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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 6

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

317 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 351▼ 129 vs year ago 446 · −28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 49▲ 26 vs year ago 69 · +37.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 30 vs year ago 37 · −81.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady with softer undertones. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.70/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$127.70

92 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.41

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	492	131.00	645	78
Medium and Large 2-3	589	109.29	644	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about $1 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 sale92 hd

127.70

—

KY average25 barns · 5,039 hd

131.11

−3.41

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	1,872	91.79	1,718	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,723	65.04	1,121	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,228	58.52	718	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	911	51.42	469	20

Every lot

83 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	305	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	439	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	153.67/cwt	153.00–155.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	167.15/cwt	163.00–170.00	804	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	136.23/cwt	132.00–144.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	152.18/cwt	150.00–159.00	802	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	148.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	864	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	940	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	137.04/cwt	132.00–142.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	131.98/cwt	122.00–135.00	901	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	121.99/cwt	118.00–128.00	859	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	792	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	812	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	974	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,039	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,055	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,045	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	742	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	129.39/cwt	127.00–132.00	353	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	131.97/cwt	129.00–140.00	496	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	433	145.07/cwt	143.00–146.00	628	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	127.71/cwt	125.00–133.00	553	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	118.68/cwt	117.00–121.00	558	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	137.15/cwt	129.00–141.00	650	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	133.76/cwt	126.00–137.00	686	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	130.31/cwt	124.00–136.00	735	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	102.48/cwt	100.00–105.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	111.98/cwt	106.00–118.00	675	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	112.44/cwt	109.00–116.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	114.40/cwt	109.00–120.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	101.53/cwt	100.00–103.00	734	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	146.01/cwt	144.00–149.00	445	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	145.29/cwt	141.00–150.00	549	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	144.64/cwt	134.00–149.00	615	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	131.63/cwt	129.00–135.00	562	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	163.24/cwt	161.00–165.00	751	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	144.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	666	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	131.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	152.45/cwt	148.00–159.00	814	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	139.45/cwt	134.00–145.00	781	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	130.57/cwt	122.00–139.00	798	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	118.53/cwt	118.00–121.00	814	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	99.02/cwt	98.00–100.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	105.49/cwt	103.00–107.00	779	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	555	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	444	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,733	82.75/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,434	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	92.89/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,731	13
Bulls	—	—	2,135	98.24/cwt	98.00–98.50	2,097	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	901	47.60/cwt	44.00–49.50	429	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	914	53.06/cwt	50.00–57.00	485	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	614	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,097	50.59/cwt	48.00–53.50	555	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	58.64/cwt	54.00–62.50	714	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,352	64.63/cwt	63.50–66.50	874	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,723	65.04/cwt	64.50–65.50	1,121	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	848	831.34/cwt	775.00–875.00	7,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,265	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	14,790	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 317Last week 351Year ago 446

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 49Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	106.00–118.00	111.98
6	—	433	125.00–133.00	127.71
1	—	320	132.00	132.00
4	—	669	109.00–116.00	112.44
12	—	376	129.00–140.00	131.97
1	—	220	140.00	140.00
10	—	474	129.00–141.00	137.15
14	—	513	126.00–137.00	133.76
2	—	713	109.00–120.00	114.40
17	—	564	124.00–136.00	130.31
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
2	—	273	127.00–132.00	129.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	100.00–105.00	102.48
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	433	121.00	121.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
1	—	770	90.00	90.00
3	—	470	117.00–121.00	118.68
2	—	723	100.00–103.00	101.53
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
1	—	510	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	143.00–146.00	145.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
2	—	513	128.00–132.00	129.97
2	—	792	91.00	91.00
2	—	635	124.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	133.00	133.00
1	—	1,045	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	150.00–159.00	152.18
9	—	629	149.50	149.50
5	—	580	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	118.00–128.00	121.99
7	—	580	142.00–150.00	148.91
9	—	683	122.00–135.00	131.98
1	—	760	128.00	128.00
4	—	859	121.00	121.00
2	—	630	132.00–142.00	137.04
2	—	950	111.00	111.00
5	—	481	163.00–170.00	167.15
5	—	513	132.00–144.00	136.23
1	—	395	154.00	154.00
3	—	429	153.00–155.00	153.67
1	—	305	144.00	144.00
4	—	812	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	101.00	101.00
4	—	738	103.00–107.00	105.49
3	—	305	144.00–149.00	146.01
6	—	611	122.00–139.00	130.57
8	—	425	134.00–149.00	144.64
2	—	378	141.00–150.00	145.29
13	—	687	118.00–121.00	118.53
11	—	534	148.00–159.00	152.45
2	—	560	134.00–145.00	139.45
7	—	460	161.00–165.00	163.24
1	—	805	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	98.00–100.00	99.02
1	—	655	119.00	119.00
3	—	462	140.00–146.00	144.05
1	—	870	87.00	87.00
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
4	—	506	130.00–135.00	131.51
3	—	805	93.00	93.00
3	—	427	129.00–135.00	131.63
3	—	630	121.00	121.00
1	—	335	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	64.50–65.50	65.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	914	50.00–57.00	53.06
8	—	901	44.00–49.50	47.60
1	—	960	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,097	48.00–53.50	50.59
10	—	1,352	63.50–66.50	64.63
21	—	1,218	54.00–62.50	58.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,863	90.00–96.00	92.89
3	—	1,733	81.00–85.00	82.75
2	—	2,135	98.00–98.50	98.24

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	1	—	800	77.00	77.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	775.00–875.00	831.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	800.00	800.00

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	1	—	1,450	1,020.00	1,020.00

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.