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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 5

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

295 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 351▲ 50 vs year ago 245 · +20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 50▲ 14 vs year ago 36 · +38.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%

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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 $127.68/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$127.68

141 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$21.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.09

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	507	133.84	678	93
Large 1	530	119.67	634	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	538	115.76	623	41
Small and Medium 1-2	500	112.76	564	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.08/cwt here — about $114 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 sale141 hd

127.68

—

KY average27 barns · 4,230 hd

128.77

−1.09

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	1,634	85.02	1,389	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	65.35	942	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	62.56	736	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	56.07	535	7thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,159	88.00	1,020	4thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	509	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	162.56/cwt	157.00–168.00	593	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	153.00/cwt	149.00–158.00	662	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	141.87/cwt	137.00–145.00	614	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	157.08/cwt	151.00–162.00	756	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	787	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	533	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	141.80/cwt	136.00–146.25	808	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	127.73/cwt	123.00–130.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	128.54/cwt	127.00–130.00	792	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	643	97.49/cwt	94.00–101.00	627	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	934	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	868	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	119.69/cwt	117.00–123.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	107.75/cwt	107.00–110.00	910	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	946	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	988	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	306	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	133.89/cwt	130.00–138.00	359	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	142.06/cwt	137.00–147.00	477	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	134.68/cwt	130.00–137.00	500	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	127.27/cwt	125.00–129.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	134.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	564	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	118.47/cwt	110.00–128.00	506	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	466	119.86/cwt	110.00–125.00	559	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	138.09/cwt	129.00–143.00	672	21
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	487	115.34/cwt	114.00–116.00	562	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	137.72/cwt	134.00–141.00	719	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	122.71/cwt	111.00–129.00	642	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	781	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	134.87/cwt	130.00–138.00	762	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	120.17/cwt	109.00–124.00	699	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	128.66/cwt	117.00–130.00	793	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	112.31/cwt	110.00–115.00	699	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	96.50/cwt	96.00–97.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	84.96/cwt	82.00–88.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	915	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	995	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	647	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	152.82/cwt	146.00–165.00	669	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	452	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	151.47/cwt	143.00–155.00	718	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	140.14/cwt	132.00–148.00	729	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	131.45/cwt	130.00–136.00	755	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	598	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	630	85.86/cwt	80.00–92.00	541	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	123.67/cwt	120.00–129.00	782	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	120.40/cwt	120.00–122.00	807	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	115.33/cwt	112.00–121.00	819	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	95.84/cwt	89.00–98.00	797	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	94.55/cwt	89.00–100.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	788	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	300	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	327	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	480	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	389	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,159	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,020	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	77.85/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	97.75/cwt	96.00–99.50	1,665	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	79.45/cwt	69.00–85.00	1,444	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	62.31/cwt	61.00–63.00	584	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	43.01/cwt	36.50–49.00	406	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	59.78/cwt	57.00–62.50	589	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	376	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	69.40/cwt	66.00–70.50	813	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	60.87/cwt	56.00–64.50	723	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	51.55/cwt	48.50–55.50	637	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	69.93/cwt	68.00–74.50	1,029	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	64.61/cwt	63.00–65.50	952	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	9,504	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,288	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 May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 295Last week 351Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 8Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,172	66.00–70.50	69.40
1	—	1,075	35.00	35.00
12	—	1,187	56.00–64.50	60.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	945	36.50–49.00	43.01
3	—	938	61.00–63.00	62.31
2	—	985	57.00–62.50	59.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	48.50–55.50	51.55
7	—	1,472	68.00–74.50	69.93
6	—	1,473	63.00–65.50	64.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	76.00–79.00	77.85
2	—	1,703	96.00–99.50	97.75
2	—	1,818	69.00–85.00	79.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,159	88.00	88.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	137.00–145.00	141.87
1	—	820	103.00	103.00
4	—	690	125.00–126.00	125.75
1	—	745	108.00	108.00
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
2	—	545	138.00	138.00
4	—	580	123.00–130.00	127.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	145.00–150.00	147.50
9	—	365	157.00–168.00	162.56
7	—	481	151.00–162.00	157.08
4	—	845	107.00–110.00	107.75
4	—	651	143.50	143.50
3	—	433	149.00–158.00	153.00
2	—	758	120.00	120.00
2	—	868	109.00	109.00
2	—	503	155.00–158.00	156.49
3	—	915	108.00	108.00
4	—	616	127.00–130.00	128.54
16	—	570	136.00–146.25	141.80
3	—	718	117.00–123.00	119.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	110.00–115.00	112.56
2	—	643	94.00–101.00	97.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	129.00	129.00
2	—	400	155.00	155.00
2	—	598	121.00	121.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	385	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	120.00–122.00	120.40
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00
4	—	574	130.00–136.00	131.45
5	—	474	143.00–155.00	151.47
9	—	520	132.00–148.00	140.14
3	—	438	146.00–165.00	152.82
3	—	710	112.00–121.00	115.33
4	—	832	89.00–98.00	95.84
2	—	873	89.00–100.00	94.55
3	—	632	120.00–129.00	123.67
1	—	1,030	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,110	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	80.00–92.00	85.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	72.00	72.00
1	—	915	78.00	78.00
2	—	680	96.00–97.00	96.50
4	—	373	125.00–129.00	127.27
1	—	995	65.00	65.00
5	—	427	110.00–128.00	118.47
9	—	582	109.00–124.00	120.17
6	—	523	111.00–129.00	122.71
3	—	622	110.00–115.00	112.31
8	—	466	110.00–125.00	119.86
1	—	335	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	487	129.00–143.00	138.09
3	—	371	130.00–137.00	134.68
2	—	810	82.00–88.00	84.96
2	—	268	130.00–138.00	133.89
16	—	522	134.00–141.00	137.72
13	—	419	130.00–139.00	134.65
13	—	616	117.00–130.00	128.66
1	—	230	133.00	133.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
14	—	565	130.00–138.00	134.87
1	—	775	91.00	91.00
5	—	336	137.00–147.00	142.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	114.00–116.00	115.34
1	—	540	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
2	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	109.00	109.00
1	—	480	81.00	81.00

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	—	1,080	880.00	880.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	740.00	740.00

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.