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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 6

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

246 head

▼ 154 vs last sale 400▼ 246 vs year ago 492 · −50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 87▼ 26 vs year ago 90 · −28.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 9▲ 19 vs year ago 4 · +475.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the Christmas and New Years break.

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 $111.11/cwt on 80 head.

Average price

$111.11

80 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$20.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.96

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	488	116.09	566	61
Medium and Large 2-3	518	95.12	492	19thin

One grade step is worth $20.97/cwt here — about $74 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 sale80 hd

111.11

—

KY average20 barns · 4,290 hd

121.07

−9.96

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	—	Average	1,692	94.25	1,595	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,631	57.46	937	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	54.05	672	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	50.39	487	15

Every lot

78 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	401	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	133.61/cwt	124.00–138.00	616	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	123.32/cwt	119.00–132.00	697	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	124.67/cwt	124.50–125.00	760	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	122.72/cwt	119.00–128.00	823	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	865	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	113.92/cwt	110.00–126.00	900	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	914	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	932	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	122.20/cwt	121.00–125.00	340	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	290	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	332	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	112.84/cwt	105.00–115.00	380	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	108.09/cwt	105.00–111.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	124.43/cwt	114.00–130.00	549	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	115.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	543	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	97.57/cwt	95.00–100.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	106.91/cwt	104.00–110.00	561	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	549	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	110.71/cwt	101.00–116.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	608	83.52/cwt	82.00–85.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	108.10/cwt	101.00–114.00	671	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,030	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	855	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	144.69/cwt	144.00–146.00	480	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	144.83/cwt	138.00–150.00	563	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	131.05/cwt	124.00–138.00	558	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	520	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	130.37/cwt	127.00–140.00	604	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	122.43/cwt	119.00–126.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	117.44/cwt	114.00–126.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	592	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	94.09/cwt	91.00–97.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	788	87.48/cwt	85.00–90.00	689	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	802	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	827	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	91.87/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,445	2
Bulls	—	—	1,930	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,911	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	43.71/cwt	40.00–47.00	407	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	53.43/cwt	50.00–57.00	527	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	59.77/cwt	59.00–60.50	595	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	53.89/cwt	50.00–57.00	664	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	59.66/cwt	58.00–62.50	746	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	48.11/cwt	45.00–49.00	628	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	53.54/cwt	50.00–58.00	869	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,638	60.59/cwt	59.00–62.50	992	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,510	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,781	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,121	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	843.88/cwt	840.00–850.00	9,620	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	838.87/cwt	760.00–910.00	10,654	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,449	962.56/cwt	500.00–1,175.00	13,947	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	10,984	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	843	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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 246Last week 400Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 87Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 4

No trend due to the Christmas and New Years break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	441	114.00–130.00	124.43
7	—	337	105.00–115.00	112.84
1	—	385	117.00	117.00
6	—	576	101.00–116.00	110.71
4	—	668	115.00	115.00
9	—	469	110.00–118.00	115.69
11	—	621	101.00–114.00	108.10
3	—	278	121.00–125.00	122.20
2	—	525	104.00–110.00	106.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	82.00–85.00	83.52
1	—	290	100.00	100.00
1	—	360	101.00	101.00
1	—	450	102.00	102.00
1	—	1,030	83.00	83.00
1	—	235	102.00	102.00
1	—	770	72.00	72.00
2	—	330	100.00–101.00	100.49
2	—	423	105.00–111.00	108.09
1	—	720	72.00	72.00
4	—	555	99.00	99.00
2	—	520	95.00–100.00	97.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	78.00	78.00
2	—	723	91.00–97.00	94.09
1	—	805	87.00	87.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,000	87.00	87.00
2	—	788	85.00–90.00	87.48
4	—	435	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	865	88.00	88.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
1	—	630	95.00	95.00
2	—	580	101.00–103.00	101.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	114.00–126.00	117.44
5	—	426	124.00–138.00	131.05
4	—	463	127.00–140.00	130.37
1	—	275	130.00	130.00
2	—	510	119.00–126.00	122.43
1	—	955	84.00	84.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
2	—	655	108.00	108.00
3	—	332	144.00–146.00	144.69
4	—	389	138.00–150.00	144.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	820	111.50	111.50
6	—	723	119.00–120.00	119.66
6	—	610	124.50–125.00	124.67
5	—	461	124.00–138.00	133.61
3	—	932	100.00	100.00
15	—	671	119.00–128.00	122.72
1	—	295	136.00	136.00
1	—	540	132.50	132.50
7	—	565	119.00–132.00	123.32
4	—	790	110.00–126.00	113.92
3	—	438	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	109.00	109.00
1	—	450	92.00	92.00
1	—	765	101.00	101.00

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)	1	—	880	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	625.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	840.00–850.00	843.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,270	760.00–910.00	838.87

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	10	—	1,449	500.00–1,175.00	962.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	920	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	73.00	73.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	59.00–60.50	59.77
7	—	987	50.00–57.00	53.43
6	—	931	40.00–47.00	43.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,638	59.00–62.50	60.59
4	—	1,623	50.00–58.00	53.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,233	50.00–57.00	53.89
4	—	1,305	45.00–49.00	48.11
5	—	1,250	58.00–62.50	59.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	90.00–93.50	91.87
1	—	1,930	99.00	99.00

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.