Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $117.36/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$117.36

176 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$76

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

$14.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.54

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	511	118.91	607	157
Medium and Large 2-3	654	104.53	683	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about −$76 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 sale176 hd

117.36

—

KY average23 barns · 4,656 hd

119.90

−2.54

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	—	Average	1,511	68.08	1,029	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	51.25	782	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	48.46	596	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	41.61	378	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	622	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	896	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	43.14/cwt	41.00–45.00	384	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	54.26/cwt	52.50–55.50	836	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	40.13/cwt	38.50–42.50	477	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	48.85/cwt	43.50–51.50	740	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	53.85/cwt	52.50–57.50	650	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	38.55/cwt	37.00–40.50	364	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	48.88/cwt	46.00–51.50	610	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	114.57/cwt	110.00–119.00	370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	103.52/cwt	102.00–104.00	854	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	117.32/cwt	113.00–124.00	564	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	118.22/cwt	116.00–123.00	422	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	103.32/cwt	100.00–104.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	116.23/cwt	108.00–124.00	614	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	119.88/cwt	118.00–120.50	825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	397	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	141.81/cwt	136.00–143.00	655	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.58/cwt	117.00–120.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	135.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.68/cwt	118.00–132.00	740	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	137.73/cwt	135.00–146.00	438	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	118.03/cwt	115.00–122.00	322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	74.80/cwt	70.50–78.00	1,394	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	3,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.65/cwt	123.00–138.00	722	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	126.98/cwt	122.00–136.00	794	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	132.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	494	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	104.97/cwt	102.00–108.00	281	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	144.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	680	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	127.91/cwt	119.00–132.00	742	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	555	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,214	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	136.58/cwt	131.00–148.00	561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	128.13/cwt	119.00–135.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,277	63.60/cwt	63.00–65.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.53/cwt	114.00–121.00	685	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	121.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	526	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	137.41/cwt	136.75–141.00	932	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	136.06/cwt	126.00–137.50	974	8

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 487Last week 64Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
32	—	532	123.00–138.00	135.65
16	—	625	122.00–136.00	126.98
8	—	373	130.00–140.00	132.50
1	—	405	143.00	143.00
27	—	471	140.00–147.00	144.40
9	—	580	119.00–132.00	127.91
2	—	780	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
19	—	678	136.75–141.00	137.41
8	—	716	126.00–137.50	136.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	120.00–121.00	120.34
2	—	382	102.00	102.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
2	—	635	118.00	118.00
2	—	268	102.00–108.00	104.97
1	—	420	123.00	123.00
2	—	455	122.00	122.00
1	—	580	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	785	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	323	110.00–119.00	114.57
41	—	481	113.00–124.00	117.32
19	—	615	120.00	120.00
11	—	357	116.00–123.00	118.22
22	—	528	108.00–124.00	116.23
12	—	688	118.00–120.50	119.88
23	—	578	114.00–121.00	118.53
18	—	431	116.00–128.00	121.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	825	102.00–104.00	103.52
2	—	505	105.00	105.00
6	—	625	100.00–104.00	103.32
2	—	590	105.00	105.00
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
2	—	735	104.00	104.00
1	—	795	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	136.00	136.00
3	—	397	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	365	118.00	118.00
4	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
1	—	420	111.00	111.00
3	—	698	112.00	112.00
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	230	106.00	106.00
4	—	485	114.00–115.00	114.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	462	136.00–143.00	141.81
5	—	618	117.00–120.00	118.58
3	—	368	130.00–140.00	135.54
17	—	575	118.00–132.00	128.68
8	—	318	135.00–146.00	137.73
4	—	273	115.00–122.00	118.03
2	—	225	113.00–115.00	113.98
10	—	411	131.00–148.00	136.58
4	—	530	119.00–135.00	128.13
2	—	658	120.00–121.00	120.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	890	41.00–45.00	43.14
2	—	943	37.00–40.50	38.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,540	52.50–55.50	54.26
5	—	1,514	43.50–51.50	48.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,188	38.50–42.50	40.13
6	—	1,207	52.50–57.50	53.85
22	—	1,247	46.00–51.50	48.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,863	70.50–78.00	74.80
3	—	1,277	63.00–65.00	63.60

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	—	985	390.00	390.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	630.00	630.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

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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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle