Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $133.60/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$133.60

139 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$19.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

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	512	136.17	697	121
Medium and Large 2-3	563	116.33	654	18thin

One grade step is worth $19.84/cwt here — about $42 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 sale139 hd

133.60

—

KY average26 barns · 5,203 hd

132.49

+1.11

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	1,815	95.84	1,739	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	60.88	737	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	60.66	969	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	934	52.08	486	13

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	322	147.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	92.00/cwt	91.00–94.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	150.73/cwt	142.00–154.00	559	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	139.10/cwt	131.00–146.00	586	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.77/cwt	154.00–168.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	138.87/cwt	134.00–147.00	803	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	151.73/cwt	142.00–159.00	703	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	114.58/cwt	114.00–117.00	673	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.33/cwt	124.00–135.50	827	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.57/cwt	124.00–126.00	831	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	104.01/cwt	102.00–112.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.27/cwt	134.00–143.00	719	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	131.24/cwt	129.00–132.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	135.99/cwt	133.00–139.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	977	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,036	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	121.51/cwt	117.00–123.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	141.84/cwt	134.00–144.00	877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	168.13/cwt	160.00–174.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.21/cwt	132.00–147.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	159.81/cwt	153.00–163.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	386	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	60.17/cwt	59.00–62.00	572	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	51.55/cwt	47.00–55.50	495	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	44.65/cwt	40.50–46.50	395	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	1,105	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	98.83/cwt	98.00–99.50	1,703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	94.85/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,750	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	231	176.97/cwt	170.00–180.00	409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	668	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	60.09/cwt	59.00–61.50	942	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	51.51/cwt	47.50–54.00	599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	65.54/cwt	65.00–66.50	806	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	61.37/cwt	57.00–64.00	746	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	828.32/cwt	670.00–975.00	8,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	798	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	968.89/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	151.47/cwt	150.00–156.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	107.30/cwt	106.00–110.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	124.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	130.48/cwt	124.00–137.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,095	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.47/cwt	131.00–147.00	655	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.89/cwt	157.00–167.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	154.36/cwt	152.00–155.00	830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	119.27/cwt	114.00–125.00	874	8

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 665Year ago 238

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 102Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	140.00–150.00	147.71
12	—	371	142.00–154.00	150.73
16	—	421	131.00–146.00	139.10
15	—	620	124.00–135.50	133.33
14	—	662	124.00–126.00	125.57
5	—	752	102.00–112.00	104.01
17	—	520	134.00–143.00	138.27
6	—	557	133.00–139.00	135.99
2	—	702	124.00	124.00
5	—	297	130.00	130.00
19	—	473	131.00–147.00	138.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	91.00–94.00	92.00
1	—	325	113.00	113.00
3	—	690	106.00–110.00	107.30
5	—	538	120.00–126.00	124.81
3	—	495	129.00	129.00
1	—	565	116.00	116.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
1	—	400	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	154.00–168.00	160.77
31	—	578	134.00–147.00	138.87
13	—	463	142.00–159.00	151.73
8	—	661	129.00–132.00	131.24
6	—	407	160.00–174.00	168.13
5	—	520	132.00–147.00	139.21
3	—	335	153.00–163.00	159.81
3	—	231	170.00–180.00	176.97
7	—	630	124.00–137.00	130.48
8	—	733	114.00–125.00	119.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	114.00–117.00	114.58
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
2	—	642	117.00	117.00
1	—	275	146.00	146.00
2	—	688	114.00–118.00	116.02
10	—	408	150.00–156.00	151.47
1	—	1,095	83.00	83.00
1	—	385	129.00	129.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
5	—	482	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
8	—	816	117.00–123.00	121.51
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
2	—	595	135.00	135.00
8	—	618	134.00–144.00	141.84
5	—	965	104.00	104.00
2	—	855	115.00	115.00
2	—	435	157.00–167.00	161.89
11	—	538	152.00–155.00	154.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	677	144.25	144.25
7	—	756	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	134.00	134.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
1	—	875	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	59.00–62.00	60.17
5	—	960	47.00–55.50	51.55
4	—	884	40.50–46.50	44.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	63.50	63.50
5	—	1,568	59.00–61.50	60.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	47.50–54.00	51.51
5	—	1,230	65.00–66.50	65.54
10	—	1,216	57.00–64.00	61.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	98.00–99.50	98.83
6	—	1,845	93.00–96.00	94.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	670.00–975.00	828.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	850.00–1,075.00	968.89

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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