Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was moderate demand for feeder and

yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady . 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 $129.78/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$129.78

224 head · 583 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$29.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.62

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	594	133.33	792	197
Medium and Large 2-3	500	103.90	519	27

One grade step is worth $29.43/cwt here — about $272 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 sale224 hd

129.78

—

KY average25 barns · 6,747 hd

130.40

−0.62

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	1,989	84.82	1,687	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,180	53.75	634	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	51.00	783	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	904	39.64	358	7thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.25/cwt	108.00–122.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	98.04/cwt	95.00–101.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	231	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.46/cwt	120.00–139.00	751	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	132.51/cwt	123.00–140.00	571	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	128.95/cwt	122.00–134.00	468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	136.20/cwt	130.00–146.00	872	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.97/cwt	143.50–148.00	774	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	884	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	159.48/cwt	159.00–160.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	458	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	501	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	131.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	943	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.68/cwt	133.00–140.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	122.76/cwt	110.00–128.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	352	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	143.34/cwt	141.00–148.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	102.32/cwt	95.00–110.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	143.02/cwt	140.00–146.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	143.72/cwt	129.00–149.00	737	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	149.65/cwt	137.00–161.00	642	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	41.97/cwt	41.00–43.00	400	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	48.41/cwt	45.50–49.50	578	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	53.66/cwt	50.00–56.50	635	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	66.71/cwt	63.00–71.00	754	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	36.53/cwt	33.00–39.00	306	3
Bulls	—	—	1,585	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,205	1
Bulls	—	—	2,070	86.58/cwt	81.50–89.00	1,792	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	757.30/cwt	675.00–875.00	9,307	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	540.99/cwt	500.00–610.00	5,799	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	685.47/cwt	625.00–800.00	7,362	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	113.16/cwt	97.00–129.00	554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	96.60/cwt	83.00–109.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.52/cwt	158.00–159.00	507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	153.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	127.22/cwt	121.00–135.00	786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	94.07/cwt	88.00–112.00	343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	141.90/cwt	141.90–141.90	1,137	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	149.05/cwt	140.00–158.00	528	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	873	84.43/cwt	81.00–88.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	125.84/cwt	122.00–129.00	659	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	106.79/cwt	100.00–116.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	112.03/cwt	105.00–119.00	524	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	135.32/cwt	124.00–140.00	754	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	122.95/cwt	115.00–131.00	821	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	132.57/cwt	125.00–137.00	642	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	121.30/cwt	117.00–125.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.30/cwt	104.00–113.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	132.82/cwt	125.00–137.00	430	6

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 585Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 123Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 22Year ago 1

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. There was moderate demand for feeder and

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	93.00	93.00
1	—	280	98.00	98.00
1	—	330	91.00	91.00
1	—	220	105.00	105.00
4	—	365	88.00–112.00	94.07
6	—	523	100.00–116.00	106.79
4	—	468	105.00–119.00	112.03
1	—	610	91.00	91.00
7	—	575	104.00–113.00	110.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	238	122.00	122.00
3	—	658	108.00–122.00	117.25
2	—	715	95.00–101.00	98.04
40	—	576	120.00–139.00	130.46
19	—	431	123.00–140.00	132.51
10	—	363	122.00–134.00	128.95
9	—	524	122.00–129.00	125.84
34	—	484	125.00–137.00	132.57
8	—	624	117.00–125.00	121.30
6	—	324	125.00–137.00	132.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	801	141.90	141.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	640	130.00–146.00	136.20
12	—	534	143.50–148.00	144.97
6	—	685	125.00–135.00	129.12
4	—	474	159.00–160.00	159.48
9	—	716	130.00–137.00	131.67
8	—	572	133.00–140.00	136.68
3	—	413	141.00–148.00	143.34
1	—	955	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	170.00	170.00
4	—	501	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
8	—	566	110.00–128.00	122.76
2	—	478	139.00	139.00
2	—	352	122.00	122.00
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
1	—	430	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	95.00–110.00	102.32
2	—	463	140.00–146.00	143.02
1	—	1,040	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,085	80.00	80.00
11	—	513	129.00–149.00	143.72
9	—	429	137.00–161.00	149.65
2	—	320	158.00–159.00	158.52
3	—	274	150.00–155.00	153.26
8	—	618	121.00–135.00	127.22
5	—	354	140.00–158.00	149.05
7	—	557	124.00–140.00	135.32
6	—	668	115.00–131.00	122.95
4	—	759	116.00–117.00	116.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	97.00–129.00	113.16
7	—	680	83.00–109.00	96.60
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
1	—	335	122.00	122.00
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
2	—	873	81.00–88.00	84.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	954	41.00–43.00	41.97
3	—	837	33.00–39.00	36.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	45.50–49.50	48.41
17	—	1,183	50.00–56.50	53.66
3	—	1,130	63.00–71.00	66.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	76.00	76.00
5	—	2,070	81.50–89.00	86.58

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)	8	—	1,229	675.00–875.00	757.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	500.00–610.00	540.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,074	625.00–800.00	685.47

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle