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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 26

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 164▼ 10 vs year ago 148 · −6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 26▲ 6 vs year ago 38 · +15.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 6▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $128.98/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$128.98

55 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$17.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

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	506	131.54	665	47
Medium and Large 2-3	556	113.99	634	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.55/cwt here — about $31 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 sale55 hd

128.98

—

KY average27 barns · 4,581 hd

131.23

−2.25

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	1,690	100.77	1,703	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	65.04	785	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,633	63.50	1,037	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	963	60.35	581	5thin

Every lot

55 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	134.50/cwt	128.00–141.00	551	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	152.57/cwt	148.00–154.00	726	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	104.71/cwt	102.00–106.00	503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	141.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	838	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	923	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	136.78/cwt	130.00–140.00	468	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	120.98/cwt	119.00–125.00	524	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	132.34/cwt	125.00–136.00	630	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	698	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	132.06/cwt	129.00–136.00	680	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	123.63/cwt	117.00–126.00	696	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	112.33/cwt	110.00–117.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	141.25/cwt	134.00–148.00	403	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	432	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	150.64/cwt	150.00–152.00	511	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	154.80/cwt	154.00–156.00	590	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	142.19/cwt	139.00–149.00	687	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	146.85/cwt	139.00–149.00	755	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	141.95/cwt	139.00–145.00	795	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	136.60/cwt	136.50–137.00	885	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	136.03/cwt	132.00–138.00	905	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	877	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	955	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	878	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	515	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	402	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	620	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	496	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,257	92.39/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,161	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	108.92/cwt	106.00–113.50	1,933	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	100.84/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,810	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	53.54/cwt	50.50–57.00	506	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	62.34/cwt	59.00–66.00	595	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	57.86/cwt	56.00–59.00	664	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	69.30/cwt	69.00–70.00	830	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	66.01/cwt	62.50–68.50	811	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	984	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,064	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,930	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	866.70/cwt	825.00–910.00	11,484	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	857.53/cwt	800.00–930.00	11,560	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 138Last week 164Year ago 148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 26Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	70.00	70.00
2	—	945	50.50–57.00	53.54
2	—	955	59.00–66.00	62.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	56.00–59.00	57.86
3	—	1,198	69.00–70.00	69.30
9	—	1,229	62.50–68.50	66.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	61.50	61.50
2	—	1,650	64.50	64.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	106.00–113.50	108.92
10	—	1,795	97.00–105.00	100.84
3	—	1,257	88.00–96.00	92.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	121.00	121.00
1	—	1,155	76.00	76.00
2	—	955	77.00	77.00
1	—	325	133.00	133.00
1	—	570	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	139.00–149.00	142.19
1	—	730	127.00	127.00
5	—	648	136.50–137.00	136.60
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
6	—	339	150.00–152.00	150.64
2	—	285	134.00–148.00	141.25
9	—	514	139.00–149.00	146.85
2	—	560	139.00–145.00	141.95
3	—	665	132.00–138.00	136.03
5	—	381	154.00–156.00	154.80
1	—	440	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
2	—	390	130.00–140.00	135.06
3	—	615	110.00–117.00	112.33
2	—	653	115.00–117.00	116.00
6	—	563	117.00–126.00	123.63
3	—	342	130.00–140.00	136.78
9	—	515	129.00–136.00	132.06
10	—	476	125.00–136.00	132.34
1	—	400	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	1,000	85.00	85.00
2	—	663	108.00–109.00	108.50
4	—	433	119.00–125.00	120.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	488	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
3	—	480	102.00–106.00	104.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	136.00	136.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
2	—	410	128.00–141.00	134.50
2	—	632	146.00	146.00
3	—	590	140.00–146.00	141.97
16	—	476	148.00–154.00	152.57
1	—	320	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	80.00	80.00
1	—	515	78.00	78.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,348	800.00–930.00	857.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,325	825.00–910.00	866.70

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.