Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $116.29/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$116.29

149 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$13.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.09

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	119.24	621	117
Medium and Large 2-3	538	105.50	568	32

One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $53 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 sale149 hd

116.29

—

KY average26 barns · 5,833 hd

125.37

−9.09

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	1,764	79.69	1,405	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,637	54.24	888	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	52.11	656	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	941	47.98	451	6thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	724	111.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	120.06/cwt	116.00–125.00	571	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	124.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	404	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	509	118.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.68/cwt	128.50–138.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	105.37/cwt	103.00–111.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	672	99.66/cwt	99.00–100.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	94.02/cwt	91.00–96.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	108.02/cwt	107.00–109.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	434	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	45.47/cwt	44.50–46.50	443	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	53.73/cwt	52.00–57.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	106.62/cwt	104.00–109.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	108.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	621	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	553	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	87.51/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,689	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	59.25/cwt	59.00–59.50	944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,754	81.25/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,425	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	54.35/cwt	50.50–58.00	705	22
Bulls	—	—	1,705	75.31/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,284	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	369	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	837	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	46.64/cwt	43.50–49.50	554	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.07/cwt	108.00–112.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	126.04/cwt	123.00–129.00	643	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	676.32/cwt	610.00–785.00	8,792	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	694.03/cwt	475.00–960.00	7,544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	103.27/cwt	103.00–104.00	500	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.56/cwt	150.00–164.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	165.82/cwt	164.00–168.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	131.72/cwt	130.00–134.00	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	165.22/cwt	161.00–168.00	653	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	704.77/cwt	700.00–710.00	8,598	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,611	1,068.50/cwt	775.00–1,300.00	17,214	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	118.20/cwt	111.00–122.00	736	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.56/cwt	130.00–136.00	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.91/cwt	125.00–140.50	772	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	132.75/cwt	125.00–138.00	680	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	121.60/cwt	117.00–128.00	814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	122.12/cwt	116.00–132.00	458	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	125.24/cwt	121.00–129.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	167.25/cwt	166.00–169.00	697	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.26/cwt	126.00–140.50	842	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	126.90/cwt	120.00–134.00	522	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	109.57/cwt	100.00–114.00	856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	120.74/cwt	115.00–123.00	384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	130.13/cwt	121.00–136.00	880	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	124.87/cwt	120.00–128.00	968	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	118.68/cwt	117.00–120.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	128.66/cwt	122.00–133.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	121.87/cwt	116.00–126.00	633	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 568Year ago 797

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 60Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 5Year 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
7	—	724	110.00–116.00	111.27
16	—	476	116.00–125.00	120.06
1	—	235	120.00	120.00
9	—	678	103.00–111.00	105.37
20	—	623	111.00–122.00	118.20
17	—	375	116.00–132.00	122.12
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
11	—	411	120.00–134.00	126.90
4	—	318	115.00–123.00	120.74
6	—	583	117.00–120.00	118.68
25	—	519	116.00–126.00	121.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	112.00	112.00
3	—	672	99.00–100.00	99.66
2	—	398	109.00	109.00
5	—	627	104.00–109.00	106.62
5	—	570	105.00–110.00	108.98
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
2	—	528	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	440	110.00–115.00	112.50
11	—	484	103.00–104.00	103.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	120.00–127.00	124.83
4	—	509	115.00–120.00	118.52
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
3	—	715	91.00–96.00	94.02
3	—	433	148.00	148.00
2	—	663	107.00–109.00	108.02
2	—	575	108.00–112.00	110.07
1	—	770	98.00	98.00
1	—	905	86.00	86.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
2	—	805	95.00–96.00	95.50
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	128.50–138.00	132.68
4	—	421	150.00–164.00	156.56
6	—	376	164.00–168.00	165.82
5	—	623	130.00–134.00	131.72
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
12	—	512	125.00–138.00	132.75
10	—	669	117.00–128.00	121.60
6	—	781	100.00–114.00	109.57
7	—	478	122.00–133.00	128.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
2	—	615	119.00	119.00
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
4	—	510	123.00–129.00	126.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	161.00–168.00	165.22
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
7	—	478	130.00–136.00	132.56
21	—	568	125.00–140.50	135.91
9	—	722	121.00–129.00	125.24
7	—	417	166.00–169.00	167.25
24	—	618	126.00–140.50	136.26
7	—	523	135.00–145.00	139.01
1	—	880	109.00	109.00
20	—	676	121.00–136.00	130.13
18	—	775	120.00–128.00	124.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	44.50–46.50	45.47
1	—	850	65.00	65.00
1	—	900	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,646	52.00–57.00	53.73
2	—	1,593	59.00–59.50	59.25
2	—	1,658	50.50	50.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	63.00	63.00
22	—	1,297	50.50–58.00	54.35
11	—	1,188	43.50–49.50	46.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,930	87.00–88.00	87.51
4	—	1,754	79.00–85.00	81.25
5	—	1,705	73.00–78.00	75.31

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)	5	—	1,300	610.00–785.00	676.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	475.00–960.00	694.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	700.00–710.00	704.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,611	775.00–1,300.00	1,068.50

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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