Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was a light supply of calves with moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady on a light test. 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 $140.31/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$140.31

123 head · 706 lb average

Value per head Derived

$991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$20.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.92

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	707	140.48	993	122
Medium and Large 2-3	565	120.00	678	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.48/cwt here — about $315 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 sale123 hd

140.31

—

KY average27 barns · 5,318 hd

142.23

−1.92

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	—	Average	1,503	102.70	1,543	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,669	77.83	1,299	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	64.53	733	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	862	59.67	514	3thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,735	77.50	1,345	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,735	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,345	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	96.41/cwt	91.50–99.00	1,393	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	66.71/cwt	65.50–67.50	783	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	978	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	407	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	954	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	689	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	942	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	131.34/cwt	131.00–133.00	806	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	148.75/cwt	144.00–154.50	875	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.36/cwt	113.00–128.00	639	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,030	85.50/cwt	85.00–86.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	113.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	815	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	1,193	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	108.99/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,700	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	140.71/cwt	131.00–141.50	989	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	134.80/cwt	132.00–136.00	936	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	113.53/cwt	111.00–116.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	789	138.11/cwt	137.90–139.00	1,090	45

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 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 349Year ago 230

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 48Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	77.50	77.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,445	91.50–99.00	96.41
3	—	1,560	106.00–110.50	108.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,173	65.50–67.50	66.71
1	—	1,295	75.50	75.50
1	—	865	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	78.50	78.50
1	—	1,560	76.50	76.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	47.00	47.00
1	—	865	63.00	63.00
1	—	890	69.00	69.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,050	109.00	109.00
4	—	464	154.00	154.00
18	—	588	144.00–154.50	148.75
14	—	703	131.00–141.50	140.71
10	—	694	132.00–136.00	134.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	672	142.00	142.00
45	—	789	137.90–139.00	138.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
2	—	555	121.00	121.00
1	—	710	91.00	91.00
2	—	618	133.00	133.00
2	—	523	124.00–126.00	125.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
1	—	415	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	137.00	137.00
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
12	—	614	131.00–133.00	131.34
15	—	510	113.00–128.00	125.36
10	—	718	110.00–115.00	113.48
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	689	136.75	136.75
2	—	515	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,030	85.00–86.00	85.50
1	—	450	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
2	—	633	111.00–116.00	113.53

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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