Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.69/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$133.69

92 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$16.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

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	559	134.75	754	86
Medium and Large 2-3	520	118.63	617	6thin

One grade step is worth $16.12/cwt here — about $137 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 sale92 hd

133.69

—

KY average28 barns · 4,101 hd

132.35

+1.35

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	1,773	88.48	1,568	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	63.50	956	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,275	58.68	748	10

Every lot, as filed

45 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 1-2	—	325	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.93/cwt	124.00–135.00	354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	110.48/cwt	108.00–112.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	359	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	110.14/cwt	106.00–111.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	108.54/cwt	106.00–111.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	115.85/cwt	106.00–118.00	655	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	48.27/cwt	47.50–50.00	610	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	967	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	68.26/cwt	68.00–68.50	918	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	943	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	61.10/cwt	56.50–63.50	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.74/cwt	145.00–159.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	126.19/cwt	123.00–129.00	792	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	143.37/cwt	137.00–150.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	144.86/cwt	141.00–146.00	375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	141.66/cwt	138.00–142.00	701	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	129.41/cwt	128.00–130.00	739	10
Bulls	—	—	2,190	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	157.67/cwt	151.00–161.00	580	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	147.40/cwt	147.00–149.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Bulls	—	—	1,510	80.70/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	898	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	383	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	134.85/cwt	132.00–140.00	778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	111.41/cwt	108.00–115.00	646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	856.44/cwt	600.00–1,040.00	10,474	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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 197Last week 282Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	111.00	111.00
4	—	270	124.00–135.00	130.93
8	—	523	108.00–112.00	110.48
2	—	418	125.00	125.00
6	—	609	106.00–111.00	110.14
2	—	392	116.00	116.00
6	—	464	120.00	120.00
29	—	565	106.00–118.00	115.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	97.00	97.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
2	—	438	106.00–111.00	108.54
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
4	—	515	140.00	140.00
10	—	422	145.00–159.00	148.74
16	—	628	123.00–129.00	126.19
2	—	378	137.00–150.00	143.37
5	—	259	141.00–146.00	144.86
11	—	495	138.00–142.00	141.66
2	—	708	111.00	111.00
6	—	670	121.00	121.00
11	—	577	132.00–140.00	134.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
2	—	403	129.00–135.00	131.98
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	108.00–115.00	111.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	707	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	132.00	132.00
10	—	571	128.00–130.00	129.41
2	—	605	109.00–111.00	110.00
7	—	368	151.00–161.00	157.67
1	—	245	134.00	134.00
5	—	445	147.00–149.00	147.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	47.50–50.00	48.27
2	—	1,345	68.00–68.50	68.26
5	—	1,254	56.50–63.50	61.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,450	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,190	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,880	99.50	99.50
2	—	1,510	78.00–82.50	80.70

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	600.00–1,040.00	856.44

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

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Steers · 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