Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.54/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −87.94 against this barn's trailing median of $214.49.

Average price

$126.54

32 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$30.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.19

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	590	131.27	775	27
Medium and Large 2-3	669	101.00	676	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $99 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

6 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.00, low $178.02, median $214.49 across 6 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

126.54

—

KY average26 barns · 1,753 hd

138.73

−12.19

This barn, trailing median6 sales

214.49

−87.94

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	1,846	97.72	1,803	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	65.02	1,041	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,225	64.41	789	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	867	63.96	555	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2-3	—	1,030	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	129.41/cwt	126.00–134.00	479	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.14/cwt	136.00–141.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	110.79/cwt	107.00–114.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	136.66/cwt	136.00–137.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	854	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,238	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	854	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	205	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	168	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	195	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.06/cwt	129.00–141.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	125.76/cwt	125.00–127.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	145.32/cwt	138.00–149.00	600	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	115.53/cwt	111.00–117.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	930	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,040	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	106.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	593	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,344	1,154.88/cwt	1,060.00–1,300.00	15,522	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	832.45/cwt	800.00–880.00	10,922	3
Bulls	—	—	1,801	105.09/cwt	104.50–106.50	1,893	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	58.54/cwt	53.50–60.50	711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	86.04/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,639	2
Bulls	—	—	1,854	96.84/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,795	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	70.23/cwt	69.50–71.00	603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	53.41/cwt	52.00–55.00	403	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	66.12/cwt	62.50–68.50	830	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	65.92/cwt	64.50–66.50	1,073	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	892	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	66.82/cwt	66.00–67.50	633	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	735	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 89Last week 175Year ago 193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 24Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 1Year ago 0

No trend available due to lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	70.00	70.00
1	—	275	99.00	99.00
2	—	628	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	138.00	138.00
1	—	435	129.00	129.00
3	—	707	138.00	138.00
3	—	628	136.00	136.00
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
1	—	300	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	120.00	120.00
2	—	305	133.00	133.00
3	—	370	126.00–134.00	129.41
3	—	572	124.00	124.00
5	—	468	136.00–141.00	138.14
5	—	752	107.00–114.00	110.79
6	—	507	136.00–137.00	136.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	99.00	99.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	930	74.00	74.00
1	—	675	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	69.00	69.00
1	—	205	82.00	82.00
1	—	195	81.00	81.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	157.00	157.00
2	—	275	170.00	170.00
5	—	580	129.00–141.00	134.06
4	—	660	125.00–127.00	125.76
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
2	—	940	91.00	91.00
3	—	413	138.00–149.00	145.32
4	—	738	111.00–117.00	115.53
2	—	505	139.00	139.00
2	—	815	104.00–110.00	106.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,040	78.00	78.00
2	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	490	121.00	121.00

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	4	—	1,344	1,060.00–1,300.00	1,154.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,312	800.00–880.00	832.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,801	104.50–106.50	105.09
2	—	1,905	85.00–88.00	86.04
7	—	1,854	94.00–100.00	96.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	53.50–60.50	58.54
7	—	1,255	62.50–68.50	66.12
1	—	1,050	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	69.50–71.00	70.23
2	—	755	52.00–55.00	53.41
3	—	948	66.00–67.50	66.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,627	64.50–66.50	65.92
1	—	1,475	60.50	60.50

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle