Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 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 $135.23/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$135.23

234 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

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	736	136.83	1,007	214
Medium and Large 2-3	709	118.05	837	20

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $170 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 sale234 hd

135.23

—

KY average27 barns · 4,044 hd

135.89

−0.66

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	1,494	90.66	1,354	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,659	65.54	1,088	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	65.23	802	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	53.43	479	11

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	702	109.51/cwt	101.00–115.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	130.63/cwt	126.00–133.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	126.02/cwt	120.00–131.00	616	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	139.15/cwt	136.00–140.00	952	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	147.05/cwt	143.00–151.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.47/cwt	124.00–129.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	151.72/cwt	144.00–158.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	128.28/cwt	121.00–131.00	736	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	829	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	157.31/cwt	150.00–167.00	669	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	139.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	152.83/cwt	148.00–160.00	818	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	817	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,097	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	557	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	114.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.36/cwt	130.00–144.50	606	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	120.32/cwt	119.00–123.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	146.60/cwt	141.00–154.00	830	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	57.71/cwt	54.50–61.00	541	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	47.85/cwt	45.50–50.50	403	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,126	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	64.88/cwt	62.50–67.50	1,081	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	586	1
Bulls	—	—	1,387	81.33/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,128	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,423	1,058.29/cwt	970.00–1,150.00	15,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,595	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,060	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	784	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	64.39/cwt	59.50–67.50	802	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	63.75/cwt	63.00–64.50	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	143.46/cwt	141.00–146.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	98.48/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,595	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	96.82/cwt	96.00–97.50	1,479	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	70.05/cwt	68.00–72.50	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	120.04/cwt	117.00–123.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	728.39/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,046	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	73.77/cwt	72.00–76.00	655	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	623	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	132.91/cwt	125.00–137.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	955.71/cwt	950.00–960.00	11,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	124.69/cwt	113.00–126.00	895	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,115	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	857	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	157.94/cwt	150.00–168.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.39/cwt	119.00–131.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	111.76/cwt	110.00–113.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	138.69/cwt	134.00–144.00	871	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	137.20/cwt	133.00–147.00	777	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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 295Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 50Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	101.00–115.00	109.51
4	—	489	120.00–131.00	126.02
2	—	287	127.00	127.00
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
12	—	574	121.00–131.00	128.28
2	—	802	98.00	98.00
4	—	534	132.00–144.00	139.00
20	—	435	130.00–144.50	139.36
3	—	644	119.00–123.00	120.32
6	—	366	125.00–137.00	132.91
6	—	674	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	109.00	109.00
1	—	965	92.00	92.00
2	—	570	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
4	—	519	110.00–113.00	111.76
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
3	—	670	110.00–112.00	111.35
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
3	—	572	136.00	136.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
8	—	857	109.00	109.00
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	154.00	154.00
4	—	975	109.00	109.00
2	—	905	108.00	108.00
29	—	684	136.00–140.00	139.15
13	—	535	148.00–160.00	152.83
1	—	395	161.00	161.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
11	—	566	141.00–154.00	146.60
14	—	718	113.00–126.00	124.69
8	—	479	150.00–168.00	157.94
11	—	628	134.00–144.00	138.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	817	134.25	134.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	126.00–133.00	130.63
2	—	800	85.00	85.00
4	—	580	124.00–129.00	125.47
2	—	428	141.00–146.00	143.46
2	—	618	117.00–123.00	120.04
1	—	385	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,115	82.00	82.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	143.00–151.00	147.05
8	—	520	144.00–158.00	151.72
7	—	620	130.00–140.00	133.72
6	—	425	150.00–167.00	157.31
2	—	328	143.00	143.00
6	—	729	110.00–120.00	114.29
2	—	820	116.00	116.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
4	—	665	119.00–131.00	126.39
4	—	566	133.00–147.00	137.20
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	74.00	74.00
2	—	623	64.00–65.00	64.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	54.50–61.00	57.71
6	—	842	45.50–50.50	47.85
2	—	998	63.00–64.50	63.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	69.50	69.50
6	—	1,666	62.50–67.50	64.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	53.00	53.00
20	—	1,246	59.50–67.50	64.39
6	—	1,198	68.00–72.50	70.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	80.00–83.00	81.33
2	—	1,620	98.00–99.00	98.48
2	—	1,528	96.00–97.50	96.82

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	3	—	1,423	970.00–1,150.00	1,058.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	830	600.00–850.00	728.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	950.00–960.00	955.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	72.00–76.00	73.77

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