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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 22

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

139 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 135▼ 155 vs year ago 294 · −52.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 15 vs year ago 30 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold firm to steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test. 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 $132.96/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$132.96

94 head · 778 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,034

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$14.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.71

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	784	133.42	1,047	91
Medium and Large 2-3	582	119.00	692	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.42/cwt here — about $354 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 sale94 hd

132.96

—

KY average27 barns · 5,366 hd

134.67

−1.71

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	—	High	1,593	104.19	1,660	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	64.45	826	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	873	50.42	440	3thin

Every lot

37 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	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	146.69/cwt	140.00–150.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	135.66/cwt	135.00–137.00	771	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	136.44/cwt	133.00–138.00	860	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	137.56/cwt	135.00–139.75	907	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	120.99/cwt	119.00–124.00	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	855	132.35/cwt	132.35–132.35	1,132	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	122.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	124.99/cwt	115.00–131.00	637	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	132.11/cwt	125.00–133.00	782	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	627	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	631	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	100.01/cwt	98.50–101.50	1,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,757	106.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,880	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	43.13/cwt	40.00–45.00	367	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	598	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	651	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	71.83/cwt	70.00–73.50	914	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	63.38/cwt	61.50–68.50	827	4

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 139Last week 135Year ago 294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 20Year ago 30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	65.00	65.00
2	—	850	40.00–45.00	43.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	61.50–68.50	63.38
2	—	1,273	70.00–73.50	71.83
1	—	1,205	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,757	105.00–110.00	106.98
2	—	1,348	98.50–101.50	100.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	108.00	108.00
3	—	385	132.00	132.00
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.45
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
9	—	592	125.00–133.00	132.11
6	—	510	115.00–131.00	124.99
4	—	605	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	110.00–116.00	113.02
1	—	745	97.00	97.00
1	—	485	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	119.00–124.00	120.99
3	—	568	135.00–137.00	135.66
3	—	503	140.00–150.00	146.69
1	—	830	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	143.00	143.00
11	—	659	135.00–139.75	137.56
1	—	390	141.00	141.00
5	—	630	133.00–138.00	136.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	855	132.35	132.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	130.00–133.00	131.51
2	—	478	132.00	132.00
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	141.00	141.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
3	—	682	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	98.00	98.00

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.