Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to limited amount of receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.34/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$126.34

64 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$18.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

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	587	129.56	760	53
Medium and Large 2-3	516	110.82	572	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.74/cwt here — about $188 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 sale64 hd

126.34

—

KY average25 barns · 5,084 hd

136.29

−9.94

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	1,980	107.16	2,122	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,513	69.40	1,050	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	68.33	811	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	57.20	536	8thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	622	130.47/cwt	128.00–131.50	812	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	893	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	2
Bulls	—	—	1,980	107.16/cwt	106.00–108.50	2,122	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	73.19/cwt	71.50–75.50	909	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	66.00/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,023	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	74.50/cwt	73.50–75.50	1,086	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	49.90/cwt	49.00–51.00	454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	56.27/cwt	55.00–59.50	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	124.05/cwt	122.00–126.00	388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	96.00/cwt	95.00–97.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	110.03/cwt	108.00–111.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	130.54/cwt	120.00–134.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.30/cwt	142.00–144.50	747	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	130.29/cwt	127.00–132.00	597	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	66.37/cwt	64.00–69.00	634	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	65.41/cwt	62.00–69.50	755	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	501	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	13,377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	461	104.34/cwt	103.00–105.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	402	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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 292Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 37Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 4Year ago 3

No comparison to last week due to limited amount of receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	128.00–131.50	130.47
15	—	744	120.00	120.00
5	—	389	123.00	123.00
2	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	313	122.00–126.00	124.05
8	—	595	120.00–134.00	130.54
14	—	521	142.00–144.50	143.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	111.00	111.00
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
2	—	702	110.00	110.00
3	—	461	103.00–105.00	104.34
2	—	362	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	711	110.00	110.00
2	—	382	145.00	145.00
2	—	600	129.00	129.00
2	—	955	95.00–97.00	96.00
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	835	101.00	101.00
3	—	458	127.00–132.00	130.29
1	—	345	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
1	—	855	92.00	92.00
2	—	570	119.00	119.00
1	—	460	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	147.00	147.00
6	—	760	137.00–139.00	138.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
3	—	685	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
3	—	537	108.00–111.00	110.03
1	—	580	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,980	106.00–108.50	107.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	71.50–75.50	73.19
5	—	1,154	62.00–69.50	65.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	62.00–70.00	66.00
2	—	1,458	73.50–75.50	74.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	49.00–51.00	49.90
4	—	943	55.00–59.50	56.27
2	—	955	64.00–69.00	66.37

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	1	—	1,240	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	980.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	900.00	900.00

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

Heifers · 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