Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold firm to steady. No test for 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 $128.15/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$128.15

117 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$11

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

$25.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

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	509	129.66	660	110
Medium and Large 2-3	643	104.43	671	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale117 hd

128.15

—

KY average28 barns · 6,664 hd

132.07

−3.91

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	1,256	73.14	919	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	57.44	878	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	55.88	697	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	888	45.30	402	12

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	134.94/cwt	134.00–139.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	689	1
Bulls	—	—	1,145	61.82/cwt	59.00–65.00	708	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.35/cwt	127.00–138.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	170.15/cwt	166.00–174.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	129.43/cwt	126.00–130.00	748	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	137.95/cwt	137.00–139.00	572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	130.75/cwt	127.00–134.00	492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	132.46/cwt	127.00–133.00	686	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	134.81/cwt	131.00–140.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	128.58/cwt	120.00–133.00	621	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	122.58/cwt	117.00–124.50	780	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	135.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	360	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	749.65/cwt	600.00–900.00	8,951	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	670.49/cwt	500.00–770.00	6,826	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	148.72/cwt	146.00–150.00	848	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	792	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	161.69/cwt	161.00–163.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.64/cwt	137.50–139.00	871	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	163.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	126.38/cwt	123.00–128.75	967	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	152.76/cwt	145.00–158.00	660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	642	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	37.85/cwt	35.00–39.00	354	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	55.93/cwt	51.00–59.50	691	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	58.48/cwt	57.00–60.00	544	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	62.78/cwt	60.00–65.50	795	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	45.87/cwt	42.00–49.00	387	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	57.44/cwt	55.50–59.50	878	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	45.45/cwt	42.00–49.00	563	6
Bulls	—	—	1,210	74.54/cwt	74.00–75.00	902	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 361Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last 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
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
1	—	685	98.00	98.00
1	—	940	88.00	88.00
2	—	318	135.00–139.00	137.05
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	134.00–139.00	134.94
4	—	670	121.00–125.00	122.03
1	—	450	153.00	153.00
8	—	424	159.00	159.00
5	—	515	127.00–138.00	133.35
3	—	322	166.00–174.00	170.15
1	—	270	165.00	165.00
6	—	381	161.00–163.00	161.69
4	—	734	114.00	114.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	104.00	104.00
3	—	708	100.00	100.00
1	—	415	113.00	113.00
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	578	126.00–130.00	129.43
15	—	415	137.00–139.00	137.95
7	—	376	127.00–134.00	130.75
18	—	518	127.00–133.00	132.46
8	—	726	111.00	111.00
3	—	308	131.00–140.00	134.81
19	—	483	120.00–133.00	128.58
12	—	636	117.00–124.50	122.58
4	—	265	133.00–137.00	135.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	570	146.00–150.00	148.72
3	—	683	130.00–131.00	130.32
1	—	535	148.00	148.00
21	—	628	137.50–139.00	138.64
7	—	721	135.00	135.00
3	—	310	160.00–170.00	163.38
22	—	765	123.00–128.75	126.38
8	—	432	145.00–158.00	152.76
3	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	176.00	176.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	59.00–65.00	61.82
1	—	1,570	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,210	74.00–75.00	74.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	35.00–39.00	37.85
2	—	930	57.00–60.00	58.48
6	—	843	42.00–49.00	45.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,236	51.00–59.50	55.93
9	—	1,267	60.00–65.50	62.78
6	—	1,238	42.00–49.00	45.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	55.50–59.50	57.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,194	600.00–900.00	749.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,018	500.00–770.00	670.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	72.00	72.00

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