Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with limited comparable receipts. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $129.51/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$129.51

82 head · 856 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$43.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

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	856	131.10	1,122	79
Medium and Large 2-3	860	87.67	754	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.43/cwt here — about $368 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 sale82 hd

129.51

—

KY average20 barns · 4,419 hd

134.32

−4.81

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	—	Average	1,724	87.21	1,504	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	59.18	952	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,246	56.89	709	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	879	50.12	441	13

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,114	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	115.51/cwt	113.00–118.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	910	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.39/cwt	131.00–141.00	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	879	134.30/cwt	134.30–134.30	1,180	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.08/cwt	127.00–137.00	588	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	136.29/cwt	132.00–141.00	443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	122.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	829.25/cwt	500.00–1,200.00	10,109	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	742.38/cwt	400.00–950.00	9,220	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	1,329.07/cwt	840.00–2,200.00	17,464	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	113.51/cwt	105.00–117.00	488	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	123.24/cwt	117.00–125.00	580	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	44.59/cwt	41.00–49.50	387	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,642	57.95/cwt	53.50–59.50	952	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	62.25/cwt	61.50–63.50	951	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	60.65/cwt	59.00–62.00	537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	84.31/cwt	82.50–86.50	1,424	4
Bulls	—	—	1,795	93.01/cwt	92.50–93.50	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	116.53/cwt	113.00–120.00	365	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	711	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,111.43/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	13,615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	857.91/cwt	400.00–1,450.00	10,449	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	46.74/cwt	45.00–48.50	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	94.02/cwt	93.00–95.00	548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	569	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	63.70/cwt	61.50–66.00	729	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	56.54/cwt	52.00–60.50	725	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	54.54/cwt	50.00–58.00	488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	89.36/cwt	88.00–90.00	786	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	21,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,431	1,286.38/cwt	660.00–1,575.00	18,408	65
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	16,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	132.75/cwt	120.00–137.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.52/cwt	128.00–139.00	638	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	131.76/cwt	128.00–136.00	345	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	105.33/cwt	105.00–106.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	117.74/cwt	114.00–122.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	123.15/cwt	120.00–127.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	122.46/cwt	110.00–128.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.10/cwt	107.00–122.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	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 Nov 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 621Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 108Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 240Last week 1Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	83.00	83.00
2	—	583	93.00–95.00	94.02
1	—	625	91.00	91.00
3	—	516	105.00–106.00	105.33
1	—	680	94.00	94.00
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	105.00–117.00	113.51
2	—	645	114.00	114.00
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
10	—	471	117.00–125.00	123.24
11	—	517	114.00–122.00	117.74
6	—	364	120.00–127.00	123.15
1	—	265	118.00	118.00
5	—	586	110.00–128.00	122.46
4	—	669	107.00–122.00	118.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	932	119.50	119.50
3	—	622	128.00	128.00
2	—	668	113.00–118.00	115.51
1	—	790	107.00	107.00
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
1	—	540	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	879	134.30	134.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	89.00	89.00
1	—	850	93.00	93.00
1	—	600	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	97.00–99.00	98.01
1	—	910	90.00	90.00
1	—	270	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	111.00	111.00
2	—	313	113.00–120.00	116.53
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	725	82.00	82.00
1	—	590	109.00	109.00
3	—	880	88.00–90.00	89.36
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
1	—	825	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	131.00–141.00	137.39
8	—	435	127.00–137.00	135.08
2	—	325	132.00–141.00	136.29
3	—	595	122.00–125.00	122.99
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	245	131.00	131.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00
3	—	862	92.00	92.00
1	—	840	92.00	92.00
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
4	—	540	120.00–137.00	132.75
5	—	474	128.00–139.00	134.52
3	—	262	128.00–136.00	131.76

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)	33	—	1,219	500.00–1,200.00	829.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,242	400.00–950.00	742.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,218	400.00–1,450.00	857.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,314	840.00–2,200.00	1,329.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	72.50	72.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,111.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,580	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	65	—	1,431	660.00–1,575.00	1,286.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,375.00	1,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	869	41.00–49.50	44.59
2	—	885	59.00–62.00	60.65
4	—	895	50.00–58.00	54.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,642	53.50–59.50	57.95
4	—	1,528	61.50–63.50	62.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	45.00–48.50	46.74
4	—	1,144	61.50–66.00	63.70
20	—	1,282	52.00–60.50	56.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,689	82.50–86.50	84.31
2	—	1,795	92.50–93.50	93.01

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Reporter comment USDA

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