Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $138.46/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$138.46

204 head · 739 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$27.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.42

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	739	138.60	1,024	203
Medium and Large 2-3	695	111.00	771	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.60/cwt here — about $253 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 sale204 hd

138.46

—

KY average27 barns · 5,102 hd

137.04

+1.42

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	1,525	99.23	1,514	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	78.42	1,243	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	73.90	886	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	932	68.30	637	9thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 1-2	—	723	108.26/cwt	107.00–110.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	84.49/cwt	84.00–85.00	615	2
Bulls	—	—	1,802	103.43/cwt	97.00–106.50	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	117.48/cwt	115.00–120.00	664	2
Bulls	—	—	1,547	109.57/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	147.35/cwt	142.00–150.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,078	77.41/cwt	76.50–78.50	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.90/cwt	115.00–123.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	158.91/cwt	154.00–160.50	669	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	126.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	132.85/cwt	129.00–138.00	430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	133.29/cwt	129.00–139.00	749	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.41/cwt	120.00–134.00	627	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	132.81/cwt	129.00–138.00	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	134.10/cwt	134.10–134.10	1,100	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,081	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	140.42/cwt	134.50–140.95	989	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.08/cwt	151.00–157.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	134.29/cwt	130.00–139.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	127.85/cwt	124.00–137.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	446	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	75.79/cwt	74.00–78.50	714	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	79.25/cwt	79.00–79.50	868	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	69.29/cwt	65.00–73.00	643	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	59.88/cwt	58.00–62.00	775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,132	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	75.63/cwt	72.00–77.50	908	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	980.03/cwt	860.00–1,080.00	12,182	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,406	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	77.39/cwt	75.50–78.50	1,190	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	55.08/cwt	52.00–59.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	131.77/cwt	129.00–136.00	680	5

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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 139Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 15Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	107.00–110.00	108.26
4	—	464	157.00	157.00
3	—	372	142.00–150.00	147.35
2	—	673	115.00–123.00	118.90
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
7	—	421	154.00–160.50	158.91
5	—	553	124.00–137.00	127.85
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	84.00–85.00	84.49
2	—	565	115.00–120.00	117.48
2	—	385	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	127.00	127.00
3	—	480	130.00–139.00	134.29
4	—	446	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	432	125.00–128.00	126.25
4	—	324	129.00–138.00	132.85
2	—	645	136.00	136.00
14	—	562	129.00–139.00	133.29
1	—	295	129.00	129.00
12	—	477	120.00–134.00	131.41
9	—	376	129.00–138.00	132.81
5	—	516	129.00–136.00	131.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	111.00	111.00
1	—	335	91.00	91.00
2	—	620	91.00	91.00
1	—	590	111.00	111.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	465	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	689	132.00	132.00
7	—	566	145.00	145.00
8	—	634	144.00	144.00
42	—	820	134.10	134.10
59	—	786	137.50	137.50
2	—	538	143.00	143.00
77	—	704	134.50–140.95	140.42
3	—	475	151.00–157.00	155.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,802	97.00–106.50	103.43
3	—	1,547	108.00–112.00	109.57
2	—	1,078	76.50–78.50	77.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	74.00–78.50	75.79
4	—	928	65.00–73.00	69.29
2	—	925	52.00–59.00	55.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	79.00–79.50	79.25
2	—	1,295	58.00–62.00	59.88
10	—	1,200	72.00–77.50	75.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	81.50	81.50
3	—	1,538	75.50–78.50	77.39

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,243	860.00–1,080.00	980.03

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

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