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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 10

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

986 head

▲ 429 vs last sale 557▲ 704 vs year ago 282 · +249.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

196 head

▲ 196 vs last sale 0▲ 165 vs year ago 31 · +532.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 66▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages of calves. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $142.27/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$142.27

396 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$1.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

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	650	142.39	925	366
Medium and Large 2-3	568	140.82	800	30

One grade step is worth $1.58/cwt here — about $125 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 sale396 hd

142.27

—

KY average26 barns · 9,659 hd

140.94

+1.34

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	1,741	86.59	1,508	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,610	58.30	939	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	54.97	663	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	52.21	497	45

Every lot

105 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	226	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	429	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	467	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	306	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	584	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	164.64/cwt	162.00–167.00	524	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	178.11/cwt	174.00–181.00	588	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	184.58/cwt	179.00–189.00	703	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	387	170.82/cwt	170.00–171.00	661	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	175.21/cwt	170.00–180.00	720	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	436	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	160.35/cwt	154.00–164.00	736	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	150.65/cwt	147.00–153.00	720	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	632	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	151.98/cwt	145.00–159.00	787	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	878	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	150.38/cwt	142.00–155.00	856	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	136.04/cwt	133.00–137.00	780	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	142.97/cwt	136.00–150.00	908	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	810	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	137.20/cwt	134.00–138.00	929	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	124.23/cwt	116.00–133.00	899	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	778	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	848	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	120.46/cwt	117.00–122.00	946	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	819	120.95/cwt	114.00–122.50	991	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	110.56/cwt	110.00–111.00	971	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	889	120.56/cwt	120.50–121.00	1,072	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	92.98/cwt	91.00–95.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,120	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	277	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	367	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	141.68/cwt	138.00–144.00	390	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	175.54/cwt	169.00–177.00	562	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	141.01/cwt	137.00–143.00	463	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	613	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	150.37/cwt	140.00–157.00	550	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	147.07/cwt	140.00–152.00	622	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	574	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	126.66/cwt	123.00–130.00	594	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	137.82/cwt	130.00–144.00	648	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	121.96/cwt	118.00–126.00	622	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	139.73/cwt	133.00–143.00	727	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	114.56/cwt	114.00–117.00	652	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	125.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	728	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	124.77/cwt	117.00–128.75	770	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	808	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	116.88/cwt	115.00–121.00	773	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	679	101.33/cwt	100.00–108.00	688	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	112.43/cwt	107.00–120.00	804	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	96.00/cwt	92.00–100.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	752	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	669	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	86.95/cwt	84.00–90.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	735	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,065	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	916	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	159.43/cwt	152.00–167.00	451	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	507	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	161.96/cwt	156.00–168.00	596	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	187.87/cwt	185.00–191.00	718	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	166.11/cwt	159.00–175.00	704	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	142.67/cwt	138.00–145.00	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	156.35/cwt	153.00–159.00	732	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	482	142.85/cwt	138.00–149.00	689	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	147.94/cwt	142.00–155.00	783	31
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	147.13/cwt	144.00–149.50	830	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	126.92/cwt	120.00–131.00	736	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	117.49/cwt	117.00–118.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	130.33/cwt	124.00–139.00	809	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	103.05/cwt	101.00–107.00	683	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	111.51/cwt	110.00–122.00	810	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	106.80/cwt	104.00–108.00	815	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	104.64/cwt	102.00–106.00	866	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	833	91.51/cwt	91.00–92.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	864	92.48/cwt	91.00–97.00	799	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	79.70/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,287	4
Bulls	—	—	1,754	87.06/cwt	83.50–90.00	1,527	7
Bulls	—	—	1,880	94.70/cwt	92.00–99.50	1,780	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	45.86/cwt	42.50–50.50	427	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	63.56/cwt	61.00–65.50	596	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	54.81/cwt	51.00–59.00	532	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,169	47.67/cwt	43.50–51.00	557	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	62.78/cwt	61.00–65.50	738	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	55.92/cwt	52.00–60.50	681	74
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	65.53/cwt	63.50–67.50	1,009	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,623	56.99/cwt	54.50–62.00	925	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,499	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	792.33/cwt	650.00–890.00	7,694	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	723.54/cwt	540.00–930.00	7,547	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,142	907.48/cwt	590.00–1,090.00	10,363	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	865.38/cwt	840.00–930.00	10,038	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,891	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	70.16/cwt	69.00–71.00	672	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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 986Last week 557Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 0Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 66Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	337	182.00	182.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	101.00	101.00
15	—	715	107.00–120.00	112.43
47	—	617	117.00–128.75	124.77
11	—	661	115.00–121.00	116.88
4	—	240	150.00–155.00	153.04
39	—	470	130.00–144.00	137.82
11	—	366	140.00–157.00	150.37
3	—	275	138.00–144.00	141.68
37	—	520	133.00–143.00	139.73
9	—	320	169.00–177.00	175.54
23	—	423	140.00–152.00	147.07
29	—	580	120.00–135.00	125.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	618	130.75	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	137.00–143.00	141.01
2	—	825	84.00–90.00	86.95
1	—	210	132.00	132.00
2	—	935	84.00	84.00
1	—	890	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,065	86.00	86.00
1	—	625	104.00	104.00
1	—	360	136.00	136.00
2	—	725	92.00–100.00	96.00
2	—	510	118.00–126.00	121.96
5	—	752	89.00	89.00
15	—	426	130.00–137.00	134.63
11	—	679	100.00–108.00	101.33
1	—	980	75.00	75.00
9	—	569	114.00–117.00	114.56
8	—	469	123.00–130.00	126.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	569	142.00–155.00	150.38
19	—	459	154.00–164.00	160.35
7	—	878	110.00–111.00	110.56
21	—	381	179.00–189.00	184.58
17	—	518	145.00–159.00	151.98
20	—	677	134.00–138.00	137.20
4	—	330	174.00–181.00	178.11
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
64	—	635	136.00–150.00	142.97
8	—	411	170.00–180.00	175.21
1	—	290	161.00	161.00
34	—	724	116.00–133.00	124.23
22	—	785	117.00–122.00	120.46
10	—	819	114.00–122.50	120.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	889	120.50–121.00	120.56
21	—	529	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	92.00	92.00
4	—	573	133.00–137.00	136.04
1	—	510	124.00	124.00
5	—	387	170.00–171.00	170.82
2	—	638	126.00–128.00	127.01
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
5	—	436	166.00	166.00
3	—	478	147.00–153.00	150.65
2	—	970	91.00–95.00	92.98
2	—	318	162.00–167.00	164.64
3	—	778	108.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	226	190.00	190.00
4	—	306	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	159.00–175.00	166.11
3	—	468	153.00–159.00	156.35
9	—	828	102.00–106.00	104.64
2	—	348	183.00	183.00
31	—	529	142.00–155.00	147.94
1	—	225	174.00	174.00
19	—	382	185.00–191.00	187.87
13	—	726	110.00–122.00	111.51
18	—	564	144.00–149.50	147.13
10	—	621	124.00–139.00	130.33
3	—	678	120.00	120.00
5	—	763	104.00–108.00	106.80
2	—	283	152.00–167.00	159.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	149.00	149.00
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
3	—	435	138.00–145.00	142.67
2	—	368	156.00–168.00	161.96
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
2	—	833	91.00–92.00	91.51
3	—	512	138.00	138.00
3	—	663	101.00–107.00	103.05
12	—	580	120.00–131.00	126.92
7	—	482	138.00–149.00	142.85
2	—	618	117.00–118.00	117.49
4	—	864	91.00–97.00	92.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	181.00	181.00

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)	9	—	971	650.00–890.00	792.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,043	540.00–930.00	723.54

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	—	1,135	925.00	925.00

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	13	—	1,142	590.00–1,090.00	907.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,160	840.00–930.00	865.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	615	470.00	470.00

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	2	—	958	69.00–71.00	70.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,169	43.50–51.00	47.67
6	—	1,176	61.00–65.50	62.78
74	—	1,217	52.00–60.50	55.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	931	42.50–50.50	45.86
4	—	938	61.00–65.50	63.56
24	—	970	51.00–59.00	54.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,540	63.50–67.50	65.53
11	—	1,623	54.50–62.00	56.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,615	75.00–81.00	79.70
3	—	1,880	92.00–99.50	94.70
7	—	1,754	83.50–90.00	87.06

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.