Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. No test for slaughter bulls. 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 $134.91/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$134.91

130 head · 674 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$268

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

$4.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.67

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	463	139.50	645	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	677	134.84	913	128

One grade step is worth $4.66/cwt here — about −$268 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 sale130 hd

134.91

—

KY average29 barns · 6,573 hd

132.25

+2.67

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	1,545	91.00	1,406	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	71.00	1,069	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	61.39	743	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	57.10	553	6thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1-2	—	618	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	126.19/cwt	119.00–128.00	927	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.05/cwt	145.00–147.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.10/cwt	136.00–143.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.81/cwt	149.00–156.00	730	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	890	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	127.80/cwt	127.00–128.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	119.20/cwt	117.00–121.10	1,029	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	158.66/cwt	158.00–160.00	604	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	61.29/cwt	59.00–63.50	606	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,069	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	60.50/cwt	58.00–62.00	702	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	711	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	67.26/cwt	66.50–68.50	845	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	58.33/cwt	57.00–61.00	583	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	123.96/cwt	114.00–129.50	764	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	140.84/cwt	130.00–144.00	751	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	142.22/cwt	131.00–144.50	694	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.24/cwt	123.00–134.00	755	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	147.08/cwt	140.00–148.00	644	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	492	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	153.84/cwt	151.00–160.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.71/cwt	142.00–157.50	803	30

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 258Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	124.00	124.00
21	—	735	119.00–128.00	126.19
2	—	420	145.00–147.00	146.05
9	—	580	136.00–143.00	141.10
8	—	478	149.00–156.00	152.81
6	—	1,102	89.50	89.50
5	—	666	127.00–128.00	127.80
31	—	863	117.00–121.10	119.20
3	—	381	158.00–160.00	158.66
30	—	519	142.00–157.50	154.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	142.25	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	616	114.00–129.50	123.96
10	—	751	113.00	113.00
2	—	338	134.00	134.00
29	—	533	130.00–144.00	140.84
24	—	488	131.00–144.50	142.22
22	—	580	123.00–134.00	130.24
17	—	438	140.00–148.00	147.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	129.00	129.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
3	—	828	96.00	96.00
1	—	705	96.00	96.00
1	—	615	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	151.00–160.00	153.84
2	—	505	149.00	149.00
1	—	560	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	59.00–63.50	61.29
1	—	840	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,000	57.00–61.00	58.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	58.00–62.00	60.50
3	—	1,248	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,257	66.50–68.50	67.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	91.00	91.00

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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