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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 4

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

327 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 275▼ 8 vs year ago 335 · −2.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 55▲ 20 vs year ago 44 · +45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 14 vs year ago 18 · −77.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $128.79/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$128.79

127 head · 811 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$19.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

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	818	129.55	1,060	122
Medium and Large 2-3	645	110.20	711	5thin

One grade step is worth $19.35/cwt here — about $349 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 sale127 hd

128.79

—

KY average26 barns · 3,298 hd

134.34

−5.55

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	1,678	84.39	1,416	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,683	57.88	974	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	53.60	664	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	50.16	481	11

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	418	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	490	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	136.54/cwt	135.00–138.00	580	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	134.20/cwt	133.00–135.00	644	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	136.67/cwt	136.00–138.00	724	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	551	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	771	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	834	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	120.85/cwt	116.00–125.00	805	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	125.57/cwt	115.00–129.00	903	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	116.26/cwt	105.00–119.00	896	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	832	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	905	133.10/cwt	133.10–133.10	1,205	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,137	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,058	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	185	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	241	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	119.00/cwt	118.00–121.00	452	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	121.57/cwt	119.00–125.00	519	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	100.52/cwt	100.00–101.00	430	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	108.96/cwt	106.00–112.00	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	124.63/cwt	120.00–127.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.11/cwt	118.00–133.00	657	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	113.03/cwt	110.00–116.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	121.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	689	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	694	92.65/cwt	91.00–96.00	643	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	119.55/cwt	114.00–122.25	934	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	75.98/cwt	74.00–78.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	133.49/cwt	127.00–137.00	514	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	124.55/cwt	121.00–128.00	480	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	521	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	135.41/cwt	130.00–144.00	566	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	130.95/cwt	123.00–136.00	630	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	577	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	129.41/cwt	124.00–132.50	670	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	113.85/cwt	111.00–116.50	598	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	113.26/cwt	111.00–118.00	651	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	125.73/cwt	122.00–134.00	727	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	113.21/cwt	109.00–115.00	695	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	112.79/cwt	112.00–113.00	765	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	110.64/cwt	109.00–114.00	801	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	841	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	93.54/cwt	90.00–97.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	860	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	943	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	811	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,218	73.04/cwt	70.50–75.00	890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,726	84.77/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,463	11
Bulls	—	—	1,775	89.02/cwt	88.00–89.50	1,580	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	595	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	942	44.93/cwt	42.00–48.50	423	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	54.54/cwt	52.00–57.50	540	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	47.05/cwt	43.00–49.00	544	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	59.77/cwt	59.00–60.50	744	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	54.78/cwt	51.00–58.50	695	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,654	56.55/cwt	53.00–59.50	935	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,830	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	1,180	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,291	717.75/cwt	590.00–880.00	9,266	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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 275Year ago 335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 55Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	724	109.00–114.00	110.64
5	—	678	112.00–113.00	112.79
15	—	518	124.00–132.50	129.41
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
4	—	614	109.00–115.00	113.21
4	—	385	127.00–137.00	133.49
3	—	772	109.00	109.00
9	—	481	123.00–136.00	130.95
7	—	418	130.00–144.00	135.41
10	—	578	122.00–134.00	125.73
1	—	825	103.00	103.00
1	—	190	140.00	140.00
1	—	935	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	121.00–128.00	124.55
1	—	485	119.00	119.00
2	—	943	86.00	86.00
2	—	415	125.00–126.00	125.49
5	—	575	111.00–118.00	113.26
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
2	—	835	90.00–97.00	93.54
2	—	525	111.00–116.50	113.85
1	—	610	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	115.00–124.00	121.95
1	—	325	118.00	118.00
11	—	525	118.00–133.00	125.11
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
3	—	478	120.00–127.00	124.63
4	—	380	118.00–121.00	119.00
1	—	185	130.00	130.00
27	—	781	114.00–122.25	119.55
3	—	718	108.00	108.00
8	—	427	119.00–125.00	121.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	100.00–101.00	100.52
2	—	535	110.00–116.00	113.03
1	—	280	110.00	110.00
5	—	475	106.00–112.00	108.96
1	—	965	77.00	77.00
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
1	—	745	99.00	99.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
2	—	870	74.00–78.00	75.98
1	—	550	108.00	108.00
3	—	694	91.00–96.00	92.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	719	115.00–129.00	125.57
1	—	980	108.00	108.00
3	—	530	136.00–138.00	136.67
2	—	425	135.00–138.00	136.54
25	—	932	122.00	122.00
6	—	620	134.50	134.50
7	—	666	116.00–125.00	120.85
5	—	771	105.00–119.00	116.26
5	—	551	140.00	140.00
5	—	480	133.00–135.00	134.20
1	—	305	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	905	133.10	133.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	99.00	99.00
1	—	405	121.00	121.00
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
1	—	840	99.00	99.00
1	—	630	111.00	111.00

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	—	1,291	590.00–880.00	717.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,218	70.50–75.00	73.04
4	—	1,775	88.00–89.50	89.02
11	—	1,726	80.00–87.50	84.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,157	43.00–49.00	47.05
4	—	1,245	59.00–60.50	59.77
18	—	1,269	51.00–58.50	54.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	942	42.00–48.50	44.93
1	—	930	64.00	64.00
4	—	991	52.00–57.50	54.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	64.50	64.50
5	—	1,654	53.00–59.50	56.55

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.