Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.78/cwt on 314 head.

Average price

$129.78

314 head · 703 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

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

$6.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

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	715	130.18	931	295
Medium and Large 2-3	510	123.57	631	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.61/cwt here — about $301 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 sale314 hd

129.78

—

KY average26 barns · 4,483 hd

135.36

−5.58

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	1,613	81.96	1,322	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,710	58.41	999	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	56.32	702	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	935	52.38	490	5thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	576	126.60/cwt	124.00–130.00	729	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	159.30/cwt	156.00–166.00	602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	108.74/cwt	107.50–111.00	475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	111.37/cwt	105.00–113.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	152.61/cwt	150.00–158.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	119.62/cwt	116.00–123.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	123.24/cwt	121.00–127.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	121.84/cwt	120.00–123.00	446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	133.47/cwt	128.00–140.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	780	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	890	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,104	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	120.38/cwt	114.00–123.00	515	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	144.36/cwt	139.00–147.00	777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	119.62/cwt	115.00–124.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.50/cwt	122.00–134.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	862	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	119.20/cwt	118.00–120.00	797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	123.98/cwt	116.00–125.50	888	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	128.91/cwt	117.00–133.00	808	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	125.11/cwt	118.00–126.00	958	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	122.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	847	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	129.10/cwt	122.00–134.00	682	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	129.28/cwt	118.50–131.75	875	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	140.34/cwt	130.00–146.00	796	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	924	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	1,148	54
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	12,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	7,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	74.51/cwt	70.00–78.00	674	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	727.21/cwt	700.00–750.00	9,257	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.50	1,513	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,805	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,146	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	57.26/cwt	53.00–60.50	716	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	46.72/cwt	44.50–49.50	553	3
Bulls	—	—	1,542	75.50/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,164	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,696	57.68/cwt	54.50–60.50	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	108.65/cwt	104.00–111.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	388	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	303	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	52.97/cwt	50.50–54.50	534	3
Bulls	—	—	1,554	82.71/cwt	80.50–84.50	1,285	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	112.72/cwt	110.00–116.00	539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	808	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	117.76/cwt	116.00–119.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	125.40/cwt	116.00–128.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	121.73/cwt	118.00–124.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	105.56/cwt	102.00–109.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	109.95/cwt	108.00–112.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	114.80/cwt	114.00–118.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	293	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.71/cwt	139.00–148.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.00/cwt	123.00–133.50	741	11

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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 470Year ago 408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 47Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	576	124.00–130.00	126.60
5	—	709	105.00–113.00	111.37
3	—	328	116.00–123.00	119.62
7	—	366	120.00–123.00	121.84
20	—	624	125.00	125.00
7	—	428	114.00–123.00	120.38
2	—	473	115.00–124.00	119.62
1	—	280	121.00	121.00
24	—	694	119.00–123.00	122.01
22	—	528	122.00–134.00	129.10
4	—	806	103.00	103.00
3	—	778	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	110.00	110.00
4	—	437	107.50–111.00	108.74
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
3	—	467	104.00–111.00	108.65
1	—	300	101.00	101.00
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
6	—	808	96.00	96.00
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
2	—	790	96.00	96.00
2	—	560	102.00–109.00	105.56
2	—	528	108.00–112.00	109.95
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
2	—	373	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	156.00–166.00	159.30
4	—	426	128.00–140.00	133.47
3	—	497	128.00	128.00
1	—	810	102.00	102.00
6	—	524	122.00–134.00	127.50
5	—	669	118.00–120.00	119.20
8	—	716	116.00–119.00	117.76
9	—	636	116.00–128.00	125.40
11	—	566	123.00–133.50	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	116.00	116.00
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
1	—	940	75.00	75.00
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
4	—	413	125.00	125.00
4	—	478	110.00–116.00	112.72
1	—	785	95.00	95.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
5	—	531	114.00–118.00	114.80
1	—	860	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	150.00–158.00	152.61
1	—	460	156.00	156.00
20	—	538	139.00–147.00	144.36
24	—	716	116.00–125.50	123.98
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
23	—	627	117.00–133.00	128.91
50	—	766	118.00–126.00	125.11
45	—	677	118.50–131.75	129.28
30	—	567	130.00–146.00	140.34
4	—	428	139.00–148.00	143.71
3	—	905	108.00–109.00	108.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	121.00–127.00	123.24
3	—	525	129.00	129.00
2	—	663	111.00–112.00	111.51
2	—	395	127.00–128.00	127.50
7	—	591	118.00–124.00	121.73
2	—	293	130.00–131.00	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	890	124.00	124.00
23	—	627	137.50	137.50
54	—	924	124.25	124.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	157.00	157.00

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)	1	—	1,325	920.00	920.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	620.00	620.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,273	700.00–750.00	727.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	70.00–78.00	74.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,770	85.00–86.50	85.50
3	—	1,542	72.00–79.00	75.50
7	—	1,554	80.50–84.50	82.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	56.00	56.00
1	—	825	47.00	47.00
3	—	1,008	50.50–54.50	52.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,805	63.50	63.50
7	—	1,696	54.50–60.50	57.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,250	53.00–60.50	57.26
3	—	1,183	44.50–49.50	46.72
1	—	1,350	62.50	62.50

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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Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle