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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 2

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

193 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 138▲ 85 vs year ago 108 · +78.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 44▲ 26 vs year ago 21 · +123.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 4 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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 $138.53/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −77.18 against this barn's trailing median of $215.70.

Average price

$138.53

66 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$23.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.85

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	519	140.65	730	60
Medium and Large 2-3	561	117.33	658	6thin

One grade step is worth $23.32/cwt here — about $72 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 sale66 hd

138.53

—

KY average27 barns · 2,215 hd

131.67

+6.85

This barn, trailing median5 sales

215.70

−77.18

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	—	High	1,515	93.86	1,422	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	66.53	1,021	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	61.42	762	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	924	57.87	535	9thin

Every lot

52 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	295	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	730	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	130.89/cwt	127.00–135.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	128.73/cwt	123.00–134.00	874	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	894	122.96/cwt	116.00–124.00	1,099	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	141.25/cwt	135.00–147.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	407	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	128.44/cwt	120.00–134.00	555	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	129.18/cwt	121.00–132.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	127.95/cwt	124.00–130.00	791	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	116.51/cwt	108.00–119.00	834	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	862	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	885	87.01/cwt	85.00–89.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	859	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	397	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	163.56/cwt	161.00–166.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	165.01/cwt	160.00–169.00	640	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	138.41/cwt	134.00–149.00	653	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	134.33/cwt	128.00–136.00	766	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	129.64/cwt	117.00–131.50	847	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	117.54/cwt	112.00–123.00	852	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	910	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	883	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	817	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,043	77.22/cwt	75.00–79.00	805	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	97.09/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,559	5
Bulls	—	—	1,837	105.13/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,931	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	53.94/cwt	51.00–56.00	467	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	630	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	975	59.76/cwt	58.00–62.00	583	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	65.46/cwt	62.00–67.50	804	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	56.54/cwt	54.50–58.50	697	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	973	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	66.53/cwt	64.50–68.50	1,021	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	718	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 193Last week 138Year ago 108

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 44Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 9Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	151.00	151.00
15	—	894	116.00–124.00	122.96
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
10	—	775	128.00	128.00
5	—	507	144.00	144.00
4	—	679	123.00–134.00	128.73
2	—	618	127.00–135.00	130.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	407	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	83.00	83.00
2	—	885	85.00–89.00	87.01
1	—	310	121.00	121.00
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
1	—	685	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	377	135.00–147.00	141.25
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
7	—	777	111.00	111.00
2	—	543	127.00–130.00	128.49
9	—	716	108.00–119.00	116.51
2	—	578	125.00–130.00	127.47
3	—	618	124.00–130.00	127.95
6	—	432	120.00–134.00	128.44
6	—	468	121.00–132.00	129.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	124.00–127.00	125.49
8	—	653	117.00–131.50	129.64
2	—	338	161.00–166.00	163.56
7	—	725	112.00–123.00	117.54
1	—	440	151.00	151.00
6	—	570	128.00–136.00	134.33
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
4	—	530	125.00–130.00	128.23
3	—	752	121.00	121.00
14	—	388	160.00–169.00	165.01
3	—	258	154.00	154.00
9	—	472	134.00–149.00	138.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	92.00–93.00	92.50
2	—	473	127.00–130.00	128.48
1	—	440	132.00	132.00
1	—	215	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	866	51.00–56.00	53.94
4	—	975	58.00–62.00	59.76
1	—	955	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	69.00	69.00
9	—	1,233	54.50–58.50	56.54
9	—	1,228	62.00–67.50	65.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	64.50–68.50	66.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,837	104.00–106.00	105.13
3	—	1,043	75.00–79.00	77.22
5	—	1,606	94.00–100.00	97.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	78.00	78.00

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.