Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.53/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$121.53

185 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$11.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

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	541	122.26	661	173
Medium and Large 2-3	518	111.00	575	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about $86 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 sale185 hd

121.53

—

KY average26 barns · 6,124 hd

128.68

−7.16

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	1,672	85.51	1,430	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	54.81	834	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	51.10	639	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	39.42	356	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	417	158.35/cwt	156.00–161.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	127.07/cwt	120.00–130.00	867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.22/cwt	139.00–146.50	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	139.38/cwt	136.00–141.00	316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	147.43/cwt	144.00–151.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	163.61/cwt	159.00–168.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	153.50/cwt	144.00–159.50	869	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	146.02/cwt	139.00–149.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	127.45/cwt	127.00–129.00	899	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	10,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	767.50/cwt	710.00–820.00	10,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,005	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	145.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	138.89/cwt	130.00–141.00	406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	164.61/cwt	158.00–167.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	42.16/cwt	40.50–44.50	525	5
Bulls	—	—	1,753	84.01/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	1,336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	148.35/cwt	146.00–155.00	685	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	49.47/cwt	45.00–52.50	626	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	39.42/cwt	39.00–40.00	356	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	57.41/cwt	56.00–59.00	877	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	58.92/cwt	55.00–62.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.65/cwt	124.00–138.00	550	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	118.19/cwt	118.00–119.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	116.71/cwt	108.00–122.50	826	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	122.21/cwt	113.00–124.00	749	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	127.01/cwt	120.00–134.00	599	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	123.34/cwt	115.00–129.00	652	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	123.79/cwt	119.00–130.00	477	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	107.08/cwt	104.00–110.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	126.76/cwt	120.00–132.00	416	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	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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Wed Jan 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 331Last week 215Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year 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
7	—	417	156.00–161.00	158.35
6	—	682	120.00–130.00	127.07
6	—	472	139.00–146.50	145.22
5	—	863	122.00	122.00
5	—	372	153.00	153.00
3	—	758	127.00	127.00
1	—	995	111.00	111.00
1	—	250	157.00	157.00
3	—	227	136.00–141.00	139.38
2	—	535	144.00–151.00	147.43
2	—	318	159.00–168.00	163.61
31	—	566	144.00–159.50	153.50
11	—	629	139.00–149.00	146.02
9	—	705	127.00–129.00	127.45
8	—	829	120.00–122.00	121.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	144.00	144.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
1	—	300	139.00	139.00
1	—	275	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	140.00–150.00	145.98
5	—	292	130.00–141.00	138.89
4	—	325	158.00–167.00	164.61
2	—	360	149.00–150.00	149.49
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
8	—	462	146.00–155.00	148.35
1	—	575	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
4	—	596	110.00	110.00
2	—	530	116.00	116.00
2	—	355	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	96.00	96.00
1	—	305	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	424	124.00–138.00	129.65
5	—	581	118.00–119.00	118.19
28	—	708	108.00–122.50	116.71
21	—	613	113.00–124.00	122.21
14	—	472	120.00–134.00	127.01
34	—	529	115.00–129.00	123.34
14	—	385	119.00–130.00	123.79
13	—	770	104.00–110.00	107.08
10	—	328	120.00–132.00	126.76
3	—	653	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	140.00	140.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,373	710.00–820.00	767.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,246	40.50–44.50	42.16
11	—	1,265	45.00–52.50	49.47
8	—	1,233	55.00–62.00	58.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	39.00–40.00	39.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,527	56.00–59.00	57.41
1	—	1,505	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	80.00–86.50	84.01
1	—	1,510	88.50	88.50

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