Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with limited comparisons. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold firm to steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a 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 $126.81/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$126.81

44 head · 427 lb average

Value per head Derived

$541

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$24.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

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	423	131.35	556	36
Medium and Large 2-3	445	106.38	473	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.98/cwt here — about $82 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 sale44 hd

126.81

—

KY average28 barns · 3,502 hd

128.03

−1.22

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	1,760	81.01	1,426	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	55.16	873	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	51.87	652	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	45.71	439	5thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	574	138.18/cwt	137.00–139.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	349	2
Bulls	—	—	1,890	84.52/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	139.75/cwt	139.00–144.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	752	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	63.16/cwt	62.00–64.50	801	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	539	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	965	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	44.20/cwt	40.00–48.50	511	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	45.18/cwt	43.50–49.00	437	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	55.29/cwt	53.50–57.50	879	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	53.68/cwt	49.50–57.00	698	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	119.40/cwt	117.00–120.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	147.01/cwt	141.00–157.00	329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	609	88.99/cwt	83.00–92.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	546	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	560	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	156.67/cwt	152.00–164.00	678	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	652	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	130.35/cwt	124.00–133.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	458	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 251Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year 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
5	—	574	137.00–139.00	138.18
2	—	228	153.00	153.00
1	—	510	141.00	141.00
3	—	467	155.00	155.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
2	—	668	127.00	127.00
10	—	314	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
3	—	609	83.00–92.00	88.99
3	—	550	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	558	139.00–144.00	139.75
2	—	675	126.00–127.00	126.50
1	—	485	159.00	159.00
1	—	520	147.00	147.00
2	—	825	111.00–114.00	112.51
12	—	433	152.00–164.00	156.67
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
3	—	732	120.00–121.00	120.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	92.00	92.00
1	—	915	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
1	—	990	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	153.00	153.00
3	—	652	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	101.00	101.00
1	—	330	104.00	104.00
2	—	352	105.00	105.00
1	—	455	113.00	113.00
2	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	280	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	117.00–120.00	119.40
5	—	224	141.00–157.00	147.01
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
7	—	324	142.00	142.00
5	—	419	120.00–125.00	121.99
2	—	522	120.00	120.00
1	—	275	117.00	117.00
4	—	601	127.00	127.00
5	—	473	124.00–133.00	130.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,890	84.00–85.00	84.52
1	—	1,500	74.00	74.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	38.00	38.00
1	—	980	55.00	55.00
3	—	967	43.50–49.00	45.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	49.00	49.00
1	—	1,595	60.50	60.50
6	—	1,589	53.50–57.50	55.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	62.00–64.50	63.16
6	—	1,156	40.00–48.50	44.20
13	—	1,301	49.50–57.00	53.68

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	61.00	61.00

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