Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $130.88/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$130.88

238 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$790

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$18.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.33

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	616	133.03	819	210
Medium and Large 2-3	517	114.81	594	28

One grade step is worth $18.21/cwt here — about $225 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 sale238 hd

130.88

—

KY average26 barns · 5,452 hd

134.21

−3.33

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	1,592	85.34	1,359	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,595	52.98	845	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	51.89	646	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	945	49.18	465	10

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	708	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,020	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	125.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	973	83.05/cwt	81.00–85.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	202	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	137.95/cwt	131.00–146.00	577	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	136.95/cwt	132.00–143.00	352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	131.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.40/cwt	121.00–135.00	828	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.11/cwt	117.00–131.00	692	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	203	144.49/cwt	144.00–145.00	293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	114.49/cwt	113.00–116.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	139.58/cwt	134.00–143.00	932	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	131.39/cwt	122.00–139.00	685	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	128.09/cwt	125.00–131.00	605	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.45/cwt	143.00–151.00	772	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.56/cwt	137.00–149.00	828	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	131.40/cwt	129.00–132.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,187	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	900	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	158.43/cwt	152.00–161.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	148.80/cwt	141.00–149.50	741	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	558	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	260	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	722	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	157.06/cwt	152.00–161.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	114.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	141.47/cwt	140.00–143.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	804	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	50.28/cwt	48.00–53.00	474	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	738	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	942	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,589	53.23/cwt	50.00–55.50	846	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	58.14/cwt	57.00–58.50	709	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	43.71/cwt	41.50–46.00	412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	46.27/cwt	42.00–49.50	542	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	54.01/cwt	50.50–56.50	696	28
Bulls	—	—	1,330	78.24/cwt	74.50–81.00	1,041	4
Bulls	—	—	1,915	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,696	88.52/cwt	87.50–89.50	1,501	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	790.19/cwt	500.00–1,100.00	10,012	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	889.07/cwt	725.00–1,190.00	11,940	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	763.82/cwt	635.00–925.00	8,624	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	837.05/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	10,873	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	1,001.10/cwt	760.00–1,300.00	14,466	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	155.96/cwt	153.00–159.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	119.52/cwt	119.00–120.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	133.11/cwt	130.00–141.00	683	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	129.35/cwt	129.00–130.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.44/cwt	131.00–145.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	107.24/cwt	107.00–108.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	993	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	141.22/cwt	140.00–144.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	117.18/cwt	114.00–119.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	848	140.40/cwt	140.40–140.40	1,191	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	765	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	126.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	632	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 Oct 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 443Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 55Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 0Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	708	144.00	144.00
17	—	668	134.00–143.00	139.58
18	—	520	143.00–151.00	148.45
3	—	620	136.00	136.00
1	—	155	170.00	170.00
17	—	573	137.00–149.00	144.56
4	—	424	152.00–161.00	158.43
12	—	498	141.00–149.50	148.80
1	—	390	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
3	—	575	127.00–130.00	128.02
1	—	795	109.00	109.00
5	—	514	129.00–132.00	131.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	805	147.50	147.50
25	—	606	148.50	148.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	138.00	138.00
1	—	825	93.00	93.00
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
1	—	225	122.00	122.00
2	—	528	119.00–120.00	119.52
3	—	362	129.00–130.00	129.35
2	—	408	130.00	130.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
4	—	631	107.00–108.00	107.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	270	160.00	160.00
2	—	230	171.00	171.00
11	—	611	115.00–121.00	118.17
4	—	418	152.00–161.00	157.06
3	—	668	110.00–120.00	114.67
2	—	323	140.00–143.00	141.47
8	—	385	153.00–159.00	155.96
9	—	513	130.00–141.00	133.11
2	—	578	124.00	124.00
3	—	473	131.00–145.00	135.44
2	—	802	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	120.00	120.00
5	—	425	120.00–128.00	125.76
2	—	973	81.00–85.00	83.05
2	—	295	117.00–119.00	118.00
2	—	202	131.00	131.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
1	—	465	107.00	107.00
3	—	765	109.00	109.00
5	—	511	114.00–119.00	117.18
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
3	—	580	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	418	131.00–146.00	137.95
3	—	257	132.00–143.00	136.95
10	—	377	128.00–135.00	131.47
21	—	625	121.00–135.00	132.40
8	—	571	117.00–131.00	121.11
2	—	203	144.00–145.00	144.49
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
4	—	785	113.00–116.00	114.49
1	—	805	108.00	108.00
38	—	521	122.00–139.00	131.39
20	—	472	125.00–131.00	128.09
5	—	911	109.00	109.00
3	—	339	125.00–130.00	126.57
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	140.00–144.00	141.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	848	140.40	140.40
20	—	571	134.00	134.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	82.00	82.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	942	48.00–53.00	50.28
3	—	942	41.50–46.00	43.71
1	—	975	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,640	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,610	58.50	58.50
10	—	1,589	50.00–55.50	53.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,219	57.00–58.50	58.14
15	—	1,172	42.00–49.50	46.27
28	—	1,288	50.50–56.50	54.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	74.50–81.00	78.24
1	—	1,915	91.50	91.50
7	—	1,696	87.50–89.50	88.52

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)	15	—	1,267	500.00–1,100.00	790.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,343	725.00–1,190.00	889.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,129	635.00–925.00	763.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,299	650.00–1,000.00	837.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,445	760.00–1,300.00	1,001.10

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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