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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 7

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

709 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 717▲ 381 vs year ago 328 · +116.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 47▲ 8 vs year ago 52 · +15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 3▼ 8 vs year ago 14 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bull sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

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 $136.00/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$136.00

319 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$18.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.03

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	548	138.50	758	277
Medium and Large 2-3	542	119.53	648	42

One grade step is worth $18.97/cwt here — about $110 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 sale319 hd

136.00

—

KY average25 barns · 5,710 hd

136.03

−0.03

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	1,562	91.57	1,430	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	64.38	1,013	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	62.26	757	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	56.52	530	10

Every lot

94 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	257	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	499	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	328	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	623	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	178.50/cwt	170.00–187.00	607	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	371	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	697	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	177.36/cwt	167.00–181.00	678	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	151.38/cwt	150.00–152.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	173.31/cwt	167.00–180.00	752	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	153.13/cwt	151.00–156.00	733	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	869	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	163.34/cwt	159.00–172.00	787	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	167.29/cwt	164.00–175.00	860	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	931	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	156.00/cwt	154.00–157.00	807	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	163.04/cwt	156.00–170.50	931	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	599	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	916	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	152.79/cwt	142.00–156.00	952	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	136.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	868	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	143.86/cwt	134.00–148.00	954	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,050	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	727	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,101	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	983	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	990	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	158.30/cwt	152.00–159.00	424	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	146.35/cwt	145.00–156.00	451	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	344	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	571	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	154.88/cwt	149.00–161.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	135.82/cwt	131.00–139.00	503	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	413	119.45/cwt	118.00–121.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	150.23/cwt	142.00–155.00	635	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	145.91/cwt	135.00–150.00	681	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	647	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	138.65/cwt	130.00–145.00	727	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	123.34/cwt	120.00–128.00	657	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	127.59/cwt	121.00–134.00	734	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	673	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	139.69/cwt	139.50–139.75	828	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	124.62/cwt	115.00–129.00	784	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	114.26/cwt	111.00–116.00	762	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	125.85/cwt	124.50–132.00	844	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	906	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	105.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	775	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	740	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	927	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	798	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	116.30/cwt	103.00–119.00	966	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	797	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	173.12/cwt	170.00–176.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	182.07/cwt	179.00–189.00	692	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	171.75/cwt	164.00–175.00	730	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	164.45/cwt	160.00–169.00	786	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	150.58/cwt	145.00–157.00	785	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	146.63/cwt	137.00–151.00	858	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	131.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	773	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	141.66/cwt	131.00–145.00	887	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	135.46/cwt	130.00–140.00	899	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	122.14/cwt	116.00–129.00	899	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	930	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	115.94/cwt	112.00–120.00	948	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	904	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	986	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,155	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,028	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,014	1
Bulls	—	—	1,569	89.55/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,405	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	98.78/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,620	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	62.85/cwt	59.50–65.50	549	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	47.86/cwt	44.50–52.00	460	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	68.67/cwt	67.50–70.00	673	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	55.19/cwt	50.50–57.00	628	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	63.38/cwt	59.00–66.00	777	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	67.85/cwt	67.00–69.00	870	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,000	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,589	63.86/cwt	60.50–67.00	1,015	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,835	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	679	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	867	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,619	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	759.38/cwt	730.00–790.00	8,338	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	820.23/cwt	660.00–910.00	10,236	3

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 Apr 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 709Last week 717Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 47Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 3Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	257	194.00	194.00
7	—	382	167.00–181.00	177.36
12	—	482	159.00–172.00	163.34
2	—	818	120.00–122.00	121.02
17	—	434	167.00–180.00	173.31
8	—	663	134.00–148.00	143.86
39	—	571	156.00–170.50	163.04
9	—	514	164.00–175.00	167.29
3	—	782	125.00–127.00	125.68
3	—	745	143.00	143.00
17	—	623	142.00–156.00	152.79
2	—	340	170.00–187.00	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	727	151.50	151.50
17	—	684	153.50	153.50
5	—	517	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	188.00	188.00
10	—	328	190.00	190.00
8	—	480	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	599	153.00	153.00
6	—	479	151.00–156.00	153.13
3	—	638	134.00–137.00	136.01
1	—	740	124.00	124.00
3	—	517	154.00–157.00	156.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
3	—	430	150.00–152.00	151.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	740	125.25	125.25
21	—	593	139.50–139.75	139.69
41	—	681	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	575	121.00–134.00	127.59
30	—	524	130.00–145.00	138.65
6	—	629	115.00–129.00	124.62
8	—	731	105.00–110.00	105.99
20	—	671	124.50–132.00	125.85
6	—	831	103.00–119.00	116.30
9	—	308	145.00–156.00	146.35
14	—	423	142.00–155.00	150.23
3	—	227	154.00	154.00
6	—	368	149.00–161.00	154.88
19	—	268	152.00–159.00	158.30
35	—	467	135.00–150.00	145.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	344	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	101.00	101.00
6	—	533	120.00–128.00	123.34
1	—	895	89.00	89.00
2	—	413	118.00–121.00	119.45
1	—	835	92.00	92.00
4	—	667	111.00–116.00	114.26
2	—	323	131.00–135.00	132.95
5	—	370	131.00–139.00	135.82
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
11	—	590	114.00	114.00
4	—	490	130.00–134.00	132.03
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	585	137.00–151.00	146.63
2	—	818	112.00–120.00	115.94
11	—	521	145.00–157.00	150.58
13	—	626	131.00–145.00	141.66
3	—	380	179.00–189.00	182.07
3	—	478	160.00–169.00	164.45
4	—	664	130.00–140.00	135.46
6	—	736	116.00–129.00	122.14
1	—	250	173.00	173.00
2	—	765	121.00–122.00	121.51
4	—	425	164.00–175.00	171.75
2	—	323	170.00–176.00	173.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	93.00	93.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,155	89.00	89.00
2	—	588	129.00–134.00	131.47
3	—	498	150.00	150.00
1	—	895	101.00	101.00
1	—	645	125.00	125.00
1	—	260	155.00	155.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	79.00	79.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	73.50	73.50

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	—	1,100	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	780.00	780.00

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	—	1,230	1,450.00	1,450.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	730.00–790.00	759.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,248	660.00–910.00	820.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	59.50–65.50	62.85
5	—	961	44.50–52.00	47.86
2	—	980	67.50–70.00	68.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,589	60.50–67.00	63.86
1	—	1,470	68.00	68.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,137	50.50–57.00	55.19
8	—	1,282	67.00–69.00	67.85
17	—	1,226	59.00–66.00	63.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,640	96.00–102.00	98.78
4	—	1,569	85.00–93.50	89.55

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.