Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison because of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.01/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$125.01

210 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$16.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.54

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	507	126.69	642	189
Medium and Large 2-3	503	109.91	553	21

One grade step is worth $16.78/cwt here — about $89 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 sale210 hd

125.01

—

KY average24 barns · 7,266 hd

124.47

+0.54

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	—	Low	1,794	78.96	1,416	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,650	50.30	830	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	44.58	577	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	868	42.60	370	6thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 2-3	—	425	119.52/cwt	117.00–121.00	508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	122.91/cwt	116.00–125.50	763	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	137.27/cwt	131.00–147.00	515	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.93/cwt	116.00–130.00	655	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.21/cwt	114.00–127.00	710	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	132.68/cwt	127.00–144.00	564	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	150.00/cwt	140.00–154.00	543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	153.25/cwt	153.00–154.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	119.01/cwt	116.00–121.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	138.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	138.08/cwt	131.00–146.00	590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	142.39/cwt	141.50–145.00	887	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	135.53/cwt	132.00–140.00	970	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	748	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	131.80/cwt	127.00–135.00	876	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	627.29/cwt	410.00–775.00	9,209	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	5,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	142.66/cwt	134.00–151.00	829	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	141.95/cwt	135.00–144.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	815	9
Bulls	—	—	1,901	75.07/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,427	4
Bulls	—	—	1,686	82.84/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,397	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	134.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	718	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	134.37/cwt	127.00–140.00	445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	805	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	35.36/cwt	35.00–36.00	287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	212	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	700	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	53.22/cwt	52.50–53.50	717	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	56.82/cwt	54.00–59.50	952	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	48.74/cwt	45.50–52.00	785	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	124.80/cwt	118.00–132.00	604	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	104.99/cwt	101.00–107.00	649	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	47.50/cwt	45.00–49.50	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.94/cwt	122.00–131.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.66/cwt	114.00–123.00	799	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	39.68/cwt	36.00–42.50	502	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	46.18/cwt	43.00–49.50	602	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	111.82/cwt	109.00–113.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.66/cwt	140.00–151.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.80/cwt	122.00–139.00	691	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	114.48/cwt	113.00–116.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 71Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 35Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison because of the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	117.00–121.00	119.52
1	—	530	101.00	101.00
1	—	650	102.00	102.00
2	—	212	103.00	103.00
2	—	488	114.00	114.00
2	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	778	90.00	90.00
3	—	618	101.00–107.00	104.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	621	116.00–125.50	122.91
19	—	375	131.00–147.00	137.27
42	—	520	116.00–130.00	125.93
27	—	572	114.00–127.00	124.21
17	—	425	127.00–144.00	132.68
3	—	740	109.00–110.00	109.67
5	—	331	127.00–140.00	134.37
5	—	658	120.00–124.00	122.38
52	—	484	118.00–132.00	124.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	362	140.00–154.00	150.00
4	—	324	153.00–154.00	153.25
5	—	481	135.00–140.00	138.97
5	—	427	131.00–146.00	138.08
33	—	623	141.50–145.00	142.39
15	—	716	132.00–140.00	135.53
12	—	522	140.00–147.00	143.27
5	—	665	127.00–135.00	131.80
2	—	868	118.00	118.00
35	—	581	134.00–151.00	142.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	116.00–121.00	119.01
2	—	673	105.00	105.00
2	—	502	129.00	129.00
1	—	890	104.00	104.00
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	486	135.00–144.00	141.95
9	—	628	120.00–132.00	129.82
3	—	377	149.00	149.00
3	—	286	130.00–136.00	134.08
5	—	578	122.00–131.00	127.94
6	—	673	114.00–123.00	118.66
6	—	706	109.00–113.00	111.82
7	—	421	140.00–151.00	143.66
21	—	528	122.00–139.00	130.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	151.00	151.00
2	—	718	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	785	104.00	104.00
3	—	292	119.00	119.00
3	—	592	116.00	116.00
1	—	205	120.00	120.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	425	124.00	124.00
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
2	—	512	118.00	118.00
2	—	635	113.00–116.00	114.48
2	—	715	112.00	112.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	65.50	65.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,468	410.00–775.00	627.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,901	70.00–78.00	75.07
4	—	1,686	80.00–85.00	82.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	35.00–36.00	35.36
1	—	930	54.50	54.50
2	—	918	45.00–49.50	47.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,348	52.50–53.50	53.22
15	—	1,266	36.00–42.50	39.68
19	—	1,303	43.00–49.50	46.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	43.50	43.50
2	—	1,675	54.00–59.50	56.82
4	—	1,610	45.50–52.00	48.74

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle