Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $141.78/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$141.78

152 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$17.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.58

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	562	142.80	803	143
Medium and Large 2-3	536	125.47	672	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about $131 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 sale152 hd

141.78

—

KY average27 barns · 5,190 hd

129.20

+12.58

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	1,706	85.75	1,463	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,514	59.85	906	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	56.74	666	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	50.43	482	8thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	881	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	143.76/cwt	130.00–148.50	831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.46/cwt	105.00–111.00	830	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	60.59/cwt	59.50–61.50	576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	57.55/cwt	55.50–59.50	688	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	11,234	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	562	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	152.09/cwt	149.50–153.50	800	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	119.31/cwt	115.00–125.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	39.53/cwt	36.00–41.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	113.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	702	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	137.27/cwt	128.00–142.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	101.49/cwt	100.00–103.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	134.46/cwt	126.00–136.50	695	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.73/cwt	124.00–135.50	626	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	580	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	60.68/cwt	60.00–61.50	904	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	60.21/cwt	60.00–60.50	726	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	133.71/cwt	129.00–136.00	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	149.16/cwt	140.00–156.00	631	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	113.43/cwt	107.00–116.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	155.45/cwt	152.00–159.00	575	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	54.56/cwt	51.50–58.50	550	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	59.02/cwt	58.00–59.50	907	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	52.00/cwt	51.00–53.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	105.37/cwt	102.00–109.00	717	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	138.39/cwt	135.00–141.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	—	—	2,130	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,970	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	452	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	86.59/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	87.49/cwt	84.00–91.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.29/cwt	138.00–142.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	626	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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 238Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
3	—	525	129.00–136.00	133.71
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
3	—	680	102.00–109.00	105.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	629	140.00	140.00
10	—	578	130.00–148.50	143.76
4	—	765	105.00–111.00	108.46
60	—	526	149.50–153.50	152.09
12	—	683	115.00–125.00	119.31
7	—	495	143.00	143.00
16	—	423	140.00–156.00	149.16
7	—	726	107.00–116.00	113.43
2	—	370	152.00–159.00	155.45
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	90.00	90.00
2	—	620	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	616	110.00–120.00	113.91
8	—	367	128.00–142.00	137.27
2	—	693	100.00–103.00	101.49
14	—	517	126.00–136.50	134.46
2	—	705	107.00	107.00
15	—	472	124.00–135.50	132.73
4	—	436	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
1	—	660	86.00	86.00
1	—	320	108.00	108.00
2	—	523	114.00–116.00	115.00
1	—	735	94.00	94.00
1	—	465	111.00	111.00
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
1	—	645	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	135.00–141.00	138.39
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
2	—	658	113.00	113.00
1	—	325	139.00	139.00
3	—	435	138.00–142.00	139.29
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	87.00	87.00
2	—	693	84.00–91.00	87.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	59.50–61.50	60.59
3	—	907	36.00–41.00	39.53
3	—	1,008	51.50–58.50	54.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,196	55.50–59.50	57.55
2	—	1,205	60.00–60.50	60.21
3	—	1,085	51.00–53.00	52.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	60.00–61.50	60.68
3	—	1,537	58.00–59.50	59.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	76.50	76.50
1	—	2,130	92.50	92.50
3	—	1,567	85.00–87.50	86.59

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	770.00	770.00

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

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