Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter 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 $134.57/cwt on 335 head.

Average price

$134.57

335 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.44

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	711	135.59	964	316
Medium and Large 2-3	586	117.68	690	19thin

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $274 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 sale335 hd

134.57

—

KY average24 barns · 6,882 hd

136.01

−1.44

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	1,664	85.85	1,428	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,699	57.80	982	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	55.83	539	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,256	54.92	690	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,380	89.00	1,228	1thin
Steers	Select	Average	1,695	76.00	1,288	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	855	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	1,135	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	116.29/cwt	110.00–122.00	784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	123.68/cwt	123.00–124.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	702	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	983	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	121.65/cwt	115.00–132.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	106.93/cwt	100.00–112.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,121	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	108.32/cwt	103.00–119.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	123.88/cwt	116.00–132.00	409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.88/cwt	127.00–138.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.42/cwt	114.00–123.00	692	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	138.53/cwt	134.00–143.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	130.20/cwt	124.00–139.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	118.05/cwt	114.00–120.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	139.57/cwt	137.00–144.00	509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	130.40/cwt	125.00–135.00	507	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.06/cwt	118.00–131.00	666	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	137.79/cwt	134.00–140.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	108.67/cwt	108.00–110.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.50/cwt	128.00–139.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.08/cwt	132.00–143.00	804	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	108.49/cwt	104.00–113.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	137.45/cwt	124.00–139.00	922	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	141.19/cwt	130.00–146.50	679	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	124.72/cwt	116.00–132.00	592	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	129.99/cwt	116.00–131.25	1,070	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	113.27/cwt	111.00–118.00	997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.63/cwt	133.00–145.00	598	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	123.30/cwt	121.00–130.00	974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	481	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	135.00/cwt	133.00–137.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	103.73/cwt	101.00–109.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	133.92/cwt	124.00–139.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	130.33/cwt	124.00–140.00	687	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	72.46/cwt	71.00–74.00	694	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,235	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	281	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	253	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	50.42/cwt	48.00–52.50	617	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	44.54/cwt	40.50–48.00	441	4
Bulls	—	—	1,319	78.91/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,041	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	67.66/cwt	67.00–68.00	604	3
Bulls	—	—	1,943	94.16/cwt	93.50–94.50	1,830	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,380	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,228	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	947	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	62.71/cwt	62.00–65.00	784	5
Steers	Select	—	1,695	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	86.60/cwt	82.50–90.50	1,500	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	58.26/cwt	57.00–60.00	581	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	57.15/cwt	54.00–59.50	986	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	56.21/cwt	53.00–61.00	717	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	111.03/cwt	108.00–114.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	100.50/cwt	99.00–101.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	117.91/cwt	111.00–127.00	666	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,025	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	117.50/cwt	110.00–121.00	844	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	119.48/cwt	117.00–121.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	127.49/cwt	127.00–129.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	108.66/cwt	106.00–110.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	106.05/cwt	105.00–107.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	110.03/cwt	108.00–111.00	458	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	93.00/cwt	92.00–94.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	94.67/cwt	93.00–96.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	96.50/cwt	95.00–97.00	589	4

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 482Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 84Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 19Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	855	132.75	132.75
39	—	702	140.00	140.00
57	—	823	136.25	136.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	94.00	94.00
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
2	—	380	121.00	121.00
2	—	618	117.00	117.00
1	—	510	123.00	123.00
4	—	491	127.00–129.00	127.49
1	—	340	108.00	108.00
3	—	598	128.00	128.00
3	—	688	110.00–111.00	110.34
1	—	925	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	134.00–143.00	138.53
3	—	365	137.00–144.00	139.57
7	—	532	134.00–140.00	137.79
5	—	624	128.00–139.00	134.50
40	—	578	132.00–143.00	139.08
2	—	903	104.00–113.00	108.49
25	—	671	124.00–139.00	137.45
25	—	481	130.00–146.50	141.19
24	—	823	116.00–131.25	129.99
9	—	880	111.00–118.00	113.27
12	—	428	133.00–145.00	139.63
6	—	790	121.00–130.00	123.30
3	—	734	124.00–139.00	133.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	110.00–122.00	116.29
9	—	632	115.00–132.00	121.65
6	—	472	127.00–138.00	132.88
4	—	320	124.00–139.00	130.20
11	—	389	125.00–135.00	130.40
6	—	769	108.00–110.00	108.67
2	—	425	133.00–137.00	135.00
3	—	810	101.00–109.00	103.73
11	—	527	124.00–140.00	130.33
1	—	230	135.00	135.00
11	—	565	111.00–127.00	117.91
6	—	718	110.00–121.00	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	103.00–105.00	104.00
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
1	—	910	89.00	89.00
1	—	435	122.00	122.00
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
1	—	885	96.00	96.00
4	—	521	117.00–121.00	119.48
2	—	295	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
2	—	753	92.00–94.00	93.00
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
2	—	605	110.00–111.00	110.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	376	123.00–124.00	123.68
2	—	235	125.00	125.00
6	—	611	100.00–112.00	106.93
3	—	687	103.00–119.00	108.32
2	—	330	116.00–132.00	123.88
18	—	570	114.00–123.00	121.42
4	—	433	114.00–120.00	118.05
12	—	528	118.00–131.00	126.06
8	—	475	116.00–132.00	124.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	645	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	481	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	108.00–114.00	111.03
6	—	675	99.00–101.00	100.50
3	—	517	109.00–110.00	109.67
1	—	1,025	82.00	82.00
3	—	557	106.00–110.00	108.66
1	—	325	110.00	110.00
2	—	373	105.00–107.00	106.05
1	—	285	101.00	101.00
4	—	416	108.00–111.00	110.03
3	—	733	93.00–96.00	94.67
1	—	815	89.00	89.00
4	—	610	95.00–97.00	96.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	281	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	71.00–74.00	72.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,224	48.00–52.50	50.42
5	—	1,250	62.00–65.00	62.71
29	—	1,276	53.00–61.00	56.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	990	40.50–48.00	44.54
3	—	892	67.00–68.00	67.66
4	—	998	57.00–60.00	58.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	62.00	62.00
13	—	1,725	54.00–59.50	57.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,319	77.00–81.50	78.91
3	—	1,943	93.50–94.50	94.16
13	—	1,732	82.50–90.50	86.60
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	89.00	89.00
Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	76.00	76.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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