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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 13

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

258 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 245▲ 258 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 36▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 3 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 and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with limited comparisons. 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 $129.13/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$129.13

150 head · 724 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$0.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

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	735	129.16	950	141
Medium and Large 2-3	539	128.66	694	9thin

One grade step is worth $0.51/cwt here — about $256 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 sale150 hd

129.13

—

KY average26 barns · 5,594 hd

129.90

−0.77

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	1,507	93.83	1,414	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	59.53	741	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	46.18	440	4thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	355	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	575	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	137.48/cwt	136.00–139.00	656	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	151.95/cwt	149.00–155.00	729	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	147.25/cwt	147.00–148.00	792	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	137.25/cwt	135.00–141.00	836	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	929	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	112.56/cwt	107.00–118.00	814	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	866	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,048	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	883	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	123.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	431	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	132.24/cwt	124.00–138.00	581	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	135.49/cwt	128.00–139.00	637	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	131.95/cwt	128.00–135.50	687	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	134.97/cwt	128.00–136.00	768	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	116.58/cwt	116.00–119.00	667	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	113.44/cwt	111.00–116.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	648	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	687	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	105.51/cwt	104.00–106.00	728	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	663	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	123.91/cwt	119.00–129.00	700	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	940	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,617	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	47.40/cwt	44.00–49.00	438	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	442	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	543	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	57.73/cwt	54.50–61.00	712	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	64.63/cwt	62.00–69.00	845	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,260	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,477	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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 258Last week 245Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year 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
1	—	815	109.00	109.00
1	—	340	169.00	169.00
9	—	609	135.00–141.00	137.25
3	—	437	147.00–150.00	148.98
4	—	538	147.00–148.00	147.25
2	—	723	107.00–118.00	112.56
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
12	—	480	149.00–155.00	151.95
3	—	580	134.00	134.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	87.00	87.00
4	—	477	136.00–139.00	137.48
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	540	124.00–130.00	127.00
1	—	250	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	866	121.00	121.00
41	—	723	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	144.00	144.00
2	—	622	116.00	116.00
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	280	157.00	157.00
3	—	678	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
1	—	490	133.00	133.00
2	—	565	119.00–129.00	123.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	122.00	122.00
1	—	625	96.00	96.00
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
1	—	940	78.00	78.00
1	—	545	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	128.00–136.00	134.97
2	—	630	111.00–116.00	113.44
9	—	439	124.00–138.00	132.24
3	—	325	120.00–130.00	123.78
1	—	295	132.00	132.00
11	—	521	128.00–135.50	131.95
4	—	690	104.00–106.00	105.51
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
14	—	470	128.00–139.00	135.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	116.00–119.00	116.58
2	—	540	118.00	118.00
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
2	—	785	84.00–85.00	84.50
1	—	455	101.00	101.00
3	—	648	106.00	106.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	44.00–49.00	47.40
1	—	1,040	42.50	42.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,308	62.00–69.00	64.63
16	—	1,233	54.50–61.00	57.73
2	—	1,065	50.00–52.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	99.50	99.50
1	—	1,370	79.00	79.00
1	—	1,525	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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	900.00	900.00

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	—	635	390.00	390.00

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.