Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $133.06/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$133.06

160 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$930

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$30.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.11

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	693	135.54	939	147
Medium and Large 2-3	773	105.08	812	13thin

One grade step is worth $30.46/cwt here — about $127 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 sale160 hd

133.06

—

KY average28 barns · 8,342 hd

135.17

−2.11

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	1,791	88.17	1,579	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	49.80	624	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	48.52	455	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,568	48.37	758	14

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
Bulls	—	—	1,560	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,271	1
Bulls	—	—	1,731	86.55/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,498	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	880	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	39.83/cwt	38.00–42.00	376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	47.18/cwt	44.00–50.00	450	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	122.26/cwt	116.00–127.00	757	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	103.22/cwt	101.00–110.00	747	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	128.02/cwt	120.00–132.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	113.60/cwt	107.00–117.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	750	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,031	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	122.34/cwt	121.00–122.50	883	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	133.26/cwt	117.00–134.00	1,021	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	711	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	889	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	862	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	119.00/cwt	114.00–122.50	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	124.66/cwt	119.50–130.00	726	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	133.42/cwt	129.00–138.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.56/cwt	139.00–146.00	840	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	130.39/cwt	130.00–131.00	542	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	126.72/cwt	122.00–129.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	128.35/cwt	124.00–132.00	666	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	987	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	121.96/cwt	110.00–128.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	136.17/cwt	132.00–140.00	660	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	134.86/cwt	126.00–139.00	707	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	44.34/cwt	41.50–46.50	689	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	49.74/cwt	47.00–54.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,482	821.84/cwt	750.00–885.00	12,180	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	56.53/cwt	56.00–57.00	665	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	50.96/cwt	47.00–55.50	640	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	62.57/cwt	61.00–64.00	700	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,245	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	118.87/cwt	118.00–121.00	599	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	44.55/cwt	43.00–46.00	567	12
Bulls	—	—	2,025	94.76/cwt	94.50–95.00	1,919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	94.00/cwt	91.00–95.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	697	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	19,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	11,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	104.14/cwt	100.00–112.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,185	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	115.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,130	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	96.97/cwt	94.00–99.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,205	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	123.30/cwt	117.00–130.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,055	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 Dec 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 763Year ago 71

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 80Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 2Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	81.50	81.50
4	—	1,731	85.00–88.50	86.55
2	—	2,025	94.50–95.00	94.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	57.50	57.50
5	—	1,555	41.50–46.50	44.34
8	—	1,580	47.00–54.00	49.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	38.00–42.00	39.83
6	—	954	44.00–50.00	47.18
3	—	900	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	56.00–57.00	56.53
31	—	1,256	47.00–55.50	50.96
12	—	1,273	43.00–46.00	44.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	116.00–127.00	122.26
4	—	724	101.00–110.00	103.22
1	—	290	134.00	134.00
3	—	365	141.00	141.00
13	—	485	132.00–140.00	136.17
6	—	524	126.00–139.00	134.86
2	—	330	154.00	154.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
2	—	573	117.00–130.00	123.30
1	—	1,005	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	109.00	109.00
7	—	504	118.00–121.00	118.87
1	—	580	93.00	93.00
2	—	1,185	87.00	87.00
3	—	678	94.00–99.00	96.97
2	—	788	96.00	96.00
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	120.00–132.00	128.02
3	—	858	107.00–117.00	113.60
1	—	945	104.00	104.00
9	—	722	121.00–122.50	122.34
23	—	766	117.00–134.00	133.26
4	—	536	134.00–140.00	137.02
1	—	995	103.00	103.00
2	—	378	139.00–141.00	139.99
3	—	465	140.00	140.00
7	—	624	129.00–138.00	133.42
20	—	581	139.00–146.00	144.56
13	—	809	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	750	137.50	137.50
4	—	611	143.00	143.00
14	—	571	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	107.00	107.00
1	—	490	113.00	113.00
4	—	792	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,130	82.00	82.00
1	—	680	99.00	99.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
1	—	865	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,205	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	265	128.00	128.00
9	—	496	114.00–122.50	119.00
14	—	582	119.50–130.00	124.66
5	—	416	130.00–131.00	130.39
3	—	374	122.00–129.00	126.72
15	—	519	124.00–132.00	128.35
8	—	627	110.00–128.00	121.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	711	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	96.00	96.00
2	—	940	85.00	85.00
1	—	895	85.00	85.00
4	—	778	91.00–95.00	94.00
1	—	625	104.00	104.00
1	—	995	70.00	70.00
2	—	340	98.00	98.00
4	—	475	100.00–112.00	104.14
8	—	593	110.00–117.00	115.14
2	—	530	114.00–116.00	115.02
1	—	440	111.00	111.00
1	—	655	98.00	98.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	70.00	70.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,482	750.00–885.00	821.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	61.00–64.00	62.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,690	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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