Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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 $128.46/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$128.46

111 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$20

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

$27.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

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	600	131.43	788	99
Medium and Large 2-3	738	104.00	767	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.43/cwt here — about $20 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 sale111 hd

128.46

—

KY average26 barns · 8,565 hd

133.32

−4.86

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	1,701	87.37	1,487	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	54.27	867	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	52.62	691	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	36.91	353	7thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	590	108.02/cwt	106.00–110.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	717	86.31/cwt	85.00–87.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	100.07/cwt	96.00–102.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	104.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	119.85/cwt	114.00–126.00	622	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	120.40/cwt	118.00–126.00	563	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.33/cwt	126.00–138.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,110	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	117.05/cwt	105.00–120.50	740	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	112.00/cwt	106.00–113.00	627	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	134.51/cwt	131.00–141.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	868	84.49/cwt	80.00–89.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	120.93/cwt	116.00–127.00	527	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	123.49/cwt	118.00–136.50	727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.77/cwt	126.00–141.00	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	147.36/cwt	142.00–150.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	137.35/cwt	131.00–141.00	401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	113.51/cwt	112.00–115.00	779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	136.91/cwt	133.00–145.00	641	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	145.63/cwt	145.00–146.00	837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	117.37/cwt	113.00–119.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	123.31/cwt	116.00–130.00	826	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	92.51/cwt	91.00–94.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	755	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	52.48/cwt	50.50–54.50	843	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	47.17/cwt	43.00–49.00	605	9
Bulls	—	—	1,788	89.82/cwt	88.50–91.00	1,606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,415	74.84/cwt	74.00–75.50	1,059	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	844	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	96.24/cwt	95.50–97.00	1,788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	34.90/cwt	33.00–38.00	331	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	862.80/cwt	810.00–990.00	10,647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	547	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	821	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.59/cwt	126.00–140.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	102.97/cwt	101.00–104.00	376	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	54.28/cwt	51.00–57.00	716	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	96.50/cwt	93.00–100.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	144.25/cwt	141.00–147.50	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	132.08/cwt	127.00–137.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	110.38/cwt	107.00–114.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	115.51/cwt	110.00–121.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	758	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	713	2

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 246Year ago 327

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 64Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 23Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	106.00–110.00	108.02
3	—	717	85.00–87.00	86.31
1	—	425	102.00	102.00
3	—	633	96.00–102.00	100.07
2	—	508	100.00–109.00	104.43
1	—	295	100.00	100.00
3	—	365	101.00–104.00	102.97
2	—	655	93.00–100.00	96.50
1	—	490	102.00	102.00
1	—	330	102.00	102.00
1	—	840	72.00	72.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	519	114.00–126.00	119.85
17	—	468	118.00–126.00	120.40
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
20	—	632	105.00–120.50	117.05
7	—	560	106.00–113.00	112.00
11	—	436	116.00–127.00	120.93
1	—	390	122.00	122.00
10	—	686	112.00–115.00	113.51
3	—	782	102.00	102.00
1	—	345	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	925	81.00	81.00
1	—	725	87.00	87.00
1	—	390	129.00	129.00
1	—	430	91.00	91.00
2	—	868	80.00–89.00	84.49
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
1	—	805	82.00	82.00
1	—	550	111.00	111.00
1	—	545	102.00	102.00
2	—	758	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	126.00–138.00	133.33
3	—	422	131.00–141.00	134.51
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
4	—	589	118.00–136.50	123.49
3	—	292	131.00–141.00	137.35
2	—	840	91.00–94.00	92.51
2	—	770	98.00	98.00
2	—	350	141.00–147.50	144.25
8	—	690	107.00–114.00	110.38
7	—	627	110.00–121.00	115.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	116.00	116.00
1	—	800	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,110	88.00	88.00
2	—	565	112.00–117.00	114.50
1	—	645	115.00	115.00
1	—	465	126.00	126.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
2	—	885	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	103.00	103.00
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
13	—	577	126.00–141.00	130.77
3	—	368	142.00–150.00	147.36
10	—	468	133.00–145.00	136.91
8	—	710	113.00–119.00	117.37
2	—	428	133.00–135.00	133.97
32	—	670	116.00–130.00	123.31
3	—	523	126.00–140.00	130.59
7	—	626	127.00–137.00	132.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	145.00–146.00	145.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	150.00	150.00
1	—	355	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,607	50.50–54.50	52.48
1	—	1,540	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,282	43.00–49.00	47.17
2	—	1,395	60.00–61.00	60.49
20	—	1,319	51.00–57.00	54.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	948	33.00–38.00	34.90
1	—	1,005	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	88.50–91.00	89.82
2	—	1,415	74.00–75.50	74.84
2	—	1,858	95.50–97.00	96.24

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)	4	—	1,234	810.00–990.00	862.80

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle