Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a limited amount of comparisons .Feeder Heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $131.04/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$131.04

87 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$30.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.50

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	569	135.26	770	75
Medium and Large 2-3	630	104.70	660	12thin

One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $110 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 sale87 hd

131.04

—

KY average19 barns · 3,540 hd

140.54

−9.50

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	—	Low	1,762	95.99	1,691	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,716	71.07	1,220	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	64.65	817	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	956	60.14	575	7thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	111.97/cwt	110.00–113.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	894	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	135.76/cwt	133.00–140.00	844	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	104.76/cwt	102.50–107.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	148.02/cwt	139.00–151.50	909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	167.82/cwt	166.00–169.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	147.78/cwt	144.00–149.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	979	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	731	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,082	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,005	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	894	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	65.74/cwt	65.50–66.00	653	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,785	73.25/cwt	72.50–74.50	1,308	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	58.01/cwt	56.50–60.50	711	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	70.23/cwt	69.00–71.50	895	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	64.58/cwt	61.50–68.50	820	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	51.95/cwt	50.00–54.00	504	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	61.87/cwt	58.00–64.50	571	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	69.82/cwt	67.50–71.50	1,171	7
Bulls	—	—	1,275	86.37/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,101	2
Bulls	—	—	2,030	104.00/cwt	102.50–105.50	2,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,824	96.45/cwt	92.50–99.50	1,759	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	822.68/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,288	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	126.48/cwt	122.00–128.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	980	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	126.73/cwt	121.00–136.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	128.09/cwt	121.00–130.00	587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	139.91/cwt	135.00–149.00	611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	858	3

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 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 89Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 44Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	101.00–103.00	101.99
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
3	—	478	110.00–113.00	111.97
1	—	940	87.00	87.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
2	—	683	102.50–107.00	104.76
2	—	578	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	129.00	129.00
2	—	678	129.00	129.00
21	—	622	133.00–140.00	135.76
4	—	396	136.00	136.00
2	—	522	126.00	126.00
10	—	584	121.00–136.00	126.73
5	—	458	121.00–130.00	128.09
8	—	437	135.00–149.00	139.91
3	—	727	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	626	142.75	142.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	139.00–151.50	148.02
5	—	458	166.00–169.00	167.82
3	—	510	141.00	141.00
4	—	569	144.00–149.00	147.78
2	—	405	162.00	162.00
1	—	795	118.00	118.00
1	—	715	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,260	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	133.00	133.00
1	—	295	112.00	112.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
1	—	480	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	160.50	160.50
5	—	731	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
2	—	820	108.00–109.00	108.51
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
1	—	505	157.00	157.00
4	—	708	122.00–128.00	126.48
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
4	—	414	157.00–160.00	158.51
3	—	458	166.00	166.00
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,005	89.00	89.00
1	—	640	89.00	89.00
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
2	—	475	147.00	147.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	980	82.00	82.00
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
1	—	690	99.00	99.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	65.50–66.00	65.74
2	—	970	50.00–54.00	51.95
3	—	923	58.00–64.50	61.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,785	72.50–74.50	73.25
7	—	1,677	67.50–71.50	69.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,226	56.50–60.50	58.01
5	—	1,275	69.00–71.50	70.23
19	—	1,269	61.50–68.50	64.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	84.00–88.50	86.37
2	—	2,030	102.50–105.50	104.00
7	—	1,824	92.50–99.50	96.45

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)	2	—	1,053	800.00–850.00	822.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	860.00	860.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	760.00	760.00

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