Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-02

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 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $133.11/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$133.11

103 head · 745 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$7.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.09

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	754	133.42	1,006	99
Medium and Large 2-3	534	125.50	670	4thin

One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about $336 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 sale103 hd

133.11

—

KY average18 barns · 3,473 hd

139.20

−6.09

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	1,593	87.65	1,396	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	69.08	1,077	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	66.75	821	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	56.05	545	6thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	577	114.68/cwt	113.00–118.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	138.55/cwt	131.00–146.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	128.34/cwt	122.00–130.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	902	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	131.42/cwt	124.00–138.00	753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.07/cwt	123.00–137.00	680	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	132.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	884	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,129	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	138.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	117.34/cwt	113.00–121.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	126.00/cwt	120.00–136.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	151.21/cwt	142.00–153.00	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	159.59/cwt	157.00–163.00	586	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	145.30/cwt	143.00–147.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	159.49/cwt	150.00–163.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	649	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	883	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	64.43/cwt	63.00–66.00	641	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,077	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	68.23/cwt	67.50–68.50	1,077	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	72.07/cwt	70.50–75.50	915	7
Bulls	—	—	1,588	95.52/cwt	94.50–96.50	1,517	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	88.53/cwt	85.50–90.00	1,509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	—	—	1,045	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	705	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	46.65/cwt	44.00–49.00	448	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	66.37/cwt	62.50–69.50	814	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	58.93/cwt	56.00–60.50	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	141.06/cwt	131.00–146.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	977.13/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	12,927	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	19,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	110.48/cwt	110.00–111.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	965	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	119.31/cwt	110.00–123.00	753	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	127.27/cwt	122.00–134.00	545	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	125.47/cwt	122.00–129.00	570	2

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 Jun 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 242Last week 112Year ago 80

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 16Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	113.00–118.00	114.68
1	—	525	121.00	121.00
1	—	800	92.00	92.00
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
1	—	965	87.00	87.00
1	—	850	91.00	91.00
2	—	454	122.00–129.00	125.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	491	131.00–146.00	138.55
5	—	617	125.00–134.00	132.16
1	—	340	161.00	161.00
9	—	570	130.00–145.00	138.78
3	—	367	157.00–163.00	159.59
2	—	810	116.00	116.00
3	—	537	131.00–146.00	141.06
3	—	437	143.00	143.00
4	—	702	125.00	125.00
3	—	667	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	122.00–130.00	128.34
1	—	805	112.00	112.00
1	—	340	162.00	162.00
2	—	668	130.00	130.00
3	—	717	113.00–121.00	117.34
1	—	1,020	95.00	95.00
10	—	531	142.00–153.00	151.21
1	—	455	141.00	141.00
7	—	558	143.00–147.00	145.30
1	—	1,110	90.00	90.00
5	—	375	150.00–163.00	159.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	884	127.75	127.75
4	—	618	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
2	—	590	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	124.00–138.00	131.42
18	—	515	123.00–137.00	132.07
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
4	—	481	120.00–136.00	126.00
10	—	631	110.00–123.00	119.31
6	—	428	122.00–134.00	127.27
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	649	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	380	111.00	111.00
2	—	423	110.00–111.00	110.48
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
3	—	627	108.00–109.00	108.34
1	—	220	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	63.00–66.00	64.43
3	—	960	44.00–49.00	46.65
1	—	960	67.50	67.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	72.50	72.50
4	—	1,578	67.50–68.50	68.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,269	70.50–75.50	72.07
16	—	1,226	62.50–69.50	66.37
4	—	1,179	56.00–60.50	58.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,588	94.50–96.50	95.52
5	—	1,705	85.50–90.00	88.53
1	—	1,045	67.50	67.50

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	—	1,085	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,323	900.00–1,060.00	977.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Owenton Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

United Producers, Inc. - Owenton, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle