Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $125.20/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$125.20

85 head · 837 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

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

$15.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

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	849	125.76	1,068	82
Medium and Large 2-3	508	110.00	559	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.76/cwt here — about $509 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 sale85 hd

125.20

—

KY average28 barns · 6,843 hd

133.19

−7.98

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	1,710	91.56	1,566	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,712	65.06	1,113	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	62.11	796	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	51.00	441	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2-3	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	922	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,157	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	129.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	113.47/cwt	109.00–115.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	709	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	94.86/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	441	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,732	63.74/cwt	62.50–65.50	1,104	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,139	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	64.31/cwt	62.50–65.50	835	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	56.98/cwt	55.00–58.50	708	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	889.25/cwt	640.00–990.00	12,192	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	590	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	2
Bulls	—	—	2,135	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	2,167	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	863	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.88/cwt	123.00–133.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,045.54/cwt	1,040.00–1,050.00	14,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.17/cwt	114.00–123.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	121.76/cwt	112.00–125.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 151Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 41Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 0

No trend for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	101.00	101.00
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
10	—	867	121.50	121.50
7	—	494	128.00–133.00	129.40
1	—	785	121.00	121.00
3	—	639	125.00–130.00	126.67
2	—	565	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	922	125.50	125.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	99.00	99.00
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
2	—	550	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,040	83.00	83.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
4	—	682	109.00–115.00	113.47
1	—	360	146.00	146.00
3	—	563	126.00	126.00
3	—	435	135.00–136.00	135.67
2	—	718	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	513	123.00–133.00	127.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	98.00	98.00
2	—	615	102.00	102.00
2	—	528	102.00	102.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	114.00–123.00	121.17
4	—	538	120.00	120.00
4	—	497	112.00–125.00	121.76
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	90.00–98.50	94.86
1	—	2,135	101.50	101.50
1	—	1,610	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	51.00	51.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	62.50–65.50	63.74
1	—	1,650	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	62.50–65.50	64.31
3	—	1,242	55.00–58.50	56.98

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,371	640.00–990.00	889.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,045.54

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

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Steers · 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