Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.90/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$124.90

237 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$14.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.54

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	554	126.85	703	205
Medium and Large 2-3	545	112.41	613	32

One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $90 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 sale237 hd

124.90

—

KY average27 barns · 7,839 hd

127.44

−2.54

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	1,538	83.71	1,287	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,260	56.12	707	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	54.96	915	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	908	51.28	466	8thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	120.52/cwt	120.00–121.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.17/cwt	132.00–147.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	140.02/cwt	138.00–141.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	139.54/cwt	131.00–146.00	456	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	120.30/cwt	120.30–120.30	866	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	163.65/cwt	154.00–168.00	515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.79/cwt	130.00–145.00	581	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	143.68/cwt	136.00–147.00	889	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.77/cwt	139.00–151.50	838	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	119.45/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,113	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	123.11/cwt	116.00–128.00	765	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.04/cwt	122.00–139.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.80/cwt	120.00–136.00	719	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	131.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	133.44/cwt	130.00–139.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	158.50/cwt	158.00–160.00	731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	955	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	129.41/cwt	122.00–135.00	859	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.28/cwt	133.00–141.00	660	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	114.44/cwt	111.00–119.00	722	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.44/cwt	150.50–166.00	746	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	156.22/cwt	150.00–168.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	716	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	977	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	152.30/cwt	141.00–157.00	822	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	114.07/cwt	110.00–126.00	754	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	966	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	129.84/cwt	127.00–132.00	345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	180.48/cwt	176.00–182.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	111.13/cwt	104.00–119.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	133.70/cwt	129.00–134.00	952	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	124.23/cwt	118.00–129.00	955	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	170.48/cwt	166.00–176.00	740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,019	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	54.96/cwt	53.00–56.50	915	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	47.28/cwt	46.50–48.00	591	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	59.84/cwt	59.00–61.00	740	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	55.66/cwt	51.50–58.50	710	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	493	1
Bulls	—	—	1,311	77.33/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,014	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	53.18/cwt	51.50–55.50	475	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	46.84/cwt	45.00–48.00	442	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	85.56/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,391	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,630	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	535	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	813	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	621	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	835	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	643	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	660	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	120.22/cwt	118.00–122.00	644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	886.05/cwt	875.00–900.00	9,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	107.33/cwt	106.00–108.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	403	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.99/cwt	134.00–137.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	100.33/cwt	99.00–102.00	661	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	120.11/cwt	117.00–123.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	123.00/cwt	118.00–128.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	117.64/cwt	117.00–119.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	126.68/cwt	122.00–131.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	161.83/cwt	157.00–167.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	135.52/cwt	125.00–140.00	717	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	282	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	139.24/cwt	137.00–141.00	686	4

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 986Year ago 197

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 196Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 53Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	119.00–120.00	119.67
3	—	488	138.00–141.00	140.02
1	—	295	126.00	126.00
1	—	955	70.00	70.00
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
3	—	541	106.00–108.00	107.33
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	138.00	138.00
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	95.00	95.00
5	—	532	132.00–147.00	141.17
2	—	965	97.00	97.00
5	—	621	116.00–128.00	123.11
7	—	578	122.00–139.00	126.04
4	—	461	158.00–160.00	158.50
6	—	664	122.00–135.00	129.41
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
5	—	376	150.00–168.00	156.22
4	—	778	104.00–119.00	111.13
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
2	—	430	157.00–167.00	161.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	152.00	152.00
8	—	403	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
3	—	520	134.00–137.00	135.99
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
1	—	445	154.00	154.00
3	—	563	122.00–131.00	126.68
4	—	493	137.00–141.00	139.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	315	154.00–168.00	163.65
21	—	619	136.00–147.00	143.68
21	—	571	139.00–151.50	146.77
9	—	932	115.00–120.00	119.45
2	—	660	128.00–135.00	131.47
15	—	480	150.50–166.00	155.44
13	—	540	141.00–157.00	152.30
4	—	356	176.00–182.00	180.48
17	—	712	129.00–134.00	133.70
7	—	769	118.00–129.00	124.23
15	—	434	166.00–176.00	170.48
6	—	832	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	716	136.50	136.50
17	—	673	143.50	143.50
5	—	509	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	110.00	110.00
2	—	328	120.00–121.00	120.52
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
1	—	1,030	86.00	86.00
9	—	536	118.00–122.00	120.22
1	—	390	117.00	117.00
9	—	659	99.00–102.00	100.33
2	—	420	117.00–123.00	120.11
2	—	260	118.00–128.00	123.00
3	—	573	117.00–119.00	117.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	91.00	91.00
17	—	327	131.00–146.00	139.54
14	—	425	130.00–145.00	136.79
1	—	230	137.00	137.00
21	—	576	120.00–136.00	124.80
6	—	379	130.00–139.00	133.44
1	—	800	97.00	97.00
6	—	742	96.50	96.50
2	—	760	99.00	99.00
15	—	477	133.00–141.00	138.28
19	—	631	111.00–119.00	114.44
14	—	661	110.00–126.00	114.07
7	—	266	127.00–132.00	129.84
43	—	529	125.00–140.00	135.52
1	—	175	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	720	120.30	120.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	70.00	70.00
1	—	835	77.00	77.00
1	—	735	80.00	80.00
1	—	660	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	53.00–56.50	54.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	46.50–48.00	47.28
6	—	1,237	59.00–61.00	59.84
10	—	1,275	51.50–58.50	55.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	57.00	57.00
4	—	893	51.50–55.50	53.18
3	—	943	45.00–48.00	46.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,311	74.00–79.50	77.33
2	—	1,683	90.00	90.00
7	—	1,626	82.00–87.00	85.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	69.00	69.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	875.00–900.00	886.05

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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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

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