Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $128.14/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$128.14

129 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$12.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

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	770	128.52	990	125
Medium and Large 2-3	556	116.25	647	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.27/cwt here — about $343 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 sale129 hd

128.14

—

KY average27 barns · 4,389 hd

133.15

−5.01

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	1,688	92.26	1,557	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	63.29	980	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	55.67	686	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	54.51	539	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	—	1,688	92.26/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,557	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	57.82/cwt	55.00–61.00	723	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	781	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	47.50/cwt	43.00–49.00	561	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	59.72/cwt	59.00–60.50	926	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	65.67/cwt	65.50–66.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	787	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	120.26/cwt	114.00–123.00	938	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	147.53/cwt	146.00–149.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	908	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,126	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.54/cwt	114.00–127.50	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	931	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	132.74/cwt	122.00–137.00	559	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	137.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	873	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	112.87/cwt	112.00–114.00	709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	640	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	131.55/cwt	118.00–133.00	893	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	114.66/cwt	111.00–116.50	830	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	121.74/cwt	117.00–124.00	383	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	106.43/cwt	104.00–109.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	117.17/cwt	112.00–119.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	118.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	54.51/cwt	54.00–55.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	714	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 →

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Wed Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 248Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 4Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	91.50–93.00	92.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,251	55.00–61.00	57.82
1	—	1,240	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,180	43.00–49.00	47.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	59.00–60.50	59.72
3	—	1,547	65.50–66.00	65.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	54.00–55.00	54.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	124.00–135.00	127.63
2	—	498	131.00	131.00
9	—	518	152.00	152.00
10	—	780	114.00–123.00	120.26
2	—	430	146.00–149.00	147.53
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
9	—	722	129.00	129.00
10	—	636	135.00–137.50	137.26
13	—	679	118.00–133.00	131.55
3	—	887	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	908	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	120.00–123.00	121.32
7	—	564	114.00–127.50	123.54
7	—	421	122.00–137.00	132.74
9	—	628	112.00–114.00	112.87
13	—	473	130.00–137.00	135.36
19	—	724	111.00–116.50	114.66
3	—	315	117.00–124.00	121.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
2	—	648	89.00	89.00
4	—	484	118.00–120.00	118.49
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
4	—	424	110.00–116.00	113.04
3	—	582	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	113.00	113.00
4	—	739	111.00	111.00
9	—	679	112.00–119.00	117.17
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
1	—	980	103.00	103.00
2	—	525	127.00	127.00
2	—	560	125.00–130.00	127.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	104.00–109.00	106.43
2	—	660	101.00–102.00	101.50
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
1	—	965	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,555	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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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

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