Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2019-10-23

Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 23

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Oct 16Oct 23Oct 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

408 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 362▲ 408 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 78▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 13▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder steers and light demand for feeder heifers. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.27/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$133.27

147 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$29.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.53

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	135.10	775	138
Medium and Large 2-3	498	105.11	523	9thin

One grade step is worth $29.99/cwt here — about $252 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 sale147 hd

133.27

—

KY average27 barns · 6,122 hd

135.79

−2.53

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	1,718	70.95	1,219	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,579	44.89	709	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	43.56	415	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	42.85	558	21

Every lot

76 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	299	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	467	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	140.32/cwt	135.00–142.00	521	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	382	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	134.61/cwt	125.00–137.00	588	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	655	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	127.33/cwt	122.00–135.00	602	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	501	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	691	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	103.60/cwt	102.00–104.00	526	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	121.98/cwt	116.00–130.00	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	559	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	788	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	125.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	713	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	622	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	120.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	750	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	123.87/cwt	120.00–131.00	816	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,044	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,007	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	217	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	242	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	112.56/cwt	106.00–119.00	307	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	268	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	106.05/cwt	102.00–109.00	329	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	104.45/cwt	101.00–108.00	371	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	356	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	108.54/cwt	100.00–118.00	466	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	114.01/cwt	110.00–119.00	532	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	386	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	109.46/cwt	101.00–111.00	585	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	108.36/cwt	100.00–116.00	614	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	579	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	95.04/cwt	93.00–101.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	96.00/cwt	92.00–100.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	92.22/cwt	90.00–93.00	663	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	713	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	814	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	756	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	240	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	282	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	132.47/cwt	127.00–136.00	567	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	118.67/cwt	111.00–126.00	557	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	498	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	697	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	115.55/cwt	106.00–120.00	614	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	118.61/cwt	109.00–120.00	675	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	123.01/cwt	114.00–129.00	776	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	117.23/cwt	111.00–120.00	785	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	105.48/cwt	102.00–109.00	860	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	916	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,395	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	72.93/cwt	70.50–74.50	1,331	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	338	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	44.74/cwt	43.50–47.00	443	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	38.03/cwt	35.00–41.00	488	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	46.05/cwt	43.50–50.00	602	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	709	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	645	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	45.74/cwt	42.50–50.00	725	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	661.55/cwt	650.00–675.00	6,735	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	68.76/cwt	62.00–76.00	575	4

This sale against other markets

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 408Last week 362Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	95.00	95.00
1	—	255	95.00	95.00
1	—	585	99.00	99.00
1	—	305	88.00	88.00
1	—	710	84.00	84.00
1	—	445	93.00	93.00
1	—	235	92.50	92.50
2	—	482	80.00	80.00
1	—	820	87.00	87.00
1	—	900	84.00	84.00
1	—	500	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	429	100.00–118.00	108.54
10	—	719	90.00–93.00	92.22
2	—	655	92.00–100.00	96.00
1	—	885	92.00	92.00
26	—	567	100.00–116.00	108.36
22	—	467	110.00–119.00	114.01
4	—	633	93.00–101.00	95.04
2	—	273	106.00–119.00	112.56
23	—	534	101.00–111.00	109.46
9	—	310	102.00–109.00	106.05
2	—	355	101.00–108.00	104.45
1	—	770	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	102.00–104.00	103.60
1	—	390	98.00	98.00
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
1	—	285	105.00	105.00
1	—	465	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	559	141.00	141.00
25	—	729	143.25	143.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	120.00–131.00	123.87
17	—	371	135.00–142.00	140.32
5	—	437	125.00–137.00	134.61
4	—	513	116.00–130.00	121.98
4	—	835	132.00	132.00
3	—	473	122.00–135.00	127.33
21	—	569	120.00–130.00	125.34
6	—	623	116.00–125.00	120.37
4	—	746	135.00	135.00
2	—	343	134.00–138.00	136.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	501	138.00	138.00
5	—	622	135.00	135.00
4	—	468	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	631	114.00–129.00	123.01
8	—	428	127.00–136.00	132.47
3	—	245	115.00	115.00
1	—	925	99.00	99.00
8	—	569	109.00–120.00	118.61
5	—	469	111.00–126.00	118.67
2	—	365	139.00	139.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
8	—	670	111.00–120.00	117.23
7	—	531	106.00–120.00	115.55
2	—	815	102.00–109.00	105.48
1	—	760	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	91.00	91.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	235	102.00	102.00
1	—	590	111.00	111.00
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	91.00	91.00
1	—	475	100.00	100.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	650.00–675.00	661.55

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	4	—	836	62.00–76.00	68.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	51.00	51.00
9	—	1,283	35.00–41.00	38.03
11	—	1,308	43.50–50.00	46.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	40.00	40.00
3	—	990	43.50–47.00	44.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	41.50	41.50
4	—	1,585	42.50–50.00	45.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,825	70.50–74.50	72.93

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.