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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 14

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

470 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 446▲ 108 vs year ago 362 · +29.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 69▼ 31 vs year ago 78 · −39.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 37▼ 4 vs year ago 13 · −30.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.71/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$135.71

195 head · 695 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$19.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.16

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	701	136.90	959	183
Medium and Large 2-3	614	117.49	721	12thin

One grade step is worth $19.41/cwt here — about $238 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 sale195 hd

135.71

—

KY average25 barns · 5,797 hd

137.87

−2.16

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	—	Low	1,873	79.95	1,497	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	53.67	818	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,285	51.96	668	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	856	41.75	357	4thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	453	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	152.10/cwt	148.00–154.00	576	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	150.67/cwt	150.00–152.00	627	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	124.45/cwt	122.00–127.00	604	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	141.42/cwt	140.00–143.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	137.07/cwt	132.00–141.50	739	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	551	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	802	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.03/cwt	128.00–139.00	748	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	127.67/cwt	127.00–137.00	792	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	134.30/cwt	133.00–137.00	912	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	976	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	121.31/cwt	120.00–122.00	928	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	141.30/cwt	141.30–141.30	1,173	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	288	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	370	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	124.81/cwt	120.00–136.00	417	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	126.87/cwt	121.00–130.00	457	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	121.81/cwt	113.00–126.00	516	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	108.32/cwt	107.00–111.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	120.04/cwt	113.00–129.00	561	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	109.50/cwt	108.00–111.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	126.47/cwt	115.00–131.00	679	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	117.28/cwt	113.00–123.00	670	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	788	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	117.72/cwt	116.00–120.00	738	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	903	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	112.22/cwt	111.00–113.00	812	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	794	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	749	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	356	134.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	479	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	152.92/cwt	145.00–161.00	569	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	134.94/cwt	133.00–137.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	147.84/cwt	144.00–151.00	643	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	137.88/cwt	132.00–142.00	645	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	125.02/cwt	122.00–129.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	117.95/cwt	115.00–120.00	604	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	132.44/cwt	125.00–139.00	701	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	123.20/cwt	115.00–127.00	697	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	107.01/cwt	106.00–108.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	122.96/cwt	113.00–128.00	761	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	113.19/cwt	113.00–114.00	831	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	827	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	775	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	651	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	875	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	691	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	965	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	724	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,811	80.23/cwt	77.50–83.50	1,453	5
Bulls	—	—	2,010	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,467	1
Bulls	—	—	2,045	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,748	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	853	37.90/cwt	36.50–40.00	323	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	45.60/cwt	44.50–47.00	391	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	57.78/cwt	56.00–61.00	689	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,272	44.31/cwt	41.50–46.50	564	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	51.19/cwt	47.00–55.50	673	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,503	51.01/cwt	50.50–51.50	767	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	923	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,746	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,410	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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 470Last week 446Year ago 362

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 69Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 37Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	575	128.00–139.00	130.03
2	—	718	116.00–117.00	116.49
7	—	486	140.00–143.00	141.42
6	—	679	133.00–137.00	134.30
3	—	379	148.00–154.00	152.10
2	—	302	150.00	150.00
6	—	416	150.00–152.00	150.67
20	—	875	130.00	130.00
20	—	539	132.00–141.50	137.07
18	—	620	127.00–137.00	127.67
3	—	765	120.00–122.00	121.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
2	—	620	121.00	121.00
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
2	—	485	122.00–127.00	124.45
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
2	—	668	111.00	111.00
1	—	520	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	718	136.00	136.00
61	—	830	141.30	141.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	551	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	115.00–120.00	117.95
3	—	558	115.00–116.00	115.33
3	—	473	122.00–129.00	125.02
2	—	356	130.00–139.00	134.43
1	—	735	93.00	93.00
2	—	605	106.00–108.00	107.01
2	—	418	133.00–137.00	134.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	803	103.00	103.00
10	—	619	113.00–128.00	122.96
10	—	468	132.00–142.00	137.88
1	—	200	160.00	160.00
1	—	250	140.00	140.00
11	—	566	115.00–127.00	123.20
6	—	435	144.00–151.00	147.84
3	—	790	112.00	112.00
1	—	690	126.00	126.00
4	—	529	125.00–139.00	132.44
9	—	372	145.00–161.00	152.92
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
5	—	734	113.00–114.00	113.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	537	115.00–131.00	126.47
17	—	467	113.00–129.00	120.04
7	—	571	113.00–123.00	117.28
4	—	334	120.00–136.00	124.81
7	—	627	116.00–120.00	117.72
3	—	360	121.00–130.00	126.87
2	—	238	121.00	121.00
2	—	775	102.00–103.00	102.49
2	—	288	127.00–130.00	128.51
9	—	424	113.00–126.00	121.81
5	—	724	111.00–113.00	112.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	584	135.00	135.00
33	—	684	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	107.00–111.00	108.32
4	—	426	109.00	109.00
2	—	520	108.00–111.00	109.50
1	—	780	96.00	96.00
1	—	710	101.00	101.00
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
2	—	575	108.00–110.00	109.03
1	—	390	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	84.00	84.00
1	—	965	75.00	75.00
2	—	875	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,235	1,275.00	1,275.00

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)	1	—	1,235	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	73.00	73.00
1	—	2,045	85.50	85.50
5	—	1,811	77.50–83.50	80.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,503	50.50–51.50	51.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,192	56.00–61.00	57.78
3	—	1,272	41.50–46.50	44.31
23	—	1,315	47.00–55.50	51.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	36.50–40.00	37.90
2	—	858	44.50–47.00	45.60

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.