Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower on a plain quality offering. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a plain quality offering. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a plain quality offering and light test. 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 $115.73/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$115.73

143 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$13.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.79

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	544	117.99	642	119
Medium and Large 2-3	543	104.51	568	24

One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $74 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 sale143 hd

115.73

—

KY average29 barns · 8,492 hd

125.51

−9.79

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	1,584	64.02	1,014	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	51.47	782	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	47.21	567	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	42.23	407	8thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	462	150.26/cwt	150.00–151.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	152.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	101.68/cwt	101.00–103.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	108.66/cwt	108.00–109.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	108.03/cwt	105.00–111.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	116.83/cwt	114.00–120.00	315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,020	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.32/cwt	129.00–143.00	717	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	152.44/cwt	140.00–157.00	657	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	127.86/cwt	123.00–133.00	794	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	122.18/cwt	119.00–127.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	132.07/cwt	124.00–136.00	742	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	154.55/cwt	140.00–159.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.13/cwt	145.00–159.00	728	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	486.02/cwt	325.00–685.00	5,915	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	525.17/cwt	425.00–675.00	5,199	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	484.45/cwt	310.00–600.00	5,271	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	720.36/cwt	585.00–875.00	8,507	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	125.25/cwt	118.00–131.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	728	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	888	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,190	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.38/cwt	114.00–120.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	158.09/cwt	152.00–161.00	683	6
Bulls	—	—	1,598	66.52/cwt	62.00–70.50	1,063	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	46.98/cwt	43.50–50.00	554	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	54.41/cwt	53.50–55.50	649	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	38.32/cwt	36.50–40.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	143.51/cwt	141.00–146.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	46.03/cwt	43.00–50.00	457	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	35.89/cwt	34.50–39.00	329	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	49.71/cwt	49.00–50.50	763	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	581	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	103.82/cwt	101.00–106.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	748	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	106.27/cwt	105.00–110.00	377	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	105.67/cwt	105.00–106.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	124.34/cwt	112.00–128.50	533	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	117.25/cwt	110.00–122.00	732	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	115.92/cwt	110.00–122.00	614	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	119.88/cwt	117.00–127.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 492Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last 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
4	—	462	150.00–151.00	150.26
4	—	361	150.00–157.00	152.26
2	—	308	145.00	145.00
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
4	—	533	118.00–131.00	125.25
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
8	—	673	114.00–120.00	118.38
6	—	432	152.00–161.00	158.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	132.00	132.00
4	—	480	126.00	126.00
2	—	433	141.00–146.00	143.51
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	101.00–103.00	101.68
3	—	575	108.00–109.00	108.66
1	—	340	118.00	118.00
1	—	270	115.00	115.00
34	—	474	115.00–125.00	122.64
15	—	429	112.00–128.50	124.34
7	—	731	111.00	111.00
27	—	624	110.00–122.00	117.25
16	—	530	110.00–122.00	115.92
7	—	392	117.00–127.00	119.88
5	—	870	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	110.00	110.00
2	—	510	108.00	108.00
1	—	285	106.00	106.00
5	—	629	101.00–106.00	103.82
4	—	748	99.00	99.00
4	—	355	105.00–110.00	106.27
3	—	573	105.00–106.00	105.67
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
1	—	340	110.00	110.00
3	—	482	139.00	139.00
2	—	555	105.00–111.00	108.03
2	—	270	114.00–120.00	116.83
1	—	1,020	89.00	89.00
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	522	129.00–143.00	137.32
14	—	431	140.00–157.00	152.44
11	—	621	123.00–133.00	127.86
5	—	734	119.00–127.00	122.18
5	—	562	124.00–136.00	132.07
4	—	390	140.00–159.00	154.55
4	—	338	147.00	147.00
2	—	802	111.00	111.00
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
1	—	280	137.00	137.00
18	—	485	145.00–159.00	150.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	888	134.00	134.00

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)	7	—	1,217	325.00–685.00	486.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	990	425.00–675.00	525.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,088	310.00–600.00	484.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,181	585.00–875.00	720.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	62.00–70.50	66.52
1	—	1,540	56.50	56.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,179	43.50–50.00	46.98
4	—	1,193	53.50–55.50	54.41
3	—	1,278	36.50–40.00	38.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	993	43.00–50.00	46.03
3	—	917	34.50–39.00	35.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	49.00–50.50	49.71
1	—	1,485	55.00	55.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle