Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.000 lower. 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 $125.68/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$125.68

61 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$9.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

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	515	128.09	660	45
Medium and Large 2-3	434	118.88	515	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.21/cwt here — about $145 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 sale61 hd

125.68

—

KY average19 barns · 2,637 hd

130.41

−4.73

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	2,078	92.06	1,913	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,557	60.94	949	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	59.61	738	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	57.16	546	6thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	419	140.71/cwt	130.00–143.00	590	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	534	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.06/cwt	143.00–151.00	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	170.03/cwt	169.50–172.00	658	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	160.07/cwt	156.00–169.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	136.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	128.36/cwt	123.00–131.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	117.24/cwt	117.00–118.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.61/cwt	122.00–136.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.63/cwt	119.00–134.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.11/cwt	137.00–149.00	613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,955	1
Bulls	—	—	2,470	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	2,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Bulls	—	—	1,948	91.86/cwt	90.50–93.50	1,789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	106.66/cwt	106.00–107.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	277	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,551	60.03/cwt	57.00–62.50	931	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	45.48/cwt	44.00–47.00	388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	56.51/cwt	56.00–57.00	568	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	67.73/cwt	67.50–68.00	899	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	69.49/cwt	69.00–70.00	700	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	51.10/cwt	48.50–56.00	671	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	729.49/cwt	690.00–785.00	7,973	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	61.59/cwt	57.00–65.50	729	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	871.74/cwt	650.00–1,080.00	10,975	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.75/cwt	150.00–151.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	261	130.69/cwt	130.00–132.00	341	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	123.25/cwt	121.00–125.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	117.07/cwt	112.00–126.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	118.89/cwt	115.00–127.00	673	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	711	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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 193Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 47Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	419	130.00–143.00	140.71
2	—	695	119.00	119.00
2	—	708	105.00	105.00
4	—	325	150.00–151.00	150.75
4	—	525	121.00–125.00	123.25
9	—	617	112.00–126.00	117.07
10	—	566	115.00–127.00	118.89
2	—	375	144.00–145.00	144.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	132.00–136.00	134.02
3	—	660	106.00–107.00	106.66
1	—	225	123.00	123.00
6	—	261	130.00–132.00	130.69
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
1	—	700	92.00	92.00
1	—	765	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
2	—	488	135.00	135.00
3	—	373	148.00	148.00
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	728	132.00	132.00
5	—	770	125.00	125.00
6	—	312	171.00	171.00
1	—	875	119.00	119.00
8	—	474	143.00–151.00	147.06
2	—	615	131.00	131.00
9	—	387	169.50–172.00	170.03
3	—	432	156.00–169.00	160.07
3	—	664	132.00–138.00	136.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	179.00	179.00
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
3	—	565	123.00–131.00	128.36
1	—	675	125.00	125.00
6	—	624	122.00–136.00	130.61
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
7	—	522	119.00–134.00	126.63
1	—	815	102.00	102.00
2	—	428	137.00–149.00	143.11
2	—	728	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
4	—	584	117.00–118.00	117.24
1	—	240	126.00	126.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,945	100.50	100.50
1	—	2,470	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,948	90.50–93.50	91.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,551	57.00–62.50	60.03
1	—	1,585	65.50	65.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	44.00–47.00	45.48
2	—	1,005	56.00–57.00	56.51
2	—	1,008	69.00–70.00	69.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,328	67.50–68.00	67.73
4	—	1,314	48.50–56.00	51.10
9	—	1,184	57.00–65.50	61.59

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)	3	—	1,093	690.00–785.00	729.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,259	650.00–1,080.00	871.74

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