Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $147.85/cwt on 298 head.

Average price

$147.85

298 head · 641 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$17.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.91

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	645	149.22	963	274
Medium and Large 2-3	594	132.14	784	24

One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about $178 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 sale298 hd

147.85

—

KY average26 barns · 6,784 hd

143.94

+3.91

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	1,632	85.74	1,399	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,526	64.08	978	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	57.58	697	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	57.21	524	7thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2	—	1,095	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	130.82/cwt	123.00–134.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	163.20/cwt	160.00–173.00	609	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	142.49/cwt	132.00–145.00	879	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	141.37/cwt	132.00–148.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	165.63/cwt	157.00–168.00	773	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	142.12/cwt	132.00–147.00	671	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	127.04/cwt	116.00–131.50	865	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	168.39/cwt	166.00–170.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	148.18/cwt	141.00–159.00	545	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	113.21/cwt	110.00–123.00	717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.85/cwt	146.00–155.00	794	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	130.54/cwt	124.00–136.00	684	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	153.09/cwt	140.00–157.00	649	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	146.92/cwt	139.00–151.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	139.85/cwt	130.00–145.00	938	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	131.48/cwt	125.00–139.50	760	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	152.67/cwt	144.00–158.00	881	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	148.95/cwt	141.00–158.00	918	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	124.73/cwt	113.00–126.50	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	162.76/cwt	157.00–169.50	850	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	140.54/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,034	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.61/cwt	152.00–167.00	739	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	112.79/cwt	103.00–115.00	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	511	140.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	717	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	172.84/cwt	169.00–175.00	729	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	371	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	411	188.00/cwt	186.00–190.00	773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	157.05/cwt	154.00–159.00	499	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	56.88/cwt	55.50–59.50	501	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	67.76/cwt	67.50–68.00	1,033	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	61.62/cwt	59.00–63.50	941	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	44.14/cwt	40.50–48.50	522	3
Bulls	—	—	1,335	76.47/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,021	3
Bulls	—	—	1,765	97.51/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,721	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	483	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	845	5
Bulls	—	—	1,788	86.80/cwt	83.00–91.50	1,552	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	411	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	60.95/cwt	60.00–62.00	589	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	65.02/cwt	62.00–69.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	133.54/cwt	131.00–136.00	474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	56.80/cwt	53.00–61.50	692	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	866	135.60/cwt	135.60–135.60	1,174	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	164.40/cwt	162.00–165.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	770	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	72.58/cwt	70.00–75.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	85.56/cwt	82.00–89.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	117.28/cwt	116.00–120.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	125.04/cwt	124.00–126.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	106.51/cwt	101.00–110.00	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,145	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	109.68/cwt	108.00–113.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	173.26/cwt	162.00–178.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	119.19/cwt	110.00–125.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	128.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	565	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	819	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	713	113.96/cwt	112.00–116.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	137.39/cwt	134.00–141.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,010	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	145.96/cwt	144.00–150.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	142.98/cwt	141.00–150.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	617	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 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 345Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 79Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 18Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	108.00	108.00
5	—	667	123.00–134.00	130.82
6	—	373	160.00–173.00	163.20
4	—	278	172.00	172.00
13	—	617	132.00–145.00	142.49
11	—	569	132.00–148.00	141.37
14	—	467	157.00–168.00	165.63
3	—	328	166.00–170.00	168.39
18	—	523	146.00–155.00	151.85
3	—	762	108.00–113.00	109.68
4	—	432	162.00–178.00	173.26
8	—	716	110.00–125.00	119.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
1	—	885	87.00	87.00
1	—	965	83.00	83.00
1	—	485	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
4	—	920	89.00	89.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	472	132.00–147.00	142.12
10	—	681	116.00–131.50	127.04
17	—	368	141.00–159.00	148.18
12	—	633	110.00–123.00	113.21
26	—	524	124.00–136.00	130.54
21	—	424	140.00–157.00	153.09
4	—	329	139.00–151.00	146.92
1	—	210	140.00	140.00
54	—	578	125.00–139.50	131.48
8	—	706	113.00–126.50	124.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	511	140.00–142.00	140.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	163.00	163.00
5	—	405	162.00–165.00	164.40
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	131.00–136.00	133.54
1	—	765	91.00	91.00
2	—	875	82.00–89.00	85.56
7	—	573	116.00–120.00	117.28
2	—	285	124.00–126.00	125.04
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
9	—	680	101.00–110.00	106.51
1	—	1,145	74.00	74.00
1	—	840	95.00	95.00
9	—	441	125.00–130.00	128.20
1	—	900	83.00	83.00
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
4	—	480	127.00–130.00	128.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	671	130.00–145.00	139.85
41	—	577	144.00–158.00	152.67
24	—	616	141.00–158.00	148.95
21	—	522	157.00–169.50	162.76
2	—	758	139.00	139.00
1	—	900	106.00	106.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
32	—	736	130.00–145.00	140.54
16	—	460	152.00–167.00	160.61
8	—	827	103.00–115.00	112.79
19	—	422	169.00–175.00	172.84
5	—	318	154.00–159.00	157.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	160.00	160.00
60	—	866	135.60	135.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
9	—	411	186.00–190.00	188.00
5	—	483	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	139.00	139.00
2	—	613	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
2	—	713	112.00–116.00	113.96
2	—	568	134.00–141.00	137.39
2	—	780	113.00	113.00
1	—	425	149.00	149.00
1	—	835	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,010	89.00	89.00
4	—	472	144.00–150.00	145.96
6	—	514	141.00–150.00	142.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	880	55.50–59.50	56.88
1	—	875	47.00	47.00
3	—	967	60.00–62.00	60.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	67.50–68.00	67.76
3	—	1,527	59.00–63.50	61.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	40.50–48.50	44.14
7	—	1,204	62.00–69.00	65.02
15	—	1,218	53.00–61.50	56.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,335	74.00–80.00	76.47
2	—	1,765	97.00–98.00	97.51
4	—	1,788	83.00–91.50	86.80

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	—	1,210	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	70.00–75.00	72.58

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

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle