Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady with softer undertones noted. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $128.84/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$128.84

301 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$19.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

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	598	130.49	780	275
Medium and Large 2-3	544	111.43	606	26

One grade step is worth $19.07/cwt here — about $174 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 sale301 hd

128.84

—

KY average25 barns · 5,394 hd

125.78

+3.07

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	1,539	85.58	1,317	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	58.44	927	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	54.53	676	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	51.48	485	6thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	619	123.62/cwt	115.00–129.50	765	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	855	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	128.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	111.33/cwt	110.00–113.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	129.72/cwt	121.00–133.00	628	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	924	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	116.64/cwt	114.00–121.00	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	142.99/cwt	141.00–146.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	113.26/cwt	112.00–116.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	92.27/cwt	92.00–92.50	1,605	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	554	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	85.70/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,374	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	53.95/cwt	50.50–57.00	529	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,591	57.57/cwt	53.50–60.00	916	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	56.51/cwt	53.00–59.50	719	21
Bulls	—	—	1,343	82.04/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,102	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	47.51/cwt	42.00–50.50	547	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	45.65/cwt	43.00–49.00	430	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,003	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	114.31/cwt	113.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	93.46/cwt	89.00–98.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	137.26/cwt	134.00–139.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.39/cwt	156.00–158.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	602	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	118.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	857	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	694.54/cwt	650.00–740.00	8,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	789.09/cwt	650.00–900.00	11,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	612	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	135.77/cwt	127.00–139.00	907	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	133.84/cwt	123.00–137.00	513	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	127.13/cwt	120.00–132.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	163.00/cwt	154.00–168.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	130.21/cwt	118.00–133.00	759	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	163.13/cwt	157.00–164.50	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	142.96/cwt	135.00–149.00	748	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	162.36/cwt	162.00–163.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	138.81/cwt	135.00–143.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.72/cwt	119.50–131.00	650	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	130.67/cwt	127.00–133.00	553	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,029	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.61/cwt	126.00–134.00	796	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.95/cwt	122.00–133.00	871	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	124.35/cwt	122.00–130.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,006	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	146.72/cwt	146.00–154.00	706	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	142.02/cwt	133.00–145.00	822	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	139.90/cwt	139.50–143.00	729	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	738	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,004	70

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 →

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Wed Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 283Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 51Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	619	115.00–129.50	123.62
7	—	701	122.00	122.00
2	—	320	125.00–132.00	128.61
28	—	484	121.00–133.00	129.72
15	—	751	123.00	123.00
17	—	383	123.00–137.00	133.84
56	—	583	118.00–133.00	130.21
2	—	280	125.00–132.00	128.44
24	—	513	119.50–131.00	126.72
20	—	423	127.00–133.00	130.67
15	—	670	122.00–133.00	129.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	390	114.00–121.00	116.64
4	—	482	112.00–116.00	113.26
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
2	—	435	111.00	111.00
1	—	825	97.00	97.00
3	—	563	113.00–115.00	114.31
2	—	768	90.00–91.00	90.50
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
6	—	530	110.00–117.00	113.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	738	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	116.00–118.00	117.01
3	—	790	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	635	110.00–113.00	111.33
5	—	372	141.00–146.00	142.99
2	—	673	112.00–114.00	113.03
2	—	868	89.00–98.00	93.46
3	—	421	134.00–139.00	137.26
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	156.00–158.00	156.39
4	—	669	116.00–120.00	117.98
3	—	573	120.00–132.00	127.13
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
3	—	370	162.00–163.00	162.36
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
6	—	482	135.00–143.00	138.81
5	—	634	122.00–130.00	124.35
11	—	521	139.50–143.00	139.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
3	—	488	116.00	116.00
2	—	573	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
1	—	895	97.00	97.00
1	—	735	123.00	123.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	325	144.00	144.00
1	—	260	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	115.00–125.00	118.60
31	—	668	127.00–139.00	135.77
7	—	387	154.00–168.00	163.00
7	—	425	157.00–164.50	163.13
17	—	523	135.00–149.00	142.96
10	—	751	137.00	137.00
10	—	619	126.00–134.00	128.61
15	—	481	146.00–154.00	146.72
25	—	579	133.00–145.00	142.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	141.00	141.00
2	—	550	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	729	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	92.00–92.50	92.27
6	—	1,603	84.00–86.50	85.70
4	—	1,343	81.00–83.00	82.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	64.00	64.00
2	—	980	50.50–57.00	53.95
3	—	943	43.00–49.00	45.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	53.50–60.00	57.57
1	—	1,555	64.50	64.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,273	53.00–59.50	56.51
7	—	1,151	42.00–50.50	47.51
1	—	1,145	62.00	62.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	650.00–740.00	694.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	650.00–900.00	789.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	725.00	725.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

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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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Feeder Cattle

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Replacement Cattle