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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-08

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

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

151 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 125▲ 18 vs year ago 133 · +13.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 38▼ 4 vs year ago 45 · −8.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 20 vs year ago 21 · −95.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.66/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −83.04 against this barn's trailing median of $215.70.

Average price

$132.66

54 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$25

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

$32.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.32

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	541	135.06	730	50
Medium and Large 2-3	735	102.71	755	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.35/cwt here — about −$25 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 sale54 hd

132.66

—

KY average18 barns · 1,229 hd

125.34

+7.32

This barn, trailing median5 sales

215.70

−83.04

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.00, low $188.98, median $215.70 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,555	97.90	1,523	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	66.62	1,018	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	63.33	786	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	848	51.93	441	12

Every lot

51 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	508	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	154.35/cwt	150.00–159.00	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	144.60/cwt	144.00–146.00	688	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	143.31/cwt	136.00–147.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	145.40/cwt	138.00–150.00	820	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	125.04/cwt	123.00–127.00	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	138.29/cwt	134.00–139.00	925	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	131.14/cwt	130.00–138.00	946	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	125.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	422	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	126.05/cwt	124.00–128.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	129.33/cwt	127.00–132.00	695	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	556	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.70/cwt	124.00–129.00	725	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	104.96/cwt	104.00–106.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	121.53/cwt	117.00–125.00	760	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	798	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	185	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	372	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	485	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	154.01/cwt	151.00–155.00	584	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	148.25/cwt	147.00–149.50	626	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	141.63/cwt	141.00–142.00	666	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	135.52/cwt	135.00–136.00	702	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	128.89/cwt	123.00–132.00	740	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	128.00/cwt	127.00–129.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	804	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	116.25/cwt	113.00–119.00	837	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	110.98/cwt	105.00–114.00	845	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	878	93.92/cwt	90.00–98.00	825	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,163	85.84/cwt	83.00–88.00	998	2
Bulls	—	—	1,464	96.51/cwt	92.00–100.50	1,413	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	105.32/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,941	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	714	44.86/cwt	41.00–49.00	320	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	54.34/cwt	50.00–57.00	496	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	58.83/cwt	58.00–59.50	543	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	51.38/cwt	48.00–55.50	605	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	73.42/cwt	70.00–78.00	905	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	65.94/cwt	63.00–68.50	840	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	66.62/cwt	65.50–67.50	1,018	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,866	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	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 Jul 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 125Year ago 133

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 38Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 21

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	—	1,085	725.00	725.00

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	—	955	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,233	70.00–78.00	73.42
3	—	1,178	48.00–55.50	51.38
6	—	1,274	63.00–68.50	65.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	41.00–49.00	44.86
6	—	913	50.00–57.00	54.34
2	—	923	58.00–59.50	58.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	65.50–67.50	66.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	92.00–100.50	96.51
2	—	1,163	83.00–88.00	85.84
4	—	1,843	101.00–109.00	105.32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	201.00	201.00
4	—	720	113.00–119.00	116.25
4	—	379	151.00–155.00	154.01
3	—	608	127.00–129.00	128.00
9	—	574	123.00–132.00	128.89
2	—	678	117.00–120.00	118.52
8	—	470	141.00–142.00	141.63
2	—	518	135.00–136.00	135.52
8	—	422	147.00–149.50	148.25
2	—	300	160.00–163.00	161.50
7	—	761	105.00–114.00	110.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	113.00	113.00
2	—	878	90.00–98.00	93.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	124.00–128.00	126.05
13	—	625	117.00–125.00	121.53
1	—	740	114.00	114.00
10	—	568	124.00–129.00	127.70
1	—	220	152.00	152.00
7	—	337	120.00–135.00	125.14
1	—	190	161.00	161.00
6	—	537	127.00–132.00	129.33
2	—	688	116.00	116.00
2	—	458	130.00–132.00	130.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	104.00–106.00	104.96
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	690	95.00	95.00
1	—	540	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	150.00–159.00	154.35
11	—	564	138.00–150.00	145.40
1	—	310	164.00	164.00
7	—	721	130.00–138.00	131.14
7	—	669	134.00–139.00	138.29
5	—	476	144.00–146.00	144.60
3	—	532	136.00–147.00	143.31
2	—	628	123.00–127.00	125.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	112.00	112.00
1	—	760	104.00	104.00

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.