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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 30

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

568 head

▲ 285 vs last sale 283▲ 430 vs year ago 138 · +311.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 51▲ 24 vs year ago 36 · +66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady with softer undertones noted. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $128.84/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$128.84

301 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$19.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.07

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	598	130.49	780	275
Medium and Large 2-3	544	111.43	606	26

One grade step is worth $19.07/cwt here — about $174 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 sale301 hd

128.84

—

KY average25 barns · 5,394 hd

125.78

+3.07

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	1,539	85.58	1,317	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,587	58.44	927	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	54.53	676	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	942	51.48	485	6thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	304	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	468	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	163.00/cwt	154.00–168.00	631	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	163.13/cwt	157.00–164.50	693	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	146.72/cwt	146.00–154.00	706	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	566	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	142.96/cwt	135.00–149.00	748	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	742	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	142.02/cwt	133.00–145.00	822	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	612	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	128.61/cwt	126.00–134.00	796	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	135.77/cwt	127.00–139.00	907	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	118.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	857	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	729	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,006	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,029	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	868	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	360	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	128.61/cwt	125.00–132.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	133.84/cwt	123.00–137.00	513	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	116.64/cwt	114.00–121.00	455	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	130.67/cwt	127.00–133.00	553	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	113.26/cwt	112.00–116.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	129.72/cwt	121.00–133.00	628	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	126.72/cwt	119.50–131.00	650	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	602	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	114.31/cwt	113.00–115.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	130.21/cwt	118.00–133.00	759	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	123.62/cwt	115.00–129.50	765	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	653	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	129.95/cwt	122.00–133.00	871	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	855	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,004	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	924	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	768	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	162.36/cwt	162.00–163.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	142.99/cwt	141.00–146.00	532	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	421	137.26/cwt	134.00–139.00	578	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	156.39/cwt	156.00–158.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	138.81/cwt	135.00–143.00	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	139.90/cwt	139.50–143.00	729	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	127.13/cwt	120.00–132.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	124.35/cwt	122.00–130.00	788	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	111.33/cwt	110.00–113.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	113.03/cwt	112.00–114.00	761	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	837	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	868	93.46/cwt	89.00–98.00	811	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	82.04/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,102	4
Bulls	—	—	1,603	85.70/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,374	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	92.27/cwt	92.00–92.50	1,605	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	554	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	45.65/cwt	43.00–49.00	430	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	53.95/cwt	50.50–57.00	529	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	710	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	47.51/cwt	42.00–50.50	547	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	56.51/cwt	53.00–59.50	719	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,003	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,591	57.57/cwt	53.50–60.00	916	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	694.54/cwt	650.00–740.00	8,425	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,063	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	789.09/cwt	650.00–900.00	11,031	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 283Year ago 138

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 51Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	619	115.00–129.50	123.62
7	—	701	122.00	122.00
2	—	320	125.00–132.00	128.61
28	—	484	121.00–133.00	129.72
15	—	751	123.00	123.00
17	—	383	123.00–137.00	133.84
56	—	583	118.00–133.00	130.21
2	—	280	125.00–132.00	128.44
24	—	513	119.50–131.00	126.72
20	—	423	127.00–133.00	130.67
15	—	670	122.00–133.00	129.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	110.00–112.00	111.00
3	—	390	114.00–121.00	116.64
4	—	482	112.00–116.00	113.26
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
2	—	435	111.00	111.00
1	—	825	97.00	97.00
3	—	563	113.00–115.00	114.31
2	—	768	90.00–91.00	90.50
1	—	640	111.00	111.00
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
6	—	530	110.00–117.00	113.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	738	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	116.00–118.00	117.01
3	—	790	105.00–107.00	106.00
3	—	635	110.00–113.00	111.33
5	—	372	141.00–146.00	142.99
2	—	673	112.00–114.00	113.03
2	—	868	89.00–98.00	93.46
3	—	421	134.00–139.00	137.26
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
1	—	735	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	156.00–158.00	156.39
4	—	669	116.00–120.00	117.98
3	—	573	120.00–132.00	127.13
1	—	735	121.00	121.00
3	—	370	162.00–163.00	162.36
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
6	—	482	135.00–143.00	138.81
5	—	634	122.00–130.00	124.35
11	—	521	139.50–143.00	139.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
3	—	488	116.00	116.00
2	—	573	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
1	—	515	121.00	121.00
1	—	895	97.00	97.00
1	—	735	123.00	123.00
1	—	605	116.00	116.00
1	—	325	144.00	144.00
1	—	260	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	115.00–125.00	118.60
31	—	668	127.00–139.00	135.77
7	—	387	154.00–168.00	163.00
7	—	425	157.00–164.50	163.13
17	—	523	135.00–149.00	142.96
10	—	751	137.00	137.00
10	—	619	126.00–134.00	128.61
15	—	481	146.00–154.00	146.72
25	—	579	133.00–145.00	142.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	141.00	141.00
2	—	550	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	729	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	92.00–92.50	92.27
6	—	1,603	84.00–86.50	85.70
4	—	1,343	81.00–83.00	82.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	64.00	64.00
2	—	980	50.50–57.00	53.95
3	—	943	43.00–49.00	45.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,591	53.50–60.00	57.57
1	—	1,555	64.50	64.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,273	53.00–59.50	56.51
7	—	1,151	42.00–50.50	47.51
1	—	1,145	62.00	62.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	650.00–740.00	694.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	650.00–900.00	789.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	725.00	725.00

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.