Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower with limited comparisons. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $123.10/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$123.10

97 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

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	576	126.28	727	86
Medium and Large 2-3	737	98.18	724	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.11/cwt here — about $3 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 sale97 hd

123.10

—

KY average27 barns · 6,235 hd

127.65

−4.56

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	1,455	100.33	1,459	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	72.38	1,104	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,172	67.85	795	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	59.67	580	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	363	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.39/cwt	128.00–136.50	628	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.40/cwt	127.00–132.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	108.25/cwt	106.00–109.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	99.67/cwt	99.00–100.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	676	93.64/cwt	92.00–97.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.63/cwt	119.00–123.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	801	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.44/cwt	124.00–131.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	158.47/cwt	149.00–163.00	677	8
Bulls	—	—	1,475	99.22/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	116.51/cwt	110.00–119.00	841	7
Bulls	—	—	1,518	108.77/cwt	107.50–110.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	723	3
Bulls	—	—	1,225	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	120.14/cwt	116.00–123.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	139.94/cwt	136.00–145.00	788	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,104	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.92/cwt	125.00–139.50	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	119.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.22/cwt	119.00–133.75	744	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	105.56/cwt	102.00–109.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,208	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,783	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,352	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	70.32/cwt	69.00–72.00	834	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	65.38/cwt	60.00–68.00	757	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	72.38/cwt	70.00–74.50	1,104	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	59.67/cwt	59.00–60.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	135.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	962	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	148.39/cwt	143.00–152.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	908	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 Jun 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 230Year ago 204

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 30Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	125.00–127.00	126.03
17	—	467	128.00–136.50	134.39
1	—	435	129.00	129.00
10	—	528	127.00–132.00	130.40
4	—	703	106.00–109.00	108.25
3	—	763	109.00	109.00
3	—	615	119.00–123.00	121.63
26	—	571	119.00–133.75	130.22
2	—	683	102.00–109.00	105.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
3	—	728	99.00–100.00	99.67
3	—	676	92.00–97.00	93.64
1	—	1,185	94.00	94.00
2	—	758	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	665	120.50	120.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	124.00–131.00	127.44
8	—	427	149.00–163.00	158.47
7	—	722	110.00–119.00	116.51
5	—	797	109.00	109.00
4	—	468	132.50	132.50
3	—	370	158.00	158.00
9	—	560	125.00–139.50	135.92
2	—	670	115.00–124.00	119.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	122.00	122.00
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
1	—	405	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	153.00	153.00
5	—	768	116.00–123.00	120.14
6	—	563	136.00–145.00	139.94
3	—	833	110.00	110.00
6	—	610	130.00–137.00	135.15
4	—	522	142.00	142.00
4	—	737	125.00	125.00
5	—	495	143.00–152.00	148.39
5	—	670	132.00	132.00
1	—	865	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	99.00	99.00
6	—	962	97.00	97.00
1	—	420	119.00	119.00
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
1	—	810	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,475	97.00–102.00	99.22
2	—	1,518	107.50–110.00	108.77
1	—	1,225	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,186	69.00–72.00	70.32
6	—	1,158	60.00–68.00	65.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	70.00–74.50	72.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	59.00–60.00	59.67

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,490	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	860.00	860.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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