Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $114.66/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$114.66

53 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$22.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.45

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	553	121.39	671	37
Medium and Large 2-3	677	99.12	671	16thin

One grade step is worth $22.26/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale53 hd

114.66

—

KY average24 barns · 4,718 hd

125.11

−10.45

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	1,619	100.41	1,625	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	69.75	1,060	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	68.53	781	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	875	63.72	557	11

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	645	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	126.43/cwt	121.00–131.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	114.53/cwt	112.00–117.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.24/cwt	113.00–125.50	702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	126.58/cwt	121.00–130.00	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	125.58/cwt	124.00–127.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	990	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	149.22/cwt	146.00–150.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	130.35/cwt	129.00–131.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	125.19/cwt	122.00–126.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.26/cwt	136.00–144.50	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	121.90/cwt	116.00–128.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	872	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.66/cwt	114.00–115.00	705	3
Bulls	—	—	1,408	106.67/cwt	106.00–107.50	1,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,094	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	54.07/cwt	53.00–55.00	442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	911.45/cwt	685.00–1,090.00	10,391	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	69.08/cwt	66.00–72.00	542	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	658	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	63.30/cwt	58.00–65.00	613	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	74.58/cwt	74.00–75.50	929	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	67.36/cwt	63.50–70.50	736	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	139.25/cwt	138.00–143.00	685	4
Bulls	—	—	1,682	100.74/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.00/cwt	119.00–126.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	132.47/cwt	125.00–136.00	742	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	794	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	124.06/cwt	122.00–126.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,548	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 Jul 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	92.00	92.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	860	87.00	87.00
1	—	470	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	115.00–116.00	115.50
4	—	492	138.00–143.00	139.25
4	—	675	119.00–126.00	122.00
6	—	560	125.00–136.00	132.47
1	—	720	111.00	111.00
7	—	611	130.00	130.00
2	—	433	122.00–126.00	124.06
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,095	76.00	76.00
2	—	442	97.00	97.00
2	—	578	110.00–111.00	110.48
1	—	335	118.00	118.00
2	—	872	86.00	86.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
5	—	738	101.00	101.00
1	—	695	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	529	121.00–131.00	126.43
1	—	290	122.00	122.00
4	—	715	112.00–117.00	114.53
1	—	440	123.00	123.00
11	—	579	113.00–125.50	121.24
8	—	471	121.00–130.00	126.58
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
2	—	323	124.00–127.00	125.58
2	—	662	118.00	118.00
3	—	615	114.00–115.00	114.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	540	140.00	140.00
5	—	495	146.00–150.00	149.22
3	—	632	129.00–131.00	130.35
5	—	684	122.00–126.00	125.19
1	—	380	162.00	162.00
7	—	579	136.00–144.50	143.26
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
2	—	763	116.00–128.00	121.90
2	—	832	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	95.00	95.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	860	87.00	87.00
1	—	925	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,408	106.00–107.50	106.67
5	—	1,682	99.00–104.00	100.74
1	—	1,935	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,420	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	53.00–55.00	54.07
4	—	785	66.00–72.00	69.08
5	—	969	58.00–65.00	63.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	56.00	56.00
4	—	1,246	74.00–75.50	74.58
10	—	1,093	63.50–70.50	67.36

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	685.00–1,090.00	911.45

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