Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $128.98/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$128.98

55 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$17.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

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	506	131.54	665	47
Medium and Large 2-3	556	113.99	634	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.55/cwt here — about $31 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 sale55 hd

128.98

—

KY average27 barns · 4,581 hd

131.23

−2.25

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	1,690	100.77	1,703	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	65.04	785	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,633	63.50	1,037	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	60.35	581	5thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	142.19/cwt	139.00–149.00	687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,155	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	136.60/cwt	136.50–137.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	108.92/cwt	106.00–113.50	1,933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.00	511	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	141.25/cwt	134.00–148.00	403	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	100.84/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	146.85/cwt	139.00–149.00	755	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	141.95/cwt	139.00–145.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	112.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	123.63/cwt	117.00–126.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	136.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	120.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.06/cwt	129.00–136.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.34/cwt	125.00–136.00	630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	905	3
Bulls	—	—	1,257	92.39/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	154.80/cwt	154.00–156.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	698	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	104.71/cwt	102.00–106.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	134.50/cwt	128.00–141.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	141.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	152.57/cwt	148.00–154.00	726	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	402	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	857.53/cwt	800.00–930.00	11,560	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	866.70/cwt	825.00–910.00	11,484	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	53.54/cwt	50.50–57.00	506	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	57.86/cwt	56.00–59.00	664	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	62.34/cwt	59.00–66.00	595	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	69.30/cwt	69.00–70.00	830	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	66.01/cwt	62.50–68.50	811	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	984	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,064	2

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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 164Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 26Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00
2	—	945	50.50–57.00	53.54
2	—	955	59.00–66.00	62.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	56.00–59.00	57.86
3	—	1,198	69.00–70.00	69.30
9	—	1,229	62.50–68.50	66.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	61.50	61.50
2	—	1,650	64.50	64.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	106.00–113.50	108.92
10	—	1,795	97.00–105.00	100.84
3	—	1,257	88.00–96.00	92.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,155	76.00	76.00
2	—	955	77.00	77.00
1	—	325	133.00	133.00
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	139.00–149.00	142.19
1	—	730	127.00	127.00
5	—	648	136.50–137.00	136.60
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
6	—	339	150.00–152.00	150.64
2	—	285	134.00–148.00	141.25
9	—	514	139.00–149.00	146.85
2	—	560	139.00–145.00	141.95
3	—	665	132.00–138.00	136.03
5	—	381	154.00–156.00	154.80
1	—	440	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
2	—	390	130.00–140.00	135.06
3	—	615	110.00–117.00	112.33
2	—	653	115.00–117.00	116.00
6	—	563	117.00–126.00	123.63
3	—	342	130.00–140.00	136.78
9	—	515	129.00–136.00	132.06
10	—	476	125.00–136.00	132.34
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
2	—	663	108.00–109.00	108.50
4	—	433	119.00–125.00	120.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
3	—	480	102.00–106.00	104.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
2	—	410	128.00–141.00	134.50
2	—	632	146.00	146.00
3	—	590	140.00–146.00	141.97
16	—	476	148.00–154.00	152.57
1	—	320	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
1	—	515	78.00	78.00

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)	4	—	1,348	800.00–930.00	857.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,325	825.00–910.00	866.70

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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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

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