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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 3

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Jan 27Feb 3Feb 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

247 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 248▲ 155 vs year ago 92 · +168.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 30▼ 4 vs year ago 27 · −14.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

0 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 3 · −100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $128.14/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$128.14

129 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$343

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

$12.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.01

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	770	128.52	990	125
Medium and Large 2-3	556	116.25	647	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.27/cwt here — about $343 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 sale129 hd

128.14

—

KY average27 barns · 4,389 hd

133.15

−5.01

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	1,688	92.26	1,557	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	63.29	980	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	55.67	686	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	54.51	539	2thin

Every lot

48 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	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	147.53/cwt	146.00–149.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	652	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	787	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	127.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	727	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	137.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	873	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	131.55/cwt	118.00–133.00	893	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	931	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	120.26/cwt	114.00–123.00	938	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	949	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	908	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,126	58
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	121.74/cwt	117.00–124.00	383	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	132.74/cwt	122.00–137.00	559	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	113.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	479	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.36/cwt	130.00–137.00	640	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	118.49/cwt	118.00–120.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	121.32/cwt	120.00–123.00	638	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	123.54/cwt	114.00–127.50	697	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	112.87/cwt	112.00–114.00	709	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	648	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	114.66/cwt	111.00–116.50	830	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	714	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	106.43/cwt	104.00–109.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	101.50/cwt	101.00–102.00	670	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	117.17/cwt	112.00–119.00	796	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	820	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,009	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	92.26/cwt	91.50–93.00	1,557	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	54.51/cwt	54.00–55.00	539	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	47.50/cwt	43.00–49.00	561	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	781	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	57.82/cwt	55.00–61.00	723	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,547	65.67/cwt	65.50–66.00	1,016	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	59.72/cwt	59.00–60.50	926	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,555	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,993	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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 247Last week 248Year ago 92

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 30Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 4Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,688	91.50–93.00	92.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,251	55.00–61.00	57.82
1	—	1,240	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,180	43.00–49.00	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	59.00–60.50	59.72
3	—	1,547	65.50–66.00	65.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	54.00–55.00	54.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	124.00–135.00	127.63
2	—	498	131.00	131.00
9	—	518	152.00	152.00
10	—	780	114.00–123.00	120.26
2	—	430	146.00–149.00	147.53
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
9	—	722	129.00	129.00
10	—	636	135.00–137.50	137.26
13	—	679	118.00–133.00	131.55
3	—	887	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	908	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
1	—	580	116.00	116.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	120.00–123.00	121.32
7	—	564	114.00–127.50	123.54
7	—	421	122.00–137.00	132.74
9	—	628	112.00–114.00	112.87
13	—	473	130.00–137.00	135.36
19	—	724	111.00–116.50	114.66
3	—	315	117.00–124.00	121.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
2	—	648	89.00	89.00
4	—	484	118.00–120.00	118.49
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
4	—	424	110.00–116.00	113.04
3	—	582	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	113.00	113.00
4	—	739	111.00	111.00
9	—	679	112.00–119.00	117.17
1	—	445	150.00	150.00
1	—	775	92.00	92.00
1	—	980	103.00	103.00
2	—	525	127.00	127.00
2	—	560	125.00–130.00	127.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	104.00–109.00	106.43
2	—	660	101.00–102.00	101.50
1	—	795	85.00	85.00
1	—	965	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,555	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.