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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 22

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

215 head

▼ 112 vs last sale 327▲ 215 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 37▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 28▲ 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.35/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$122.35

98 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$18.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.08

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	498	123.83	617	90
Medium and Large 2-3	378	105.66	400	8thin

One grade step is worth $18.18/cwt here — about $217 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 sale98 hd

122.35

—

KY average26 barns · 6,038 hd

126.43

−4.08

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	—	High	1,492	74.11	1,106	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,512	58.16	879	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	49.39	608	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	47.75	456	7thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	722	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	159.24/cwt	149.00–163.00	733	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	137.49/cwt	136.00–139.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	137.18/cwt	132.00–139.00	733	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	536	148.47/cwt	148.00–150.00	796	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	131.27/cwt	126.00–136.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	134.29/cwt	130.00–137.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	868	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	119.68/cwt	115.00–122.00	865	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	212	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	122.69/cwt	122.00–124.00	391	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	117.93/cwt	110.00–126.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	127.94/cwt	122.00–132.00	555	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	457	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	116.38/cwt	110.00–124.00	547	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	125.29/cwt	117.00–131.00	670	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	122.69/cwt	118.00–128.00	690	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	125.19/cwt	121.00–127.00	795	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	217	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	256	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	343	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	143.46/cwt	141.00–146.00	459	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	135.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	505	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	153.09/cwt	150.00–156.00	592	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	151.97/cwt	148.00–153.00	708	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	126.61/cwt	122.00–129.00	737	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	119.60/cwt	115.00–122.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	111.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	761	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	68.92/cwt	66.00–71.00	910	2
Bulls	—	—	1,835	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,551	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	46.11/cwt	44.00–50.00	427	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	58.45/cwt	58.00–59.00	544	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	39.50/cwt	38.50–40.50	404	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	39.66/cwt	35.50–42.50	470	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	58.40/cwt	56.00–60.00	717	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	48.92/cwt	46.50–52.50	610	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	58.16/cwt	57.50–58.50	879	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,560	1

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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 215Last week 327Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	148.00–150.00	148.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	150.00	150.00
3	—	573	126.00–136.00	131.27
5	—	624	130.00–137.00	134.29
5	—	688	125.00–127.00	126.20
11	—	460	149.00–163.00	159.24
11	—	534	132.00–139.00	137.18
14	—	436	165.50	165.50
3	—	723	115.00–122.00	119.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
2	—	493	136.00–139.00	137.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	146.00	146.00
1	—	545	146.00	146.00
2	—	320	141.00–146.00	143.46
2	—	420	152.00	152.00
3	—	623	115.00–122.00	119.60
4	—	387	150.00–156.00	153.09
4	—	669	111.00–115.00	111.99
5	—	582	122.00–129.00	126.61
5	—	466	148.00–153.00	151.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
3	—	373	130.00–138.00	135.36
3	—	217	118.00	118.00
1	—	515	103.00	103.00
1	—	435	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	635	121.00–127.00	125.19
14	—	535	117.00–131.00	125.29
16	—	562	118.00–128.00	122.69
29	—	434	122.00–132.00	127.94
10	—	470	110.00–124.00	116.38
6	—	319	122.00–124.00	122.69
3	—	392	110.00–126.00	117.93
2	—	805	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
4	—	435	100.00–110.00	105.06
2	—	200	106.00	106.00
1	—	495	103.00	103.00

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)	1	—	1,080	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	870.00	870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	84.50	84.50
2	—	1,320	66.00–71.00	68.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	44.00–50.00	46.11
2	—	1,023	38.50–40.50	39.50
2	—	930	58.00–59.00	58.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	57.50–58.50	58.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,247	46.50–52.50	48.92
5	—	1,228	56.00–60.00	58.40
4	—	1,184	35.50–42.50	39.66

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.