Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $127.33/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$127.33

168 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$18.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

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	575	129.57	745	148
Medium and Large 2-3	514	110.71	570	20

One grade step is worth $18.86/cwt here — about $176 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 sale168 hd

127.33

—

KY average28 barns · 4,340 hd

129.20

−1.88

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	1,355	55.00	745	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	62.00	918	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	53.24	641	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	44.22	411	10

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	128.60/cwt	127.00–129.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	110.44/cwt	105.00–116.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.00/cwt	149.00–152.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	171.65/cwt	169.00–177.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.03/cwt	139.00–143.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	598	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	809	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	128.71/cwt	120.00–130.50	788	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	867	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	131.57/cwt	128.00–137.00	630	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	127.12/cwt	113.00–129.50	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.10/cwt	130.00–143.00	581	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	121.70/cwt	115.00–131.00	690	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	128.56/cwt	125.00–134.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	140.86/cwt	130.00–144.00	947	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	161.16/cwt	159.50–162.00	853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	161.05/cwt	151.00–168.00	781	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	154.36/cwt	154.00–156.00	906	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	145.50/cwt	131.00–149.50	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	171.44/cwt	164.00–174.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	112.03/cwt	110.00–115.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	117.57/cwt	115.00–120.00	441	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	38.39/cwt	35.00–41.50	347	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	49.07/cwt	45.00–52.00	468	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	516	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	918	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	52.10/cwt	49.00–57.00	610	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	62.91/cwt	59.00–66.00	795	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	42.00/cwt	39.00–46.50	497	5
Bulls	—	—	1,355	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	292	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	533	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Feb 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 455Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	127.00–129.00	128.60
2	—	673	105.00–116.00	110.44
2	—	640	128.00	128.00
2	—	435	124.00	124.00
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
1	—	380	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	149.00–152.00	150.00
3	—	397	169.00–177.00	171.65
2	—	610	136.00–140.00	138.02
2	—	330	139.00–143.00	141.03
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
1	—	500	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	132.00	132.00
3	—	543	147.00	147.00
1	—	885	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	672	130.00–144.00	140.86
20	—	529	159.50–162.00	161.16
13	—	485	151.00–168.00	161.05
11	—	587	154.00–156.00	154.36
8	—	618	131.00–149.50	145.50
6	—	384	164.00–174.00	171.44
3	—	433	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
1	—	520	113.00	113.00
1	—	460	111.00	111.00
1	—	240	120.00	120.00
4	—	636	112.00	112.00
4	—	430	110.00–115.00	112.03
2	—	570	104.00	104.00
2	—	375	115.00–120.00	117.57
2	—	292	119.00	119.00
1	—	820	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	598	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	612	120.00–130.50	128.71
20	—	708	122.50	122.50
16	—	479	128.00–137.00	131.57
14	—	652	113.00–129.50	127.12
14	—	430	130.00–143.00	135.10
10	—	567	115.00–131.00	121.70
5	—	361	125.00–134.00	128.56
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	141.00	141.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	905	35.00–41.50	38.39
4	—	954	45.00–52.00	49.07
1	—	955	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,171	49.00–57.00	52.10
7	—	1,264	59.00–66.00	62.91
5	—	1,184	39.00–46.50	42.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	55.00	55.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	740.00	740.00

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

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