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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 15

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

401 head

▲ 234 vs last sale 167▲ 156 vs year ago 245 · +63.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 61▲ 4 vs year ago 53 · +7.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 5▲ 18 vs year ago 1 · +1,800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $149.87/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$149.87

182 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$14.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

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	717	150.10	1,077	179
Medium and Large 2-3	507	135.67	687	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $389 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 sale182 hd

149.87

—

KY average27 barns · 5,737 hd

150.40

−0.53

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	1,439	89.86	1,293	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,545	66.56	1,028	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	66.03	821	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	822	54.84	451	12

Every lot

85 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	155	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	298	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	170.81/cwt	160.00–173.00	726	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	166.10/cwt	165.50–171.00	792	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	144.02/cwt	141.00–150.00	730	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	154.54/cwt	143.00–157.00	864	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	147.55/cwt	145.00–153.00	925	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	148.80/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,015	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	684	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,062	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,066	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	836	149.10/cwt	149.10–149.10	1,246	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	866	133.42/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,155	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,121	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	185	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	316	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	136.20/cwt	133.00–139.00	313	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	397	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	145.94/cwt	142.00–150.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	471	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	140.71/cwt	134.00–148.00	532	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	145.50/cwt	133.00–149.00	604	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	135.80/cwt	131.00–145.00	644	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	123.20/cwt	120.00–125.00	589	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	137.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	737	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	636	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	925	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	128.96/cwt	126.00–130.00	932	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	130	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	260	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	170	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	221	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	371	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	308	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	312	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	154.98/cwt	154.00–156.00	480	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	164.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	524	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	159.55/cwt	152.00–165.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	166.62/cwt	164.00–169.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	151.52/cwt	142.00–154.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	141.44/cwt	138.00–146.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	573	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	134.86/cwt	132.00–137.00	788	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	129.99/cwt	127.00–132.00	806	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	127.81/cwt	121.00–129.00	869	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	818	80.24/cwt	80.00–81.00	656	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	970	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	970	90.51/cwt	90.00–91.00	878	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	633	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	633	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,191	82.83/cwt	81.00–85.00	987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,686	96.89/cwt	95.00–98.50	1,634	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	809	44.77/cwt	43.00–46.50	362	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	819	64.68/cwt	64.00–65.00	530	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	839	55.07/cwt	53.00–60.00	462	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,113	56.81/cwt	55.50–58.50	632	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	72.26/cwt	70.50–74.00	914	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	66.24/cwt	62.50–69.50	839	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	66.07/cwt	64.50–67.50	1,017	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,580	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	1,098	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	81.01/cwt	80.00–82.00	695	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	696.63/cwt	590.00–850.00	7,301	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	841.43/cwt	675.00–1,075.00	9,693	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	955.50/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	10,128	4

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 Sep 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 167Year ago 245

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 61Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 5Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	137.00	137.00
2	—	362	130.00	130.00
1	—	725	92.00	92.00
2	—	230	133.00–139.00	136.20
6	—	478	120.00–125.00	123.20
1	—	815	87.00	87.00
2	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
1	—	880	85.00	85.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	415	133.00–149.00	145.50
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
2	—	555	121.00	121.00
2	—	335	142.00–150.00	145.94
2	—	600	123.00	123.00
15	—	723	126.00–130.00	128.96
4	—	536	130.00–140.00	137.48
1	—	185	171.00	171.00
4	—	378	134.00–148.00	140.71
17	—	474	131.00–145.00	135.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	636	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	90.00–91.00	90.51
2	—	388	140.00–144.00	142.01
2	—	685	108.00–110.00	108.99
4	—	818	80.00–81.00	80.24
3	—	521	110.00	110.00
2	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	106.00	106.00
1	—	260	120.00	120.00
1	—	870	86.00	86.00
1	—	170	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	149.00	149.00
2	—	635	116.00–118.00	117.01
2	—	310	154.00–156.00	154.98
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
1	—	205	150.00	150.00
3	—	488	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	130	200.00	200.00
6	—	521	138.00–146.00	141.44
5	—	620	127.00–132.00	129.99
5	—	460	142.00–154.00	151.52
2	—	318	160.00–170.00	164.72
8	—	584	132.00–137.00	134.86
3	—	432	164.00–169.00	166.62
1	—	750	116.00	116.00
12	—	680	121.00–129.00	127.81
3	—	367	152.00–165.00	159.55
1	—	955	106.00	106.00
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
1	—	195	190.00	190.00
1	—	915	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	160.00–173.00	170.81
19	—	559	143.00–157.00	154.54
3	—	627	145.00–153.00	147.55
1	—	155	192.00	192.00
10	—	682	140.00–151.00	148.80
6	—	904	124.00	124.00
4	—	770	138.50	138.50
3	—	507	141.00–150.00	144.02
9	—	477	165.50–171.00	166.10
21	—	866	133.00–134.00	133.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	159.50	159.50
29	—	684	155.25	155.25
60	—	836	149.10	149.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,267	62.50–69.50	66.24
3	—	1,113	55.50–58.50	56.81
4	—	1,265	70.50–74.00	72.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	809	43.00–46.50	44.77
4	—	839	53.00–60.00	55.07
4	—	819	64.00–65.00	64.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	69.50	69.50
6	—	1,539	64.50–67.50	66.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	81.00–85.00	82.83
4	—	1,686	95.00–98.50	96.89

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	80.00–82.00	81.01

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)	3	—	1,152	675.00–1,075.00	841.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,048	590.00–850.00	696.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	950.00	950.00

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	4	—	1,060	875.00–1,100.00	955.50

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.