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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 15

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

135 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 151▼ 25 vs year ago 160 · −15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 41▼ 20 vs year ago 40 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 1▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 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 $125.20/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$125.20

85 head · 837 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$509

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

$15.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

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	849	125.76	1,068	82
Medium and Large 2-3	508	110.00	559	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.76/cwt here — about $509 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 sale85 hd

125.20

—

KY average28 barns · 6,843 hd

133.19

−7.98

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	1,710	91.56	1,566	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,712	65.06	1,113	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	62.11	796	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	51.00	441	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	129.40/cwt	128.00–133.00	639	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	126.67/cwt	125.00–130.00	809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,053	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	922	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,157	57
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	328	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	121.76/cwt	112.00–125.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	121.17/cwt	114.00–123.00	692	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	135.67/cwt	135.00–136.00	590	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	127.88/cwt	123.00–133.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	611	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	113.47/cwt	109.00–115.00	774	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,040	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	863	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	94.86/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,468	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,208	1
Bulls	—	—	2,135	101.50/cwt	101.50–101.50	2,167	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	441	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	56.98/cwt	55.00–58.50	708	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	64.31/cwt	62.50–65.50	835	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,139	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,732	63.74/cwt	62.50–65.50	1,104	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	889.25/cwt	640.00–990.00	12,192	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,045.54/cwt	1,040.00–1,050.00	14,063	2

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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 151Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 41Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 1Year ago 0

No trend for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	101.00	101.00
1	—	520	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
10	—	867	121.50	121.50
7	—	494	128.00–133.00	129.40
1	—	785	121.00	121.00
3	—	639	125.00–130.00	126.67
2	—	565	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	922	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	99.00	99.00
1	—	335	117.00	117.00
2	—	550	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,040	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
4	—	682	109.00–115.00	113.47
1	—	360	146.00	146.00
3	—	563	126.00	126.00
3	—	435	135.00–136.00	135.67
2	—	718	100.00–105.00	102.49
2	—	513	123.00–133.00	127.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	98.00	98.00
2	—	615	102.00	102.00
2	—	528	102.00	102.00
1	—	425	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	571	114.00–123.00	121.17
4	—	538	120.00	120.00
4	—	497	112.00–125.00	121.76
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	330	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	90.00–98.50	94.86
1	—	2,135	101.50	101.50
1	—	1,610	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,732	62.50–65.50	63.74
1	—	1,650	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,299	62.50–65.50	64.31
3	—	1,242	55.00–58.50	56.98

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,371	640.00–990.00	889.25

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	2	—	1,345	1,040.00–1,050.00	1,045.54

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.