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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 18

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

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Feeder Cattle receipts

192 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 254▲ 28 vs year ago 164 · +17.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 38▲ 8 vs year ago 26 · +30.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.58/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$151.58

82 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$24.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

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	633	153.36	971	76
Medium and Large 2-3	600	129.00	774	6thin

One grade step is worth $24.36/cwt here — about $197 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 sale82 hd

151.58

—

KY average24 barns · 5,288 hd

149.40

+2.19

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	—	High	1,799	103.42	1,860	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	69.15	1,127	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	67.63	853	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	960	55.50	533	5thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	156.42/cwt	151.00–159.00	674	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	146.73/cwt	144.00–160.00	709	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	177.44/cwt	170.00–178.50	923	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	161.92/cwt	149.00–166.00	863	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	158.16/cwt	150.00–163.00	911	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	159.77/cwt	159.00–160.50	1,003	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	150.80/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,081	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	146.14/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,115	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	133.72/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,107	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,160	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,253	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	410	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	144.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	149.41/cwt	142.00–151.00	605	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	133.25/cwt	129.00–140.00	633	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	143.69/cwt	136.00–146.00	753	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	140.10/cwt	135.00–147.00	797	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	126.69/cwt	122.00–129.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	136.33/cwt	129.00–140.00	837	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	115.10/cwt	109.00–123.00	817	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	876	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	170	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	340	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	171.88/cwt	170.00–174.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	149.26/cwt	142.00–155.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.58/cwt	136.00–149.00	752	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,051	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	101.55/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,538	3
Bulls	—	—	2,082	105.28/cwt	104.00–107.50	2,192	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	58.84/cwt	56.50–61.00	560	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	50.48/cwt	49.50–51.50	491	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,095	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	526	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	71.68/cwt	70.50–73.50	907	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	67.58/cwt	62.50–69.50	861	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	66.97/cwt	66.50–67.50	1,061	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,264	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,850	1,270.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,270.00	23,495	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	1,113.98/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	14,849	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 Aug 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 254Year ago 164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 38Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	628	159.00–160.50	159.77
6	—	483	144.00–160.00	146.73
8	—	533	149.00–166.00	161.92
6	—	828	128.00–137.00	133.72
6	—	763	137.00–150.00	146.14
1	—	290	159.00	159.00
4	—	971	129.00	129.00
3	—	853	136.00	136.00
6	—	431	151.00–159.00	156.42
6	—	576	150.00–163.00	158.16
10	—	717	146.00–152.50	150.80
1	—	355	169.00	169.00
1	—	695	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	170.00–178.50	177.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	130.00	130.00
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	129.00–140.00	133.25
5	—	569	135.00–147.00	140.10
2	—	395	140.00–149.00	144.50
2	—	850	103.00	103.00
1	—	285	144.00	144.00
12	—	524	136.00–146.00	143.69
6	—	405	142.00–151.00	149.41
6	—	614	129.00–140.00	136.33
7	—	710	109.00–123.00	115.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	110.00	110.00
3	—	595	122.00–129.00	126.69
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
2	—	518	125.00	125.00
2	—	740	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	107.00	107.00
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
1	—	370	143.00	143.00
1	—	890	98.00	98.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	142.00–155.00	149.26
2	—	660	118.00	118.00
2	—	320	170.00–174.00	171.88
1	—	790	133.00	133.00
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	170	200.00	200.00
3	—	710	125.00	125.00
3	—	520	136.00–149.00	144.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	49.50–51.50	50.48
3	—	952	56.50–61.00	58.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	73.50	73.50
2	—	1,585	66.50–67.50	66.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,266	70.50–73.50	71.68
11	—	1,274	62.50–69.50	67.58
1	—	1,095	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,082	104.00–107.50	105.28
3	—	1,515	100.00–103.50	101.55

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,850	1,270.00	1,270.00

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	2	—	1,333	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113.98

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.