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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

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

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

269 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 384▲ 269 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 69▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 36▲ 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 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $123.76/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$123.76

116 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$19.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.80

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	477	126.51	604	100
Medium and Large 2-3	486	106.58	518	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.93/cwt here — about $86 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 sale116 hd

123.76

—

KY average26 barns · 5,347 hd

120.96

+2.80

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	1,365	78.69	1,074	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,613	60.69	979	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	55.71	677	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	941	51.34	483	13

Every lot

66 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	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	456	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	161.97/cwt	156.00–167.00	609	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	150.32/cwt	145.00–153.00	630	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	148.56/cwt	140.00–155.50	786	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	784	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	124.96/cwt	121.00–126.00	852	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	128.87/cwt	127.00–132.00	339	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	311	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	136.26/cwt	126.00–141.00	447	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	338	110.76/cwt	110.00–113.00	374	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	130.59/cwt	121.00–137.00	494	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	129.81/cwt	123.00–139.00	547	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	131.67/cwt	129.00–137.00	623	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	118.08/cwt	114.00–120.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	131.49/cwt	120.00–137.00	673	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	117.92/cwt	108.00–120.50	673	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	105.47/cwt	104.00–109.00	649	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	741	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	140.52/cwt	140.00–141.00	309	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	402	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	164.96/cwt	157.00–167.00	612	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	153.58/cwt	145.00–159.00	642	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	142.15/cwt	140.00–145.00	652	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	143.61/cwt	134.00–146.00	768	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	124.98/cwt	121.00–129.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	130.50/cwt	125.00–136.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	115.69/cwt	113.00–117.00	831	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,158	70.25/cwt	70.00–70.50	813	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	80.73/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,830	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	54.07/cwt	50.50–58.00	504	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	44.17/cwt	41.00–48.50	415	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	61.06/cwt	60.00–62.00	589	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	47.01/cwt	46.00–48.00	542	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	54.89/cwt	51.00–58.00	660	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	59.96/cwt	59.00–61.50	755	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	62.79/cwt	62.00–63.50	1,011	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	915	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	679	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,177	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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 384Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	114.00	114.00
3	—	475	114.00–120.00	118.08
1	—	775	75.00	75.00
1	—	425	119.00	119.00
1	—	215	125.00	125.00
4	—	338	110.00–113.00	110.76
1	—	835	74.00	74.00
1	—	545	114.00	114.00
1	—	280	111.00	111.00
1	—	975	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	571	108.00–120.50	117.92
13	—	378	121.00–137.00	130.59
5	—	328	126.00–141.00	136.26
16	—	473	129.00–137.00	131.67
6	—	263	127.00–132.00	128.87
3	—	663	110.00	110.00
20	—	512	120.00–137.00	131.49
10	—	421	123.00–139.00	129.81
4	—	615	104.00–109.00	105.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	101.00	101.00
2	—	593	110.00–118.00	113.98
2	—	350	146.00	146.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	295	142.00	142.00
2	—	490	125.00–128.00	126.50
1	—	760	86.00	86.00
1	—	405	105.00	105.00
2	—	543	121.00–129.00	124.98
1	—	825	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	535	134.00–146.00	143.61
5	—	418	145.00–159.00	153.58
2	—	555	125.00–136.00	130.50
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
6	—	459	140.00–145.00	142.15
3	—	287	140.00	140.00
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
12	—	371	157.00–167.00	164.96
3	—	718	113.00–117.00	115.69
2	—	220	140.00–141.00	140.52
1	—	635	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
2	—	362	126.00	126.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	682	121.00–126.00	124.96
4	—	615	125.00–130.00	127.47
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
24	—	529	140.00–155.50	148.56
6	—	419	145.00–153.00	150.32
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
10	—	376	156.00–167.00	161.97
1	—	780	107.00	107.00
1	—	335	169.00	169.00

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	—	930	73.00	73.00

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	1	—	870	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	60.00–62.00	61.06
6	—	933	50.50–58.00	54.07
5	—	940	41.00–48.50	44.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,203	51.00–58.00	54.89
7	—	1,259	59.00–61.50	59.96
2	—	1,153	46.00–48.00	47.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	62.00–63.50	62.79
1	—	1,620	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	79.00–82.00	80.73
1	—	2,000	91.50	91.50
2	—	1,158	70.00–70.50	70.25

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.