Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady and over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifer sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $142.32/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$142.32

94 head · 770 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$207

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

$35.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

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	766	144.59	1,108	88
Medium and Large 2-3	827	109.00	901	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.60/cwt here — about $207 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 sale94 hd

142.32

—

KY average26 barns · 6,110 hd

146.27

−3.94

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	1,655	103.73	1,717	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,695	73.50	1,246	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,199	69.63	835	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	66.50	637	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1-2	—	609	126.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	132.74/cwt	123.00–139.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	112.95/cwt	109.00–116.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	154.91/cwt	151.00–157.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.69/cwt	119.00–132.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.73/cwt	143.00–150.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	150.04/cwt	146.00–154.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	127.79/cwt	126.00–131.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	120.53/cwt	119.00–122.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	412	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	847	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,228	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	128.64/cwt	124.00–135.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	158.25/cwt	158.00–159.00	769	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.72/cwt	118.00–134.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	103.73/cwt	103.50–104.00	1,717	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	621	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	153.24/cwt	146.00–155.00	892	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	15,453	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	958.57/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	11,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	885	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	73.17/cwt	72.50–74.50	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	644	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	69.20/cwt	66.50–71.50	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	131.80/cwt	131.00–134.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,175	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	82.35/cwt	80.00–85.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	120.70/cwt	118.00–122.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	137.52/cwt	130.00–139.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	114.35/cwt	111.00–116.00	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	152.74/cwt	150.00–157.00	938	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.57/cwt	117.00–130.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	948	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 Jul 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 232Year ago 139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 28Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	609	125.00–132.00	126.99
3	—	765	109.00–116.00	112.95
3	—	505	146.00–154.00	150.04
1	—	925	103.00	103.00
1	—	405	156.00	156.00
1	—	665	126.00	126.00
1	—	560	158.00	158.00
3	—	732	118.00–122.00	120.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	86.00	86.00
2	—	378	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	420	131.00	131.00
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
1	—	870	91.00	91.00
3	—	685	111.00–116.00	114.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	845	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,175	97.00	97.00
1	—	870	105.00	105.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	139.00–140.00	139.50
4	—	765	119.00–132.00	128.69
1	—	545	155.00	155.00
1	—	910	111.00	111.00
8	—	486	158.00–159.00	158.25
1	—	420	146.00	146.00
3	—	727	118.00–134.00	128.72
5	—	582	146.00–155.00	153.24
1	—	870	132.50	132.50
5	—	614	150.00–157.00	152.74
2	—	828	114.00–115.00	114.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	847	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	123.00–139.00	132.74
4	—	375	151.00–157.00	154.91
4	—	479	143.00–150.00	145.73
10	—	620	126.00–131.00	127.79
2	—	683	119.00–122.00	120.53
1	—	240	161.00	161.00
4	—	426	124.00–135.00	128.64
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
6	—	533	130.00–139.00	137.52
3	—	720	117.00–130.00	125.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	103.00	103.00
4	—	360	131.00–134.00	131.80
4	—	330	114.00–115.00	114.51
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	410	117.00	117.00
1	—	465	127.00	127.00
2	—	578	110.00	110.00
2	—	775	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,308	72.50–74.50	73.17
7	—	1,171	66.50–71.50	69.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,020	72.50	72.50
1	—	900	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	73.50	73.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	103.50–104.00	103.73

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	—	1,515	1,020.00	1,020.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	725.00–1,100.00	958.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	80.00–85.00	82.35

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle