Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.01/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$127.01

31 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$22.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.44

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	636	129.19	822	28
Medium and Large 2-3	607	106.67	647	3thin

One grade step is worth $22.53/cwt here — about $175 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 sale31 hd

127.01

—

KY average27 barns · 4,420 hd

140.46

−13.44

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	1,774	101.75	1,805	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	71.38	1,132	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	70.77	888	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	65.88	616	4thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,170	84.00	983	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	118.50/cwt	110.00–127.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	111.55/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	130.26/cwt	128.00–132.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	129.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.10/cwt	117.00–131.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,013	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	62.84/cwt	60.00–65.00	602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,643	101.82/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,673	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,125	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,623	69.82/cwt	69.00–70.50	1,133	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	923	1
Bulls	—	—	2,077	108.29/cwt	106.50–110.00	2,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	140.68/cwt	137.00–144.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	140.48/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.11/cwt	126.00–139.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	148.03/cwt	145.00–152.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	131.57/cwt	122.00–139.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	521	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	804.21/cwt	775.00–840.00	7,761	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.75/cwt	123.00–125.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	71.15/cwt	66.50–73.50	882	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	649	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,170	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	983	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	61.84/cwt	60.00–63.50	762	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	75.45/cwt	74.50–77.50	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	493	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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 84Last week 209Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 19Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	898	117.00	117.00
2	—	815	110.00–127.00	118.50
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
3	—	525	148.00	148.00
2	—	918	109.00–114.00	111.55
1	—	1,010	109.00	109.00
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	785	129.00	129.00
10	—	719	135.00–147.00	140.48
4	—	579	145.00–152.00	148.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
4	—	523	128.00–132.00	130.26
2	—	725	117.00–131.00	124.10
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
8	—	628	126.00–139.00	132.11
2	—	888	107.00–108.00	107.50
4	—	472	122.00–139.00	131.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	127.00–130.00	129.03
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
6	—	537	137.00–144.00	140.68
4	—	770	123.00–125.00	123.75
1	—	345	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	91.00	91.00
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	60.00–65.00	62.84
1	—	865	75.00	75.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	74.50	74.50
2	—	1,623	69.00–70.50	69.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,240	66.50–73.50	71.15
2	—	1,233	60.00–63.50	61.84
3	—	1,317	74.50–77.50	75.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,643	100.00–103.00	101.82
1	—	1,125	82.00	82.00
3	—	2,077	106.50–110.00	108.29
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	84.00	84.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	775.00–840.00	804.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	83.00	83.00

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