Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $120.92/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$120.92

95 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$14.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

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	520	123.85	644	76
Medium and Large 2-3	496	109.16	541	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.69/cwt here — about $103 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 sale95 hd

120.92

—

KY average24 barns · 5,200 hd

127.33

−6.41

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	—	Low	1,747	93.75	1,638	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,590	60.47	962	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	56.26	670	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	54.64	534	8thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,410	86.00	1,213	2thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	57.26/cwt	54.00–60.50	680	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	968	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	59.46/cwt	57.50–62.50	958	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	137.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	2
Steers	Choice	—	1,410	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	141.39/cwt	138.00–150.00	833	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.67/cwt	130.00–131.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	138.23/cwt	132.00–143.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	148.74/cwt	147.00–150.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	123.05/cwt	118.00–130.50	698	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	112.01/cwt	110.00–113.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.11/cwt	119.00–132.00	594	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	117.82/cwt	111.00–120.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	123.03/cwt	114.00–125.00	779	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	130.46/cwt	125.00–134.00	419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	122.70/cwt	121.00–130.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	654	2
Bulls	—	—	1,270	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	129.84/cwt	123.00–132.50	865	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	865	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.47/cwt	124.00–137.00	747	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.65/cwt	114.00–121.00	955	3
Bulls	—	—	1,865	95.13/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.69/cwt	132.00–141.00	657	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.75/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	988	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	156.96/cwt	154.00–160.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	129.50/cwt	119.00–135.00	488	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	116.35/cwt	115.00–118.00	430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.12/cwt	119.00–128.00	648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	109.00/cwt	105.00–111.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	136.58/cwt	135.00–138.00	376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.71/cwt	137.00–140.00	735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	160.08/cwt	155.00–162.00	610	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	63.16/cwt	61.50–64.50	799	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	54.60/cwt	51.00–58.00	550	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	46.09/cwt	42.50–48.50	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	134.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	366	3

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 245Year ago 329

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 53Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 4

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,187	54.00–60.50	57.26
3	—	1,265	61.50–64.50	63.16
4	—	1,160	42.50–48.50	46.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	63.50	63.50
3	—	1,612	57.50–62.50	59.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	48.50	48.50
1	—	960	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,007	51.00–58.00	54.60
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,410	86.00	86.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,750	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,865	92.00–98.00	95.13

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)	1	—	1,355	860.00	860.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	611	130.00–140.00	137.53
2	—	655	130.00	130.00
19	—	589	138.00–150.00	141.39
3	—	727	130.00–131.00	130.67
4	—	492	132.00–143.00	138.23
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
5	—	521	147.00–150.00	148.74
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
7	—	420	154.00–160.00	156.96
1	—	835	123.00	123.00
3	—	273	130.00–142.00	134.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	124.00	124.00
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
2	—	423	141.00	141.00
2	—	988	95.00	95.00
3	—	475	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	104.00	104.00
5	—	467	110.00–113.00	112.01
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	98.00	98.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	117.00	117.00
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
3	—	370	115.00–118.00	116.35
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
3	—	515	105.00–111.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	567	118.00–130.50	123.05
3	—	702	115.00	115.00
14	—	475	119.00–132.00	125.11
4	—	683	111.00–120.00	117.82
14	—	633	114.00–125.00	123.03
5	—	321	125.00–134.00	130.46
5	—	434	121.00–130.00	122.70
6	—	377	119.00–135.00	129.50
11	—	526	119.00–128.00	123.12
2	—	283	124.00–125.00	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	157.00–158.00	157.50
11	—	666	123.00–132.50	129.84
2	—	715	120.00–122.00	120.99
14	—	560	124.00–137.00	133.47
3	—	805	114.00–121.00	118.65
17	—	477	132.00–141.00	137.69
4	—	795	122.00–127.00	125.75
5	—	618	125.00–137.00	132.01
2	—	275	135.00–138.00	136.58
7	—	530	137.00–140.00	138.71
2	—	315	147.00	147.00
8	—	381	155.00–162.00	160.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	830	103.00	103.00
1	—	965	93.00	93.00
2	—	770	109.00–111.00	109.99
1	—	420	133.00	133.00
1	—	480	128.00	128.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle