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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 12

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

409 head

▲ 114 vs last sale 295▲ 151 vs year ago 258 · +58.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 50▲ 25 vs year ago 35 · +71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 2▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $135.23/cwt on 234 head.

Average price

$135.23

234 head · 733 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$18.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

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	736	136.83	1,007	214
Medium and Large 2-3	709	118.05	837	20

One grade step is worth $18.78/cwt here — about $170 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 sale234 hd

135.23

—

KY average27 barns · 4,044 hd

135.89

−0.66

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	1,494	90.66	1,354	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,659	65.54	1,088	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	65.23	802	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	53.43	479	11

Every lot

75 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	527	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	157.94/cwt	150.00–168.00	757	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	152.83/cwt	148.00–160.00	818	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	146.60/cwt	141.00–154.00	830	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	778	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	138.69/cwt	134.00–144.00	871	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	746	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	139.15/cwt	136.00–140.00	952	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	124.69/cwt	113.00–126.00	895	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	817	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,097	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	857	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	934	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,063	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	364	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	132.91/cwt	125.00–137.00	486	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	139.36/cwt	130.00–144.50	606	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	126.02/cwt	120.00–131.00	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	111.76/cwt	110.00–113.00	580	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	139.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	557	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	128.28/cwt	121.00–131.00	736	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	120.32/cwt	119.00–123.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	741	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	109.51/cwt	101.00–115.00	769	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	786	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	965	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	888	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	469	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	147.05/cwt	143.00–151.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	157.31/cwt	150.00–167.00	669	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	143.46/cwt	141.00–146.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	151.72/cwt	144.00–158.00	789	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	130.63/cwt	126.00–133.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	137.20/cwt	133.00–147.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	125.47/cwt	124.00–129.00	728	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	120.04/cwt	117.00–123.00	742	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	133.72/cwt	130.00–140.00	829	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	126.39/cwt	119.00–131.00	840	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	114.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	833	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	680	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	914	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	623	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	402	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,060	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	784	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,387	81.33/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,528	96.82/cwt	96.00–97.50	1,479	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	98.48/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,595	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	842	47.85/cwt	45.50–50.50	403	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	57.71/cwt	54.50–61.00	541	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	63.75/cwt	63.00–64.50	636	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	586	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	70.05/cwt	68.00–72.50	839	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	64.39/cwt	59.50–67.50	802	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,126	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,666	64.88/cwt	62.50–67.50	1,081	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,423	1,058.29/cwt	970.00–1,150.00	15,059	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	728.39/cwt	600.00–850.00	6,046	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,595	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	955.71/cwt	950.00–960.00	11,927	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	73.77/cwt	72.00–76.00	655	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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 295Year ago 258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 50Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 2Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	702	101.00–115.00	109.51
4	—	489	120.00–131.00	126.02
2	—	287	127.00	127.00
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
12	—	574	121.00–131.00	128.28
2	—	802	98.00	98.00
4	—	534	132.00–144.00	139.00
20	—	435	130.00–144.50	139.36
3	—	644	119.00–123.00	120.32
6	—	366	125.00–137.00	132.91
6	—	674	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	109.00	109.00
1	—	965	92.00	92.00
2	—	570	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	945	80.00	80.00
4	—	519	110.00–113.00	111.76
1	—	410	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	139.00	139.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
3	—	670	110.00–112.00	111.35
1	—	370	142.00	142.00
3	—	572	136.00	136.00
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
8	—	857	109.00	109.00
1	—	750	102.00	102.00
1	—	485	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	342	154.00	154.00
4	—	975	109.00	109.00
2	—	905	108.00	108.00
29	—	684	136.00–140.00	139.15
13	—	535	148.00–160.00	152.83
1	—	395	161.00	161.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
11	—	566	141.00–154.00	146.60
14	—	718	113.00–126.00	124.69
8	—	479	150.00–168.00	157.94
11	—	628	134.00–144.00	138.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	817	134.25	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	126.00–133.00	130.63
2	—	800	85.00	85.00
4	—	580	124.00–129.00	125.47
2	—	428	141.00–146.00	143.46
2	—	618	117.00–123.00	120.04
1	—	385	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,115	82.00	82.00
1	—	490	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	143.00–151.00	147.05
8	—	520	144.00–158.00	151.72
7	—	620	130.00–140.00	133.72
6	—	425	150.00–167.00	157.31
2	—	328	143.00	143.00
6	—	729	110.00–120.00	114.29
2	—	820	116.00	116.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
4	—	665	119.00–131.00	126.39
4	—	566	133.00–147.00	137.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	74.00	74.00
2	—	623	64.00–65.00	64.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	54.50–61.00	57.71
6	—	842	45.50–50.50	47.85
2	—	998	63.00–64.50	63.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	69.50	69.50
6	—	1,666	62.50–67.50	64.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	53.00	53.00
20	—	1,246	59.50–67.50	64.39
6	—	1,198	68.00–72.50	70.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,387	80.00–83.00	81.33
2	—	1,620	98.00–99.00	98.48
2	—	1,528	96.00–97.50	96.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	1,423	970.00–1,150.00	1,058.29

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	—	955	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	830	600.00–850.00	728.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,248	950.00–960.00	955.71

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	—	888	72.00–76.00	73.77

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.