Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $127.61/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$127.61

109 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$18.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

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	522	128.12	669	106
Medium and Large 2-3	542	109.67	594	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.45/cwt here — about $75 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 sale109 hd

127.61

—

KY average28 barns · 4,988 hd

128.45

−0.84

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	1,783	104.13	1,857	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,621	74.13	1,201	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	67.31	855	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	838	48.73	408	7thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	484	132.55/cwt	127.00–137.00	642	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	72.52/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,195	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	533	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	79.01/cwt	75.00–82.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.24/cwt	124.50–130.00	677	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	120.10/cwt	119.00–122.00	797	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	124.19/cwt	119.00–126.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	130.42/cwt	124.00–133.50	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	123.59/cwt	118.00–129.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	132.42/cwt	125.00–136.00	565	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	156.44/cwt	151.00–163.00	585	4
Bulls	—	—	1,270	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	144.87/cwt	142.00–155.00	681	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	121.58/cwt	119.00–124.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,922	105.21/cwt	103.00–107.50	2,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	154.68/cwt	150.00–156.50	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	138.87/cwt	136.00–141.00	808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	155.16/cwt	145.00–157.00	728	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	147.93/cwt	143.00–149.00	786	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.03/cwt	118.00–124.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.73/cwt	126.00–139.00	695	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	137.81/cwt	134.00–139.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	126.97/cwt	121.00–132.00	810	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.42/cwt	123.00–132.00	726	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	43.75/cwt	43.50–44.00	332	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	49.16/cwt	47.50–51.00	419	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	75.96/cwt	73.00–79.50	893	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	925.64/cwt	680.00–1,070.00	11,135	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	69.64/cwt	66.00–71.50	926	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,820	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	75.75/cwt	75.50–76.00	1,207	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	836.23/cwt	490.00–1,070.00	9,115	12

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 230Last week 214Year ago 163

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 16Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 3Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	484	127.00–137.00	132.55
25	—	532	124.50–130.00	127.24
9	—	664	119.00–122.00	120.10
11	—	561	119.00–126.00	124.19
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
12	—	609	124.00–133.50	130.42
2	—	310	118.00–129.00	123.59
2	—	800	106.00	106.00
24	—	427	125.00–136.00	132.42
3	—	387	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	121.00	121.00
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
1	—	715	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	118.00	118.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
1	—	750	87.00	87.00
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
2	—	525	118.00–124.00	121.03
6	—	486	134.00–139.00	137.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	151.00–163.00	156.44
5	—	470	142.00–155.00	144.87
5	—	664	119.00–124.00	121.58
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
9	—	426	150.00–156.50	154.68
1	—	775	111.00	111.00
9	—	520	126.00–139.00	133.73
1	—	920	103.00	103.00
12	—	638	121.00–132.00	126.97
2	—	570	123.00–132.00	127.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
7	—	582	136.00–141.00	138.87
1	—	845	114.00	114.00
15	—	469	145.00–157.00	155.16
2	—	640	128.00	128.00
18	—	531	143.00–149.00	147.93
4	—	683	129.00–130.00	129.51
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	146.00	146.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,648	71.00–74.00	72.52
2	—	1,593	75.50–76.00	75.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	57.00	57.00
2	—	758	43.50–44.00	43.75
4	—	853	47.50–51.00	49.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	36.00	36.00
2	—	1,175	73.00–79.50	75.96
6	—	1,329	66.00–71.50	69.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,880	111.00	111.00
3	—	1,922	103.00–107.50	105.21

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	4	—	866	75.00–82.00	79.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,203	680.00–1,070.00	925.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,090	490.00–1,070.00	836.23

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