Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $118.87/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$118.87

90 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$24.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.43

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	518	124.39	644	70
Medium and Large 2-3	574	99.55	572	20

One grade step is worth $24.84/cwt here — about $72 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 sale90 hd

118.87

—

KY average27 barns · 5,122 hd

118.44

+0.43

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	1,593	84.46	1,345	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,687	59.16	998	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	55.31	676	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	50.44	459	9thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	51.71/cwt	47.00–55.00	467	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,748	58.24/cwt	56.50–60.00	1,018	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	60.09/cwt	59.00–62.00	678	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	563	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	47.32/cwt	44.50–50.50	527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	123.92/cwt	117.00–127.00	760	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	146.19/cwt	138.00–149.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	135.16/cwt	129.00–140.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	92.99/cwt	91.00–97.00	593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.17/cwt	124.00–135.00	620	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	86.65/cwt	85.00–90.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	119.57/cwt	115.00–127.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	127.55/cwt	117.00–129.50	677	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	111.92/cwt	103.00–117.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.02/cwt	124.50–129.50	850	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	124.23/cwt	121.00–126.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	136.76/cwt	129.00–139.50	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.31/cwt	132.00–146.00	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	124.79/cwt	123.00–129.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	110.83/cwt	107.00–112.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	104.50/cwt	102.00–107.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	124.06/cwt	114.00–129.50	708	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	584	2
Bulls	—	—	1,656	86.08/cwt	83.50–88.50	1,425	4
Bulls	—	—	1,340	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.19/cwt	120.00–129.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	146.50/cwt	139.00–150.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	147.98/cwt	142.00–151.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	140.89/cwt	136.00–144.00	727	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	299	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	55.31/cwt	53.00–58.50	704	16

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 269Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	904	47.00–55.00	51.71
1	—	955	59.00	59.00
1	—	905	33.00	33.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,748	56.50–60.00	58.24
1	—	1,565	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,128	59.00–62.00	60.09
3	—	1,113	44.50–50.50	47.32
16	—	1,272	53.00–58.50	55.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,656	83.50–88.50	86.08
1	—	1,340	78.00	78.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	137.00	137.00
12	—	613	117.00–127.00	123.92
4	—	375	145.00–155.00	147.37
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
4	—	436	138.00–149.00	146.19
2	—	453	136.00–140.00	138.01
1	—	325	138.00	138.00
4	—	579	120.00–129.00	124.19
2	—	663	114.00–115.00	114.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	132.00	132.00
1	—	500	107.00	107.00
2	—	483	123.00–126.00	124.48
1	—	695	98.00	98.00
1	—	335	123.00	123.00
1	—	925	87.00	87.00
1	—	400	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	391	129.00–140.00	135.16
1	—	660	91.00	91.00
12	—	473	124.00–135.00	131.17
3	—	418	115.00–127.00	119.57
14	—	531	117.00–129.50	127.55
10	—	629	102.00–107.00	104.50
1	—	340	133.00	133.00
18	—	571	114.00–129.50	124.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	91.00–97.00	92.99
1	—	715	72.00	72.00
1	—	415	104.00	104.00
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
3	—	660	85.00–90.00	86.65
1	—	770	88.00	88.00
1	—	460	109.00	109.00
1	—	325	117.00	117.00
5	—	579	107.00–112.00	110.83
1	—	815	72.00	72.00
1	—	525	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	74.00	74.00
1	—	435	111.00	111.00
4	—	530	121.00–126.00	124.23
1	—	575	124.00	124.00
8	—	474	123.00–129.00	124.79
1	—	830	84.00	84.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	103.00–117.00	111.92
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
13	—	669	124.50–129.50	127.02
9	—	606	129.00–139.50	136.76
3	—	322	145.00	145.00
11	—	470	132.00–146.00	140.31
10	—	558	139.00–150.00	146.50
3	—	427	142.00–151.00	147.98
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
13	—	516	136.00–144.00	140.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	64.00	64.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle