Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $141.58/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$141.58

118 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$34.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

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	642	143.32	920	112
Medium and Large 2-3	678	109.01	739	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.32/cwt here — about $181 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 sale118 hd

141.58

—

KY average23 barns · 4,482 hd

139.57

+2.01

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	1,844	100.26	1,849	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,565	74.50	1,166	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	66.37	801	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	927	59.84	555	5thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	613	128.90/cwt	124.00–134.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	115.02/cwt	113.00–117.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	141.70/cwt	134.00–148.50	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,283	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	176.84/cwt	176.00–177.00	550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	691	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	1,040	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.68/cwt	139.50–140.00	936	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	129.81/cwt	121.00–134.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,010	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	131.06/cwt	129.00–133.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.87/cwt	125.00–136.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.73/cwt	116.00–131.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	910	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,238	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	540	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	902	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	127.99/cwt	121.00–133.00	657	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	55.51/cwt	55.00–56.00	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	59.74/cwt	57.00–63.50	551	3
Bulls	—	—	1,879	106.36/cwt	104.00–108.50	1,999	7
Bulls	—	—	1,893	98.14/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,858	6
Bulls	—	—	1,578	85.26/cwt	85.00–85.50	1,345	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	66.21/cwt	63.50–68.50	787	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,166	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	73.81/cwt	73.00–75.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,503	983.20/cwt	970.00–1,000.00	14,777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.03/cwt	131.00–133.00	621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	757.91/cwt	690.00–810.00	8,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	647	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	995	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	177.34/cwt	176.00–178.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	139.14/cwt	124.00–141.25	1,109	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	284	155.24/cwt	154.00–157.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 310Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 35Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year 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
2	—	613	124.00–134.00	128.90
4	—	537	134.00–148.50	141.70
15	—	1,026	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	375	151.00	151.00
2	—	675	129.00–133.00	131.06
2	—	592	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	162.00	162.00
8	—	797	124.00–141.25	139.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	691	150.50	150.50
4	—	634	158.00	158.00
33	—	910	136.00	136.00
3	—	540	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	122.00	122.00
1	—	470	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	787	110.00	110.00
3	—	423	155.00	155.00
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
1	—	885	102.00	102.00
6	—	311	176.00–177.00	176.84
6	—	530	121.00–134.00	129.81
2	—	578	116.00–131.00	123.73
2	—	470	131.00–133.00	132.03
2	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	190	180.00	180.00
3	—	233	176.00–178.00	177.34
1	—	250	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	114.00	114.00
2	—	482	126.00	126.00
3	—	338	159.00	159.00
1	—	245	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
1	—	195	170.00	170.00
3	—	805	109.00	109.00
3	—	757	124.00	124.00
14	—	670	139.50–140.00	139.68
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
4	—	475	125.00–136.00	132.87
4	—	513	121.00–133.00	127.99
2	—	338	141.00	141.00
5	—	284	154.00–157.00	155.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	112.00	112.00
2	—	683	113.00–117.00	115.02
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	995	85.00	85.00
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	687	147.00	147.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	81.00	81.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	55.00–56.00	55.51
4	—	1,188	63.50–68.50	66.21
3	—	1,287	73.00–75.00	73.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	67.00	67.00
3	—	923	57.00–63.50	59.74
1	—	830	53.00	53.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	74.50	74.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,879	104.00–108.50	106.36
6	—	1,893	95.00–102.50	98.14
2	—	1,578	85.00–85.50	85.26

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)	3	—	1,503	970.00–1,000.00	983.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,108	690.00–810.00	757.91

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