Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $150.54/cwt on 199 head.

Average price

$150.54

199 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$13.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

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	658	151.87	1,000	180
Medium and Large 2-3	577	137.97	796	19thin

One grade step is worth $13.90/cwt here — about $204 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 sale199 hd

150.54

—

KY average26 barns · 8,424 hd

152.13

−1.59

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	1,646	91.83	1,511	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	63.19	781	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,589	63.17	1,004	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	55.97	531	15

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	518	148.60/cwt	143.00–155.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	133.74/cwt	130.00–137.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	137.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	118.66/cwt	118.00–120.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	147.26/cwt	139.00–150.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	172.54/cwt	170.00–179.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	150.94/cwt	140.00–154.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	169.33/cwt	163.00–171.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,034	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	167.35/cwt	160.00–172.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	135.56/cwt	131.00–137.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	120.29/cwt	116.00–123.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	137.52/cwt	131.00–142.00	657	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	842	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	155.47/cwt	148.00–160.00	602	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	150.39/cwt	140.00–153.00	647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	127.52/cwt	120.00–134.00	777	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	118.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	174.11/cwt	167.00–183.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	171.18/cwt	160.00–176.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	168.12/cwt	158.00–172.00	804	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.62/cwt	131.00–145.00	795	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	179.72/cwt	178.00–180.00	740	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	151.40/cwt	146.00–155.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	159.45/cwt	157.00–160.00	902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	171.72/cwt	163.00–175.00	546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	146.15/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	881	129.85/cwt	129.85–129.85	1,144	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	946	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	459	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	699	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	57.00/cwt	54.00–61.00	555	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	989	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	65.50/cwt	64.50–66.50	1,007	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	54.73/cwt	51.50–57.00	666	7
Bulls	—	—	1,805	97.96/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,768	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	94.31/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,645	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	970	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,432	85.17/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,220	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	49.28/cwt	46.00–52.50	452	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	64.70/cwt	62.00–67.50	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	63.21/cwt	58.50–66.00	753	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	68.54/cwt	67.00–71.00	905	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	159.97/cwt	151.00–169.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	157.95/cwt	157.00–159.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	929	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	125.93/cwt	122.00–128.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	137.05/cwt	131.00–140.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	156.03/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,050	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	99.49/cwt	95.00–104.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	132.10/cwt	128.00–136.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	127.49/cwt	126.00–135.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	115.34/cwt	114.00–116.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	141.54/cwt	135.00–145.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	140.57/cwt	138.00–142.00	798	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	137.41/cwt	136.00–139.00	852	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	147.45/cwt	142.00–150.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	141.66/cwt	133.00–147.00	727	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	406	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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 709Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 60Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 6Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	143.00–155.00	148.60
4	—	674	130.00–137.00	133.74
9	—	328	170.00–179.00	172.54
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
6	—	568	140.00–154.00	150.94
7	—	432	160.00–172.00	167.35
5	—	608	131.00–137.00	135.56
4	—	719	116.00–123.00	120.29
4	—	457	151.00–169.00	159.97
1	—	815	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	118.00–120.00	118.66
1	—	495	144.00	144.00
1	—	680	116.00	116.00
1	—	795	107.00	107.00
3	—	382	131.00–140.00	137.05
1	—	865	75.00	75.00
2	—	575	128.00–136.00	132.10
3	—	418	142.00–150.00	147.45
1	—	920	83.00	83.00
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	320	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	178.00–180.00	179.72
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	136.00–140.00	137.98
4	—	337	139.00–150.00	147.26
4	—	1,034	100.00	100.00
22	—	478	131.00–142.00	137.52
15	—	387	148.00–160.00	155.47
13	—	430	140.00–153.00	150.39
7	—	609	120.00–134.00	127.52
5	—	712	110.00–120.00	118.03
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
28	—	565	131.00–145.00	140.62
31	—	513	133.00–147.00	141.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	149.00	149.00
3	—	510	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	459	152.00–153.00	152.33
2	—	325	157.00–159.00	157.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	125.00–130.00	127.55
3	—	570	122.00–128.00	125.93
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	97.00	97.00
2	—	778	95.00–104.00	99.49
6	—	540	126.00–135.00	127.49
3	—	624	114.00–116.00	115.34
2	—	430	130.00–138.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	163.00–171.00	169.33
6	—	370	167.00–183.00	174.11
7	—	423	160.00–176.00	171.18
15	—	478	158.00–172.00	168.12
2	—	775	133.00	133.00
8	—	618	146.00–155.00	151.40
11	—	566	157.00–160.00	159.45
9	—	318	163.00–175.00	171.72
6	—	721	143.00–152.00	146.15
32	—	673	155.00–158.00	156.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	881	129.85	129.85
21	—	585	161.75	161.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
3	—	510	135.00–145.00	141.54
5	—	568	138.00–142.00	140.57
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
7	—	620	136.00–139.00	137.41
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
1	—	490	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	86.00	86.00
2	—	845	95.00	95.00
4	—	929	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	54.00–61.00	57.00
6	—	917	46.00–52.50	49.28
4	—	963	62.00–67.50	64.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	58.50	58.50
2	—	1,538	64.50–66.50	65.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,217	51.50–57.00	54.73
18	—	1,192	58.50–66.00	63.21
11	—	1,320	67.00–71.00	68.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,805	97.00–100.00	97.96
6	—	1,744	92.00–96.00	94.31
5	—	1,432	82.00–88.00	85.17

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	—	1,040	72.00	72.00

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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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