00–128.00	119.92
2	—	440	124.00–128.00	126.00
2	—	755	111.00	111.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
5	—	474	115.00–126.00	120.47
2	—	613	124.00–125.00	124.49
1	—	325	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	116.00–125.00	121.98
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
1	—	565	129.00	129.00
3	—	517	117.00–128.00	124.38
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
4	—	414	121.00–122.00	121.75
2	—	390	122.00–126.00	124.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	37.50–42.00	39.62
1	—	1,010	57.00	57.00
5	—	985	45.00–49.50	47.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	54.50–56.00	55.23
6	—	1,533	43.00–50.50	46.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	56.00	56.00
14	—	1,195	42.50–50.50	46.11
5	—	1,221	38.50–41.50	40.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	83.50	83.50
2	—	1,840	74.50–76.50	75.51
2	—	1,125	62.00–66.50	64.21

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)	21	—	1,364	450.00–910.00	704.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,174	440.00–660.00	539.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,279	410.00–1,050.00	703.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,433	600.00–1,225.00	956.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,640	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,928	1,470.00–1,590.00	1,533.35

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