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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 8

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

328 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 553▲ 328 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 65▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 2▲ 14 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 mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.51/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$144.51

147 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$19.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

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	515	147.17	758	127
Medium and Large 2-3	523	127.59	668	20

One grade step is worth $19.58/cwt here — about $91 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

144.51

—

KY average24 barns · 4,575 hd

137.91

+6.60

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	1,784	86.36	1,540	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,455	54.00	786	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	48.04	585	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	41.07	395	10

Every lot

70 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	348	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	152.65/cwt	151.00–156.00	440	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	150.02/cwt	146.00–154.00	479	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	446	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	575	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	359	176.30/cwt	176.00–177.00	633	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	158.54/cwt	154.00–160.00	618	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	154.44/cwt	148.00–162.00	663	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	136.94/cwt	134.00–140.00	641	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	154.46/cwt	149.00–158.00	757	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	137.07/cwt	128.00–140.00	711	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	539	155.41/cwt	154.50–157.00	838	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	137.17/cwt	131.00–147.50	796	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	118.03/cwt	115.00–119.00	699	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	124.52/cwt	123.00–126.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	146.52/cwt	144.50–147.50	925	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	125.74/cwt	125.00–126.00	837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	866	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	837	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	366	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	131.52/cwt	129.00–141.00	413	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	354	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	531	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	143.95/cwt	132.00–149.00	535	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.82/cwt	120.00–124.00	501	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	137.39/cwt	129.00–144.00	594	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	483	138.55/cwt	138.00–139.00	669	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	121.00/cwt	117.00–125.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	125.90/cwt	120.00–136.00	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	122.01/cwt	118.00–124.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	137.79/cwt	132.00–142.00	732	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	107.51/cwt	107.00–108.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	111.43/cwt	103.00–113.50	700	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	637	84.00/cwt	83.00–85.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	90.47/cwt	89.00–92.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	706	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	600	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	752	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	647	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	724	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	687	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	130.93/cwt	128.00–139.00	755	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,015	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	82.97/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,338	3
Bulls	—	—	1,981	90.16/cwt	89.50–91.00	1,786	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	45.61/cwt	42.00–50.50	431	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	38.04/cwt	35.50–41.00	370	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	45.75/cwt	42.00–48.50	556	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	54.06/cwt	51.00–56.50	658	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	436	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	786	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	672.67/cwt	670.00–675.00	6,343	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	523.71/cwt	410.00–670.00	5,740	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	59.18/cwt	58.50–60.00	531	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	615.58/cwt	510.00–700.00	5,971	3

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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 328Last week 553Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	151.00–156.00	152.65
1	—	780	100.00	100.00
12	—	580	131.00–147.50	137.17
4	—	841	103.00	103.00
4	—	319	146.00–154.00	150.02
2	—	235	148.00	148.00
25	—	631	144.50–147.50	146.52
7	—	490	149.00–158.00	154.46
4	—	390	154.00–160.00	158.54
2	—	890	96.00	96.00
29	—	429	148.00–162.00	154.44
12	—	519	128.00–140.00	137.07
4	—	666	125.00–126.00	125.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	168.00	168.00
7	—	359	176.00–177.00	176.30
8	—	539	154.50–157.00	155.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	592	115.00–119.00	118.03
2	—	505	123.00	123.00
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
5	—	468	134.00–140.00	136.94
2	—	623	123.00–126.00	124.52
1	—	920	91.00	91.00
3	—	420	144.00	144.00
2	—	328	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	595	107.00	107.00
1	—	615	111.00	111.00
1	—	445	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	136.00	136.00
1	—	440	146.00	146.00
9	—	577	128.00–139.00	130.93
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
2	—	450	131.00	131.00
1	—	320	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	132.00–149.00	143.95
3	—	267	137.00	137.00
9	—	432	129.00–144.00	137.39
6	—	778	93.00	93.00
2	—	568	111.00	111.00
9	—	490	120.00–136.00	125.90
8	—	531	132.00–142.00	137.79
2	—	678	93.00	93.00
19	—	628	103.00–113.50	111.43
10	—	314	129.00–141.00	131.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	483	138.00–139.00	138.55
7	—	354	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	120.00–124.00	120.82
3	—	511	118.00–124.00	122.01
2	—	583	107.00–108.00	107.51
1	—	335	127.00	127.00
3	—	637	83.00–85.00	84.00
2	—	663	89.00–92.00	90.47
2	—	375	111.00	111.00
4	—	706	85.00	85.00
2	—	752	86.00	86.00
2	—	485	117.00–125.00	121.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	944	42.00–50.50	45.61
6	—	973	35.50–41.00	38.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,218	51.00–56.50	54.06
1	—	1,245	35.00	35.00
18	—	1,215	42.00–48.50	45.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	82.50–84.00	82.97
1	—	1,310	77.50	77.50
5	—	1,981	89.50–91.00	90.16

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	—	865	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,096	410.00–670.00	523.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	670.00–675.00	672.67

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	2	—	898	58.50–60.00	59.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	970	510.00–700.00	615.58

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.