Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There good to moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.46/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$137.46

137 head · 759 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$24.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

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	767	139.57	1,071	125
Medium and Large 2-3	670	115.50	774	12thin

One grade step is worth $24.07/cwt here — about $296 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 sale137 hd

137.46

—

KY average26 barns · 4,510 hd

139.53

−2.07

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	1,791	106.31	1,903	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,524	73.72	1,123	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	72.59	941	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	813	57.67	469	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	146.00/cwt	138.00–149.00	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.20/cwt	125.00–138.00	540	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	156.52/cwt	152.00–159.50	889	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	134.39/cwt	124.00–138.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	144.57/cwt	140.00–149.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	926	132.60/cwt	132.60–132.60	1,228	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,010	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	144.78/cwt	143.00–144.85	909	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	622	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	136.17/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,025	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	161.20/cwt	150.00–164.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	138.50/cwt	136.00–141.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	142.36/cwt	139.00–145.00	948	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	353	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	77.75/cwt	77.00–79.50	1,029	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	485	1
Bulls	—	—	1,803	111.73/cwt	109.00–114.50	2,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,778	100.89/cwt	98.00–103.50	1,794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	71.11/cwt	67.00–75.00	916	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	63.76/cwt	63.50–64.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	345	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	959.62/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	9,673	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	65.01/cwt	64.00–66.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	744	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	78.50/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,137	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	75.26/cwt	74.00–76.50	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	131.43/cwt	126.00–132.00	806	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.74/cwt	131.00–145.00	720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	130.13/cwt	122.00–133.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.26/cwt	132.50–149.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	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 Jun 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 253Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 18Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	132.00	132.00
7	—	415	125.00–138.00	130.20
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
1	—	180	160.00	160.00
3	—	387	135.00–140.00	138.34
2	—	680	122.00–125.00	123.48
19	—	613	126.00–132.00	131.43
16	—	523	131.00–145.00	137.74
8	—	574	122.00–133.00	130.13
2	—	478	134.00	134.00
2	—	323	130.00–132.00	131.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	628	143.00–144.85	144.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
1	—	870	96.00	96.00
2	—	500	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	606	138.00–149.00	146.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
12	—	568	152.00–159.50	156.52
1	—	875	114.00	114.00
3	—	815	120.00–126.00	123.98
2	—	925	108.00	108.00
1	—	985	110.00	110.00
6	—	753	136.00–137.00	136.17
5	—	474	150.00–164.00	161.20
2	—	530	136.00–141.00	138.50
14	—	666	139.00–145.00	142.36
1	—	700	139.00	139.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	926	132.60	132.60
5	—	622	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	89.00	89.00
5	—	630	125.00	125.00
4	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
1	—	470	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	124.00–138.00	134.39
3	—	472	140.00–149.00	144.57
1	—	325	154.00	154.00
1	—	200	172.50	172.50
2	—	562	134.00	134.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
5	—	515	132.50–149.00	140.26
1	—	635	137.00	137.00
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
1	—	790	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	67.00	67.00
1	—	720	49.00	49.00
1	—	850	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,323	77.00–79.50	77.75
9	—	1,288	67.00–75.00	71.11
2	—	1,253	63.50–64.00	63.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	64.00–66.00	65.01
3	—	1,448	78.00–79.00	78.50
2	—	1,588	74.00–76.50	75.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	109.00–114.50	111.73
2	—	1,778	98.00–103.50	100.89

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	2	—	1,008	925.00–1,000.00	959.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	81.00	81.00

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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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