Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to light number of receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.12/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$114.12

40 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$21.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.94

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	473	119.39	565	30
Medium and Large 2-3	553	98.30	544	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $21 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 sale40 hd

114.12

—

KY average27 barns · 5,199 hd

127.06

−12.94

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	1,576	80.66	1,271	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,587	50.67	804	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	838	49.73	417	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	43.67	528	8thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	156.55/cwt	153.00–160.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	111.04/cwt	108.00–114.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	143.99/cwt	141.00–153.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.92/cwt	117.00–127.00	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	93.98/cwt	91.00–97.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	105.26/cwt	100.00–111.00	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	115.63/cwt	105.00–121.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	127.30/cwt	120.00–131.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	352	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	45.14/cwt	43.00–47.00	378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	120.62/cwt	116.00–125.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	122.77/cwt	114.00–130.00	511	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	36.21/cwt	34.00–39.00	444	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	48.15/cwt	44.50–51.00	577	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	907	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	49.25/cwt	48.50–50.00	755	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	58.43/cwt	57.50–60.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	592	5
Bulls	—	—	1,443	78.71/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,136	3
Bulls	—	—	1,975	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.60/cwt	119.00–130.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	603	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,996	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,713	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	63.39/cwt	61.00–66.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	131.66/cwt	128.00–135.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	128.00/cwt	121.00–135.00	371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	165.41/cwt	161.00–170.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	122.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	647	3

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 92Last week 331Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 0

No trend due to light number of receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
2	—	370	153.00–160.00	156.55
4	—	462	141.00–153.00	143.99
2	—	422	143.00	143.00
3	—	557	128.00–135.00	131.66
3	—	647	133.00	133.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
1	—	830	70.00	70.00
2	—	785	91.00–97.00	93.98
4	—	425	100.00–111.00	105.26
1	—	345	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
2	—	335	108.00–114.00	111.04
5	—	522	117.00–127.00	120.92
5	—	569	105.00–121.00	115.63
6	—	458	120.00–131.00	127.30
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	117.00	117.00
2	—	375	116.00–125.00	120.62
2	—	700	113.00	113.00
5	—	416	114.00–130.00	122.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	131.00	131.00
1	—	660	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	117.00–120.00	118.49
5	—	403	147.00	147.00
3	—	563	119.00–130.00	124.60
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	290	121.00–135.00	128.00
2	—	368	161.00–170.00	165.41
3	—	527	120.00–125.00	122.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	43.00–47.00	45.14
1	—	715	42.00	42.00
3	—	880	57.50–60.00	58.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	34.00–39.00	36.21
5	—	1,198	44.50–51.00	48.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	53.50	53.50
2	—	1,533	48.50–50.00	49.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,443	78.00–79.00	78.71
1	—	1,975	86.50	86.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	585.00	585.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	728	61.00–66.00	63.39

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