Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a plain quality offering. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly 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 $126.82/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$126.82

137 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$19.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.06

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	540	129.84	701	116
Medium and Large 2-3	515	110.09	567	21

One grade step is worth $19.75/cwt here — about $134 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 sale137 hd

126.82

—

KY average27 barns · 8,388 hd

133.88

−7.06

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	—	Average	1,726	90.74	1,566	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,636	58.65	959	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	53.42	664	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	914	49.40	452	10
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,390	71.00	987	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	94.01/cwt	92.00–96.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	124.51/cwt	118.00–127.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	119.56/cwt	118.00–121.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	137.23/cwt	135.00–143.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.24/cwt	126.00–137.00	636	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	131.02/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	135.45/cwt	123.00–138.00	570	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.84/cwt	119.00–133.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	159.11/cwt	149.00–160.00	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	142.65/cwt	132.00–149.00	951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	165.67/cwt	163.00–167.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	131.30/cwt	124.00–136.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	153.92/cwt	143.00–157.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	145.54/cwt	141.00–149.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	733	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,165	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	616	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	142.10/cwt	135.00–147.00	898	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	161.80/cwt	152.00–166.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	145.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	892	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	129.33/cwt	124.00–133.00	731	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,390	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	857	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	55.17/cwt	51.50–58.00	692	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,673	57.53/cwt	55.00–59.50	962	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	918	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,539	62.24/cwt	60.00–64.00	958	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	45.02/cwt	42.00–48.00	530	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	45.18/cwt	43.00–47.50	403	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	53.62/cwt	51.50–55.00	502	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	90.08/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,485	9
Bulls	—	—	1,981	95.91/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,900	4
Bulls	—	—	1,410	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,072	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	811.00/cwt	700.00–880.00	9,732	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,903	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	19,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	138.53/cwt	132.00–148.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	808	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	107.53/cwt	106.00–109.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	856	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	126.67/cwt	126.00–127.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	100.25/cwt	92.00–106.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	125.93/cwt	124.00–127.00	790	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	504	2

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 842Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 66Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 16Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
2	—	685	92.00–96.00	94.01
3	—	475	112.00–115.00	112.98
2	—	375	118.00–121.00	119.56
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
1	—	595	116.00	116.00
4	—	515	106.00–109.00	107.53
3	—	723	92.00–106.00	100.25
2	—	340	119.00	119.00
2	—	433	115.00–118.00	116.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	135.00	135.00
13	—	525	118.00–127.00	124.51
4	—	366	135.00–143.00	137.23
25	—	477	126.00–137.00	133.24
2	—	942	96.00	96.00
21	—	421	123.00–138.00	135.45
10	—	573	119.00–133.00	124.84
2	—	738	119.00	119.00
3	—	330	124.00–136.00	131.30
4	—	812	118.00	118.00
15	—	627	124.00–127.00	125.93
2	—	875	105.00	105.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	605	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	155.00	155.00
10	—	733	159.00	159.00
5	—	616	161.50	161.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	130.00–132.00	131.02
12	—	513	149.00–160.00	159.11
11	—	667	132.00–149.00	142.65
12	—	569	143.00–157.00	153.92
2	—	710	122.00	122.00
4	—	471	141.00–149.00	145.54
2	—	268	180.00	180.00
12	—	632	135.00–147.00	142.10
2	—	435	160.00–162.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	101.00	101.00
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
1	—	555	124.00	124.00
1	—	675	116.00	116.00
1	—	935	82.00	82.00
2	—	463	130.00–132.00	130.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	461	163.00–167.00	165.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	426	152.00–166.00	161.80
7	—	719	124.00–130.00	126.94
2	—	792	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	175.00	175.00
12	—	613	140.00–148.00	145.57
17	—	565	124.00–133.00	129.33
6	—	515	132.00–148.00	138.53
1	—	200	183.00	183.00
7	—	478	169.00	169.00
1	—	340	171.00	171.00
3	—	683	126.00–127.00	126.67
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	91.00	91.00
1	—	505	129.00	129.00
3	—	645	112.00	112.00
2	—	462	143.00	143.00
1	—	290	121.00	121.00
1	—	370	147.00	147.00
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
2	—	415	146.00–147.00	146.48
1	—	755	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	63.50	63.50
23	—	1,255	51.50–58.00	55.17
6	—	1,178	42.00–48.00	45.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,673	55.00–59.50	57.53
1	—	1,800	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,539	60.00–64.00	62.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	891	43.00–47.50	45.18
5	—	937	51.50–55.00	53.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,648	85.00–93.50	90.08
4	—	1,981	94.00–100.00	95.91
1	—	1,410	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	73.00	73.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	700.00–880.00	811.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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