Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $125.66/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$125.66

108 head · 742 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$44.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.05

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	742	131.41	975	94
Medium and Large 2-3	745	87.00	648	14thin

One grade step is worth $44.41/cwt here — about $327 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 sale108 hd

125.66

—

KY average29 barns · 7,722 hd

131.70

−6.05

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	1,850	90.67	1,678	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	54.50	828	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,279	50.70	649	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	49.25	485	2thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1-2	—	205	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	740	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	828	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	433	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	86.76/cwt	86.50–87.00	1,512	2
Bulls	—	—	2,065	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	134.59/cwt	125.00–139.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	702	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	124.33/cwt	117.00–130.00	331	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	120.99/cwt	116.00–122.00	580	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	668	91.89/cwt	89.00–96.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	814	130.30/cwt	130.30–130.30	1,061	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.84/cwt	134.00–143.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.49/cwt	131.00–143.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	131.78/cwt	124.00–136.00	818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	100.98/cwt	98.00–102.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	833	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	68.53/cwt	68.00–69.00	646	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	833.56/cwt	710.00–1,000.00	6,769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	105.48/cwt	104.00–107.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	44.61/cwt	43.00–46.00	502	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,386	52.11/cwt	47.00–55.50	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	111.03/cwt	108.00–114.00	522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	114.32/cwt	114.00–116.00	680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	131.59/cwt	122.00–133.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	120.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	122.70/cwt	118.00–126.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	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 Jan 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 321Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 55Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 5Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	130.00	130.00
4	—	266	117.00–130.00	124.33
15	—	479	116.00–122.00	120.99
2	—	778	111.00	111.00
4	—	727	98.00–102.00	100.98
6	—	595	114.00–116.00	114.32
6	—	647	114.00	114.00
5	—	439	117.00–125.00	120.96
4	—	516	118.00–126.00	122.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	89.00–96.00	91.89
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	730	94.00	94.00
1	—	295	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	529	125.00–139.00	134.59
7	—	468	150.00	150.00
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
2	—	388	131.00–132.00	131.50
4	—	679	104.00–107.00	105.48
2	—	592	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	75.00	75.00
1	—	660	86.00	86.00
2	—	470	108.00–114.00	111.03
1	—	575	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
7	—	518	134.00–143.00	137.84
4	—	569	131.00–143.00	137.49
9	—	621	124.00–136.00	131.78
8	—	669	122.00–133.00	131.59
1	—	380	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	814	130.30	130.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	111.00	111.00
8	—	833	75.50	75.50
2	—	590	119.00	119.00
2	—	678	77.00	77.00
1	—	770	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	57.00	57.00
3	—	1,125	43.00–46.00	44.61
4	—	1,386	47.00–55.50	52.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	54.50	54.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	54.50	54.50
1	—	985	44.00	44.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,743	86.50–87.00	86.76
1	—	2,065	98.50	98.50

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	—	943	68.00–69.00	68.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	812	710.00–1,000.00	833.56

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle