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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 29

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

351 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 241▼ 217 vs year ago 568 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 29▼ 11 vs year ago 60 · −18.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 5 · +20.0%

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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 $135.73/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$135.73

182 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$51.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.61

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	575	140.53	808	152
Medium and Large 2-3	467	118.20	552	23
Medium and Large 3	534	89.14	476	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.39/cwt here — about $333 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

135.73

—

KY average25 barns · 5,433 hd

132.12

+3.61

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	—	Average	1,882	91.38	1,719	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,670	65.25	1,090	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	58.33	698	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	919	44.41	408	8thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	2,123	68.50	1,454	2thin

Every lot

90 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	368	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	567	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	165.93/cwt	160.00–172.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	182.65/cwt	182.00–184.00	749	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	750	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	142.29/cwt	138.00–149.00	818	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	748	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	138.25/cwt	134.00–140.00	922	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	861	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	756	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,062	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,045	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	302	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	364	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	260	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	283	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	119.43/cwt	110.00–125.00	340	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	120.96/cwt	120.00–122.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	137.60/cwt	132.00–142.00	505	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	128.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	508	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	138.27/cwt	131.00–142.00	581	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	124.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	525	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	132.06/cwt	126.00–135.00	638	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	582	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	132.49/cwt	127.00–136.00	689	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	129.08/cwt	118.00–131.00	724	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	121.11/cwt	116.00–123.00	740	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	111.99/cwt	110.00–113.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	118.33/cwt	117.00–119.00	772	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	685	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	692	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	920	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	815	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	740	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	360	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	427	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	743	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	165.38/cwt	162.00–167.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	121.04/cwt	110.00–127.00	628	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	141.40/cwt	132.00–146.00	740	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	120.36/cwt	117.00–123.00	679	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	131.18/cwt	126.00–138.00	741	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	106.99/cwt	106.00–108.00	674	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	134.74/cwt	134.00–136.00	853	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	128.10/cwt	125.00–134.00	863	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	94.00/cwt	91.00–97.00	663	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	114.42/cwt	106.00–117.00	834	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	793	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	983	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	830	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	432	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	683	49.33/cwt	49.00–50.00	337	3
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	782	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	383	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and PrimeHeavy Weight	2,123	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,454	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,305	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,031	1
Bulls	—	—	1,995	97.64/cwt	97.00–98.50	1,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,998	91.34/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,825	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	437	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	38.00/cwt	35.00–43.00	359	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	45.64/cwt	45.00–46.50	434	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,106	53.10/cwt	50.50–55.50	587	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	59.41/cwt	55.50–64.00	720	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	66.91/cwt	65.00–68.50	917	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,077	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,099	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	785	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	12,896	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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 241Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 29Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	62.00	62.00
1	—	435	101.00	101.00
1	—	260	109.00	109.00
1	—	490	107.00	107.00
1	—	685	77.00	77.00
1	—	385	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	120.00–122.00	120.96
2	—	395	127.00–130.00	128.50
4	—	285	110.00–125.00	119.43
1	—	580	108.00	108.00
3	—	638	110.00–113.00	111.99
5	—	423	120.00–125.00	124.00
2	—	493	116.00–120.00	117.99
3	—	685	110.00–112.00	110.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	132.00–142.00	137.60
7	—	561	118.00–131.00	129.08
10	—	520	127.00–136.00	132.49
2	—	258	141.00	141.00
1	—	890	86.00	86.00
8	—	420	131.00–142.00	138.27
1	—	715	114.00	114.00
9	—	611	116.00–123.00	121.11
3	—	652	117.00–119.00	118.33
3	—	823	105.00	105.00
2	—	195	155.00	155.00
2	—	340	138.00–140.00	138.99
8	—	483	126.00–135.00	132.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	692	133.00	133.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	628	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	452	166.00	166.00
3	—	368	154.00	154.00
2	—	405	160.00–172.00	165.93
20	—	575	138.00–149.00	142.29
4	—	521	145.00	145.00
9	—	667	134.00–140.00	138.25
2	—	605	136.00	136.00
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,045	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
2	—	673	128.00	128.00
3	—	627	119.00–120.00	119.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	756	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	182.00–184.00	182.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	49.00–50.00	49.33
2	—	782	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
11	—	523	132.00–146.00	141.40
6	—	674	125.00–134.00	128.10
1	—	265	159.00	159.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
5	—	729	106.00–117.00	114.42
1	—	1,025	81.00	81.00
11	—	565	126.00–138.00	131.18
3	—	436	162.00–167.00	165.38
2	—	895	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
4	—	633	134.00–136.00	134.74
1	—	345	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	174.00	174.00
3	—	793	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	110.00–127.00	121.04
3	—	465	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
1	—	335	125.00	125.00
2	—	705	91.00–97.00	94.00
8	—	564	117.00–123.00	120.36
1	—	765	96.00	96.00
3	—	855	72.00	72.00
2	—	630	106.00–108.00	106.99
1	—	810	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,123	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	67.50	67.50
1	—	1,745	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,212	55.50–64.00	59.41
7	—	1,106	50.50–55.50	53.10
2	—	1,370	65.00–68.50	66.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	950	45.00–46.50	45.64
3	—	945	35.00–43.00	38.00
3	—	873	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,998	90.00–92.00	91.34
1	—	1,305	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,995	97.00–98.50	97.64

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	2	—	905	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	800.00	800.00

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.