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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 27

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 20May 27Jun 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

359 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 282▲ 359 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 0▲ 10 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. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. No test on a slaughter bulls. 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 $134.44/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$134.44

150 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$17.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.53

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	496	135.61	673	140
Medium and Large 2-3	519	118.00	612	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about $61 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

134.44

—

KY average18 barns · 3,659 hd

125.91

+8.53

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	1,393	86.50	1,205	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	66.50	1,021	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	61.45	733	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	910	58.56	533	8thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	424	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	157.98/cwt	157.00–159.00	487	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	602	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	382	146.26/cwt	146.00–148.00	559	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.69/cwt	156.00–168.00	619	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	157.54/cwt	143.00–158.50	677	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	132.38/cwt	131.00–135.00	633	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	149.84/cwt	148.00–153.00	722	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	151.08/cwt	141.00–155.00	799	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	572	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	895	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	142.24/cwt	136.00–148.00	816	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	812	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	942	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	875	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	144.51/cwt	142.00–147.00	464	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	144.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	120.54/cwt	117.00–124.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	136.87/cwt	133.00–143.00	591	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	136.96/cwt	129.00–142.00	646	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	133.31/cwt	125.00–140.00	697	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	120.64/cwt	120.00–122.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	135.16/cwt	127.00–141.40	781	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	124.95/cwt	119.00–130.00	776	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	153.17/cwt	148.00–155.00	622	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	123.46/cwt	122.00–125.00	519	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	142.09/cwt	139.00–145.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	566	106.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	136.44/cwt	128.00–140.00	786	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	136.12/cwt	130.00–139.00	849	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	106.00/cwt	104.00–108.00	678	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	833	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	875	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	783	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,240	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,042	1
Bulls	—	—	1,355	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,030	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	1,577	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	879	66.08/cwt	64.00–69.50	581	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	925	57.03/cwt	56.00–58.00	528	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	45.05/cwt	43.50–46.50	432	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	580	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	824	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	61.12/cwt	57.00–64.50	738	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,021	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	1,088.98/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	13,307	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	590.25/cwt	490.00–680.00	5,342	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,000	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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 282Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	76.00	76.00
2	—	420	122.00–125.00	123.46
2	—	640	104.00–108.00	106.00
2	—	833	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	127.00	127.00
4	—	566	105.00–110.00	106.76
1	—	505	123.00	123.00
1	—	855	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	148.00–155.00	153.17
6	—	624	130.00–139.00	136.12
10	—	576	128.00–140.00	136.44
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
2	—	515	139.00–145.00	142.09
2	—	660	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	107.00	107.00
2	—	430	117.00–124.00	120.54
3	—	575	120.00–122.00	120.64
1	—	335	127.00	127.00
1	—	465	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	432	133.00–143.00	136.87
18	—	523	125.00–140.00	133.31
27	—	578	127.00–141.40	135.16
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
47	—	472	129.00–142.00	136.96
7	—	321	142.00–147.00	144.51
10	—	367	140.00–145.00	144.50
14	—	621	119.00–130.00	124.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	156.50	156.50
2	—	342	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
3	—	478	131.00–135.00	132.38
8	—	382	146.00–148.00	146.26
1	—	295	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	136.00–148.00	142.24
1	—	275	154.00	154.00
16	—	482	148.00–153.00	149.84
2	—	308	157.00–159.00	157.98
38	—	529	141.00–155.00	151.08
2	—	615	132.00	132.00
39	—	430	143.00–158.50	157.54
2	—	723	120.00–122.00	121.02
7	—	385	156.00–168.00	160.69
7	—	666	141.50	141.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,585	99.50	99.50
1	—	1,240	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	43.50–46.50	45.05
4	—	879	64.00–69.50	66.08
2	—	925	56.00–58.00	57.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	54.50	54.50
1	—	1,145	72.00	72.00
11	—	1,208	57.00–64.50	61.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	66.50	66.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,222	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,088.98

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	960.00	960.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	490.00–680.00	590.25

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.