Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady with limited amount of comparisons. Heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $132.65/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$132.65

117 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$891

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$21.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.10

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	694	134.90	936	105
Medium and Large 2-3	477	113.00	539	12thin

One grade step is worth $21.90/cwt here — about $397 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 sale117 hd

132.65

—

KY average26 barns · 5,547 hd

141.75

−9.10

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	1,335	86.75	1,158	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	71.11	937	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	68.11	1,055	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	61.17	574	6thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,260	89.00	1,121	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	912	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	153.24/cwt	153.00–154.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	146.28/cwt	138.00–149.00	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	143.73/cwt	137.00–147.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	212	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	135.79/cwt	135.00–137.00	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	155.83/cwt	147.00–160.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	851	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,142	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	145.69/cwt	140.00–156.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	142.07/cwt	136.00–144.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	756	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,145	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	149.33/cwt	145.00–158.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	133.46/cwt	127.00–137.00	487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	122.62/cwt	116.00–130.00	817	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	99.00/cwt	97.00–101.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	309	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	161.98/cwt	159.00–164.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	153.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	156.15/cwt	148.00–158.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	154.50/cwt	151.00–156.00	993	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,535	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	903	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	70.76/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,092	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,260	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,121	1
Bulls	—	—	1,150	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	489	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	71.13/cwt	68.00–72.50	920	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	684	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	75.18/cwt	73.50–76.50	1,065	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	13,916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	680.97/cwt	450.00–830.00	6,571	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,921	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	82.95/cwt	80.00–85.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	348	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	498	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	64.87/cwt	64.75–65.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	878.75/cwt	610.00–1,100.00	10,589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.05/cwt	125.00–129.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	136.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,055	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,170	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.69/cwt	140.00–148.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	138.58/cwt	136.00–141.00	922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	141.92/cwt	133.00–147.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	136.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	138.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	432	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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 84Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	912	135.00	135.00
4	—	571	138.00–149.00	146.28
3	—	455	145.00–158.00	149.33
3	—	702	135.00	135.00
1	—	230	168.00	168.00
2	—	763	126.00–127.00	126.50
7	—	326	159.00–164.00	161.98
5	—	427	142.00	142.00
7	—	504	148.00–158.00	156.15
10	—	643	151.00–156.00	154.50
3	—	683	133.00–147.00	141.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	756	151.50	151.50
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	143.00	143.00
2	—	358	134.00–140.00	136.98
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	108.00	108.00
1	—	330	110.00	110.00
2	—	655	101.00	101.00
2	—	532	115.00	115.00
1	—	715	93.00	93.00
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	420	126.00	126.00
1	—	270	121.00	121.00
1	—	220	126.00	126.00
1	—	495	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	113.00	113.00
2	—	730	118.00	118.00
2	—	212	150.00	150.00
5	—	595	135.00–137.00	135.79
4	—	414	136.00–144.00	142.07
5	—	365	127.00–137.00	133.46
1	—	280	151.00	151.00
6	—	666	116.00–130.00	122.62
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
8	—	463	130.00–140.00	136.00
7	—	509	134.00–140.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	851	134.25	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	309	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	627	139.00	139.00
4	—	329	153.00–154.00	153.24
3	—	357	137.00–147.00	143.73
6	—	424	147.00–160.00	155.83
3	—	522	140.00–156.00	145.69
2	—	860	97.00–101.00	99.00
1	—	825	106.00	106.00
4	—	453	151.00–155.00	153.98
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
6	—	578	140.00–148.00	145.69
10	—	665	136.00–141.00	138.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	86.00	86.00
1	—	410	107.00	107.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	113.00	113.00
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
2	—	580	125.00–129.00	127.05
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,055	81.00	81.00
1	—	940	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,170	96.00	96.00
1	—	510	134.00	134.00
1	—	315	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	61.00	61.00
3	—	905	54.00	54.00
2	—	950	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	57.50	57.50
4	—	1,543	67.00–72.00	70.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,294	68.00–72.50	71.13
3	—	1,417	73.50–76.50	75.18
2	—	1,283	64.75–65.00	64.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,150	72.50	72.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	89.00	89.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	980.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	965	450.00–830.00	680.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,205	610.00–1,100.00	878.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	845	80.00–85.00	82.95

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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