Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeders due to light test, Slaughter cows sold steady and light test on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.10/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$129.10

43 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$32.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.79

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	570	131.04	747	39
Medium and Large 2-3	538	114.00	614	3thin
Small and Medium 1-2	415	99.00	411	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.04/cwt here — about $336 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 sale43 hd

129.10

—

KY average29 barns · 5,976 hd

128.31

+0.79

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	—	High	1,725	103.00	1,777	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	67.41	969	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	64.17	783	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	885	54.00	478	1thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	409	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,912	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,010.05/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,212	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,108.03/cwt	950.00–1,280.00	13,108	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,023.27/cwt	875.00–1,170.00	9,598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	134.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	835	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	136.48/cwt	129.00–139.00	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	130.47/cwt	128.00–133.00	728	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	411	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	132.49/cwt	129.00–135.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	147.01/cwt	146.00–149.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	579	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	478	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	67.41/cwt	65.50–69.00	969	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	60.32/cwt	58.50–64.50	736	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	68.02/cwt	65.00–74.00	830	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	834	6

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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 359Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 0

No comparison on feeders due to light test, Slaughter cows sold steady and light test on slaughter bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	115.00	115.00
1	—	280	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	130.00	130.00
2	—	390	158.00	158.00
4	—	556	129.00–135.00	132.49
3	—	485	138.00–140.00	139.35
3	—	442	146.00–149.00	147.01
6	—	618	130.00–136.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	130.00–139.00	134.59
1	—	390	122.00	122.00
1	—	315	122.00	122.00
9	—	432	129.00–139.00	136.48
2	—	558	128.00–133.00	130.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
1	—	495	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	645	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	99.00	99.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	117.00	117.00
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	595	136.00	136.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,795	106.50	106.50
1	—	1,655	99.50	99.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	65.50–69.00	67.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	58.50–64.50	60.32
4	—	1,220	65.00–74.00	68.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,110	900.00–1,075.00	1,010.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,183	950.00–1,280.00	1,108.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	875.00–1,170.00	1,023.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	640.00	640.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle