Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $112.18/cwt on 278 head.

Average price

$112.18

278 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$8.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.85

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	584	113.08	661	250
Medium and Large 2-3	500	104.19	521	28

One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $140 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 sale278 hd

112.18

—

KY average31 barns · 11,381 hd

122.04

−9.85

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	1,773	85.01	1,507	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,657	54.27	899	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	50.75	632	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	48.04	468	7thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	110.95/cwt	105.00–118.00	579	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	132.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	124.45/cwt	122.00–128.00	897	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	139.80/cwt	136.00–148.00	605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	145.95/cwt	138.00–148.00	666	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	96.54/cwt	93.00–100.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	102.16/cwt	96.00–105.00	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	143.63/cwt	134.00–147.00	543	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	564	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	110.24/cwt	109.00–111.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	116.59/cwt	115.00–119.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.68/cwt	127.00–142.00	762	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	111.01/cwt	105.00–119.00	629	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	101.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	381	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	120.54/cwt	119.00–121.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	340	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	107.72/cwt	102.00–111.00	769	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	509	124.64/cwt	123.00–126.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	109.74/cwt	101.00–112.00	743	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	121.49/cwt	115.00–128.00	769	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.66/cwt	131.00–140.00	719	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	140.20/cwt	134.00–147.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.10/cwt	101.00–118.50	683	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	106.03/cwt	98.00–108.00	767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	124.90/cwt	116.00–130.00	465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	153.82/cwt	149.00–160.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	107.68/cwt	100.00–109.50	840	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	122.08/cwt	115.00–130.00	525	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	77.21/cwt	74.50–79.50	1,316	3
Bulls	—	—	1,893	93.15/cwt	91.50–95.50	1,763	3
Bulls	—	—	1,753	84.88/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,488	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	56.94/cwt	56.00–58.50	715	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	48.50/cwt	48.50–48.50	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.39/cwt	140.00–146.00	598	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	12,521	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	51.66/cwt	48.00–54.00	508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	42.27/cwt	40.00–45.00	427	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	728	96.00/cwt	94.00–97.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	652	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	54.28/cwt	52.50–56.50	906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	43.92/cwt	40.50–46.50	511	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	51.84/cwt	47.50–55.50	664	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	110.35/cwt	110.00–111.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	124.89/cwt	122.00–130.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	118.49/cwt	116.00–121.00	634	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	823	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	576	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	925	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	104.68/cwt	99.00–110.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	109.30/cwt	106.00–112.00	672	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	110.65/cwt	110.00–111.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	98.00/cwt	96.00–100.00	609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	115.77/cwt	110.00–120.50	610	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.16/cwt	118.00–129.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	707	106.75/cwt	106.00–111.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	125.22/cwt	120.00–129.00	403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	117.77/cwt	113.00–122.00	549	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	109.55/cwt	104.00–117.00	685	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	110.70/cwt	109.00–111.50	504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	88.16/cwt	88.00–89.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	120.05/cwt	114.00–128.00	806	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	362	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	543	3

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 763Last week 441Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 51Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	522	105.00–118.00	110.95
6	—	492	130.00–139.00	132.45
5	—	771	96.00–105.00	102.16
7	—	378	134.00–147.00	143.63
8	—	714	102.00–111.00	107.72
3	—	287	131.00–132.00	131.67
5	—	420	140.00–146.00	142.39
3	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.67
4	—	573	118.00–129.00	125.16
32	—	625	104.00–117.00	109.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	93.00–100.00	96.54
4	—	578	109.00–111.00	110.24
5	—	433	115.00–119.00	116.59
5	—	728	94.00–97.00	96.00
2	—	638	98.00–100.00	99.01
3	—	470	110.00–111.00	110.35
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	345	119.00	119.00
1	—	545	102.00	102.00
6	—	838	88.00–89.00	88.16
1	—	950	86.00	86.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	721	122.00–128.00	124.45
5	—	433	136.00–148.00	139.80
6	—	456	138.00–148.00	145.95
3	—	1,058	90.00	90.00
1	—	885	99.00	99.00
1	—	930	95.00	95.00
26	—	574	127.00–142.00	132.68
1	—	1,020	95.00	95.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
42	—	633	115.00–128.00	121.49
22	—	522	131.00–140.00	137.66
2	—	330	134.00–147.00	140.20
5	—	369	149.00–160.00	153.82
8	—	776	112.00	112.00
29	—	671	114.00–128.00	120.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	584	119.00–121.00	120.54
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
2	—	815	80.00	80.00
4	—	479	122.00–130.00	124.89
8	—	535	116.00–121.00	118.49
3	—	388	139.00	139.00
4	—	664	99.00–110.00	104.68
3	—	615	106.00–112.00	109.30
7	—	707	106.00–111.00	106.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	152.00	152.00
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	106.00	106.00
5	—	375	100.00–105.00	101.57
3	—	411	110.00–111.00	110.65
7	—	621	96.00–100.00	98.00
1	—	335	111.00	111.00
1	—	590	101.00	101.00
5	—	455	109.00–111.50	110.70
1	—	675	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	567	105.00–119.00	111.01
3	—	293	116.00	116.00
33	—	677	101.00–112.00	109.74
35	—	620	101.00–118.50	110.10
13	—	723	98.00–108.00	106.03
9	—	372	116.00–130.00	124.90
19	—	780	100.00–109.50	107.68
19	—	430	115.00–130.00	122.08
5	—	962	92.00	92.00
36	—	527	110.00–120.50	115.77
5	—	322	120.00–129.00	125.22
5	—	466	113.00–122.00	117.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	123.00–126.00	124.64
4	—	475	127.00	127.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
3	—	823	70.00	70.00
1	—	925	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,775	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,500	48.50	48.50
3	—	1,670	52.50–56.50	54.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	56.00–58.50	56.94
12	—	1,163	40.50–46.50	43.92
24	—	1,281	47.50–55.50	51.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	48.00–54.00	51.66
3	—	1,010	40.00–45.00	42.27
1	—	845	54.50	54.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,705	74.50–79.50	77.21
3	—	1,893	91.50–95.50	93.15
8	—	1,753	82.00–89.50	84.88

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	—	1,595	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	480.00	480.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle