Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week because of inclement weather. However there was good demand for feeder classes with stronger undertones noted and moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.64/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$124.64

359 head · 639 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$30.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.10

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	638	126.36	806	339
Medium and Large 2-3	670	95.39	639	20

One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $167 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 sale359 hd

124.64

—

KY average20 barns · 2,601 hd

124.73

−0.10

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	—	High	1,661	86.99	1,445	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,622	64.55	1,047	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,284	61.33	788	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	858	56.72	486	8thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	774	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	141.73/cwt	135.00–144.00	931	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	123.76/cwt	117.00–126.00	783	95
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	137.48/cwt	127.00–143.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	122.41/cwt	119.00–126.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	134.02/cwt	126.00–139.00	689	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	139.54/cwt	127.00–143.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	122.40/cwt	120.00–123.50	909	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	124.69/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,015	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	145.66/cwt	138.00–150.00	814	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.14/cwt	139.00–147.00	746	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	149.72/cwt	146.00–156.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	124.00/cwt	120.00–133.00	733	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	147.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	124.70/cwt	124.70–124.70	1,116	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.76/cwt	124.00–135.00	947	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	143.56/cwt	143.00–145.00	913	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	132.28/cwt	132.00–132.50	993	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	123.82/cwt	122.00–124.00	809	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	876	49
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	118.34/cwt	114.00–123.00	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	70.07/cwt	69.00–71.00	907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,735	1
Bulls	—	—	1,485	89.47/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,329	2
Bulls	—	—	1,940	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,339	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	63.52/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,030	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,730	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	969	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	69.00/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,101	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	53.71/cwt	50.00–58.00	651	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	464	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	512	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	832	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	64.04/cwt	59.00–67.00	845	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	64.08/cwt	63.00–65.00	596	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,062	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	498	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	675	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	56.64/cwt	53.00–60.00	470	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	49.51/cwt	49.00–50.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.65/cwt	120.00–121.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	593	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	564	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	883	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	716	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	134.54/cwt	133.00–136.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	838	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	137.01/cwt	134.00–143.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	133.32/cwt	129.00–136.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	81.94/cwt	71.00–98.00	628	5

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 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 774Last week 41Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 5Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 0Year ago 7

No comparison due to no sale last week because of inclement weather. However there was good demand for feeder classes with stronger undertones noted and moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	774	123.50	123.50
1	—	270	129.00	129.00
95	—	633	117.00–126.00	123.76
36	—	514	126.00–139.00	134.02
11	—	489	127.00–143.00	139.54
52	—	743	120.00–123.50	122.40
22	—	591	120.00–133.00	124.00
57	—	653	122.00–124.00	123.82
3	—	373	134.00–143.00	137.01
3	—	425	129.00–136.00	133.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	671	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	115.50	115.50
2	—	655	103.00	103.00
1	—	350	108.00	108.00
4	—	716	93.00	93.00
3	—	838	81.00	81.00
1	—	465	107.00	107.00
5	—	766	71.00–98.00	81.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	657	135.00–144.00	141.73
26	—	814	124.00–126.00	124.69
13	—	559	138.00–150.00	145.66
9	—	525	139.00–147.00	142.14
4	—	476	146.00–156.00	149.72
3	—	370	170.00	170.00
3	—	422	144.00–150.00	147.96
14	—	719	124.00–135.00	131.76
45	—	636	143.00–145.00	143.56
39	—	751	132.00–132.50	132.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	895	124.70	124.70
18	—	564	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	165.00	165.00
9	—	512	162.50	162.50
9	—	593	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	120.00–121.00	120.65
1	—	325	127.00	127.00
3	—	495	135.00–136.00	135.67
1	—	905	99.00	99.00
2	—	433	133.00–136.00	134.54
1	—	610	126.00	126.00
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
1	—	950	93.00	93.00
1	—	715	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	102.00	102.00
2	—	712	120.00	120.00
3	—	560	127.00–143.00	137.48
3	—	480	153.00	153.00
4	—	672	119.00–126.00	122.41
1	—	440	161.00	161.00
2	—	623	114.00–123.00	118.34
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	109.00	109.00
1	—	785	91.00	91.00
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	945	82.00	82.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	69.00–71.00	70.07
8	—	1,212	50.00–58.00	53.71
16	—	1,319	59.00–67.00	64.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,622	60.00–65.00	63.52
1	—	1,730	56.00	56.00
4	—	1,596	68.00–70.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	930	63.00–65.00	64.08
4	—	829	53.00–60.00	56.64
2	—	843	49.00–50.00	49.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,485	86.00–92.00	89.47
1	—	1,940	69.00	69.00

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	1	—	1,295	82.00	82.00

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

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle