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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $139.19/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$139.19

274 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$13.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

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	668	140.12	936	255
Medium and Large 2-3	635	126.73	804	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $132 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 sale274 hd

139.19

—

KY average28 barns · 8,039 hd

138.62

+0.57

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	1,806	88.02	1,590	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	60.58	756	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	58.52	933	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	54.73	505	4thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.97/cwt	134.00–146.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.31/cwt	127.00–139.00	620	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	144.48/cwt	144.00–146.00	696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	161.10/cwt	150.00–167.00	834	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	160.18/cwt	159.00–161.00	915	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	121.88/cwt	120.50–126.00	923	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.15/cwt	129.00–144.75	871	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	138.93/cwt	134.00–148.00	735	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	165.40/cwt	161.00–170.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	133.96/cwt	133.00–136.00	431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	168.91/cwt	157.00–171.00	834	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	139.48/cwt	127.00–142.00	729	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.55/cwt	114.00–129.00	925	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	113.17/cwt	108.00–119.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	143.35/cwt	141.00–145.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	132.29/cwt	130.00–134.00	876	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	919	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	122.62/cwt	116.00–124.00	782	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	165.09/cwt	158.00–169.00	636	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	61.59/cwt	58.00–66.00	782	23
Bulls	—	—	1,225	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	931	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	407	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	643	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	97.82/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	86.13/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	498	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	722	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	86.24/cwt	84.00–87.00	750	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,115	70.52/cwt	69.00–72.00	786	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	670	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	556	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	57.65/cwt	54.00–59.50	935	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	62.41/cwt	61.00–64.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	132.35/cwt	127.00–138.00	600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	867	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	1,051	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	160.57/cwt	156.00–163.00	684	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	54.80/cwt	51.50–57.50	643	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	68.26/cwt	67.00–70.00	882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	51.96/cwt	51.50–52.50	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	136.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	137.95/cwt	135.00–147.00	793	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	745	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	618	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	994	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	820	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	121.38/cwt	117.00–124.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	121.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,275	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	128.19/cwt	118.00–131.00	858	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	77.62/cwt	74.00–83.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	812	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	594	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	174.41/cwt	170.00–179.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	149.21/cwt	143.00–158.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	140.03/cwt	131.00–145.00	601	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,075	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	109.29/cwt	103.00–114.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	127.27/cwt	122.00–136.00	737	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	119.44/cwt	116.00–120.00	970	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 774Year ago 128

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 59Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,050	85.00	85.00
1	—	405	129.00	129.00
2	—	670	106.00	106.00
5	—	519	117.00–124.00	121.38
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
3	—	812	81.00	81.00
1	—	770	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	121.00	121.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
9	—	472	127.00–139.00	131.31
3	—	322	133.00–136.00	133.96
42	—	523	127.00–142.00	139.48
3	—	365	141.00–145.00	143.35
8	—	662	117.00	117.00
29	—	638	116.00–124.00	122.62
14	—	429	131.00–145.00	140.03
28	—	579	122.00–136.00	127.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	498	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	134.00–146.00	143.97
3	—	757	112.00–115.00	112.99
22	—	529	134.00–148.00	138.93
2	—	333	161.00–170.00	165.40
1	—	420	168.00	168.00
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
2	—	615	131.00	131.00
7	—	724	108.00–119.00	113.17
17	—	669	118.00–131.00	128.19
2	—	373	170.00–179.00	174.41
4	—	478	143.00–158.00	149.21
4	—	825	103.00–114.00	109.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
2	—	365	124.00	124.00
3	—	453	127.00–138.00	132.35
2	—	708	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
5	—	594	122.00	122.00
1	—	500	119.00	119.00
1	—	775	86.00	86.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	89.00	89.00
4	—	482	144.00–146.00	144.48
3	—	530	134.00–138.00	136.68
4	—	575	135.00–147.00	137.95
2	—	623	118.00–124.00	121.01
1	—	1,275	85.00	85.00
2	—	713	111.00–112.00	111.50
1	—	1,075	89.00	89.00
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
30	—	518	150.00–167.00	161.10
26	—	571	159.00–161.00	160.18
20	—	757	120.50–126.00	121.88
32	—	635	129.00–144.75	137.15
18	—	494	157.00–171.00	168.91
19	—	725	114.00–129.00	127.55
16	—	662	130.00–134.00	132.29
3	—	385	158.00–169.00	165.09
7	—	426	156.00–163.00	160.57
1	—	285	171.00	171.00
7	—	812	116.00–120.00	119.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	623	147.50	147.50
58	—	867	121.25	121.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	870	84.00–87.00	86.24
2	—	1,115	69.00–72.00	70.52
1	—	670	83.00	83.00
2	—	745	83.00	83.00
5	—	994	82.50	82.50
1	—	765	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,269	58.00–66.00	61.59
8	—	1,173	51.50–57.50	54.80
3	—	1,292	67.00–70.00	68.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	44.00	44.00
1	—	905	71.00	71.00
2	—	930	51.50–52.50	51.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,622	54.00–59.50	57.65
2	—	1,470	61.00–64.00	62.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	76.00	76.00
2	—	1,883	95.00–101.00	97.82
4	—	1,913	83.00–90.00	86.13

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	5	—	1,108	74.00–83.00	77.62

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

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How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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