Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-11

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. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $120.58/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$120.58

121 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$24.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.84

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	513	123.41	633	107
Medium and Large 2-3	663	98.93	656	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale121 hd

120.58

—

KY average26 barns · 6,035 hd

128.41

−7.84

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	1,636	81.00	1,325	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	57.00	895	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	54.64	673	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	878	54.22	476	4thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.23/cwt	116.00–130.00	625	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	122.95/cwt	121.00–129.00	411	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	163.70/cwt	156.00–168.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	132.20/cwt	127.00–138.00	364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	154.47/cwt	145.00–161.00	718	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	142.09/cwt	139.00–145.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	126.63/cwt	120.00–133.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	387	174.68/cwt	174.00–175.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	141.50/cwt	133.00–147.00	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	135.44/cwt	130.00–138.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	159.50/cwt	157.00–162.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	362	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	905	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,098	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.82/cwt	129.00–142.00	784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	103.69/cwt	102.00–114.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	162.08/cwt	160.00–166.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	684	3
Bulls	—	—	1,510	73.55/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,855	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,734	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	81.79/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	161.79/cwt	153.00–168.00	689	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	57.63/cwt	57.00–58.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	128.89/cwt	115.00–132.50	715	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	129.12/cwt	121.00–136.00	555	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	122.53/cwt	115.00–127.00	458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	56.29/cwt	52.00–59.50	714	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.00	716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	45.79/cwt	43.00–48.00	527	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	895	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	287	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	164	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	121.71/cwt	115.00–126.00	940	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	119.85/cwt	116.00–124.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	146.16/cwt	143.00–151.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	364	178.26/cwt	178.00–179.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	92.34/cwt	91.00–93.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.66/cwt	116.00–130.00	576	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	754	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	678	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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 42Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	114.00	114.00
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
1	—	540	109.00	109.00
2	—	815	81.00	81.00
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
1	—	225	116.00	116.00
6	—	754	96.50	96.50
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	520	116.00–130.00	120.23
10	—	732	115.00	115.00
4	—	334	121.00–129.00	122.95
21	—	555	115.00–132.50	128.89
17	—	430	121.00–136.00	129.12
4	—	374	115.00–127.00	122.53
2	—	260	130.00	130.00
20	—	477	116.00–130.00	120.66
4	—	680	117.00	117.00
2	—	620	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	137.00	137.00
1	—	360	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	156.00–168.00	163.70
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
6	—	465	145.00–161.00	154.47
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	154.00	154.00
7	—	621	120.00–133.00	126.63
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
8	—	426	153.00–168.00	161.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	127.00–138.00	132.20
1	—	530	91.00	91.00
2	—	413	139.00–145.00	142.09
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
3	—	487	140.00	140.00
1	—	875	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	174.00–175.00	174.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	93.00	93.00
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
2	—	1,098	89.00	89.00
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
3	—	895	97.00	97.00
1	—	565	126.00	126.00
3	—	940	91.00–93.00	92.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	535	133.00–147.00	141.50
7	—	608	130.00–138.00	135.44
2	—	440	157.00–162.00	159.50
1	—	255	142.00	142.00
10	—	577	129.00–142.00	135.82
7	—	830	102.00–114.00	103.69
3	—	327	160.00–166.00	162.08
1	—	365	156.00	156.00
22	—	772	115.00–126.00	121.71
9	—	721	116.00–124.00	119.85
4	—	469	143.00–151.00	146.16
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	171.00	171.00
4	—	364	178.00–179.00	178.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	77.00	77.00
7	—	287	57.00	57.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	71.00–76.00	73.55
1	—	1,855	93.50	93.50
3	—	1,647	80.00–85.00	81.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	57.00–58.00	57.63
1	—	915	44.00	44.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,269	52.00–59.50	56.29
2	—	1,183	60.00–61.00	60.52
3	—	1,150	43.00–48.00	45.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	57.00	57.00

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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