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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 27

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

489 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 553▲ 214 vs year ago 275 · +77.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 96▼ 3 vs year ago 55 · −5.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 61▲ 12 vs year ago 8 · +150.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feed heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was good to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $142.76/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$142.76

166 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$24.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

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	669	144.11	964	157
Medium and Large 2-3	616	119.33	735	9thin

One grade step is worth $24.77/cwt here — about $229 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 sale166 hd

142.76

—

KY average23 barns · 5,326 hd

150.75

−7.98

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	1,510	79.91	1,206	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	58.50	722	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,617	58.39	944	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	52.79	472	10
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,660	71.00	1,179	1thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	165.97/cwt	164.00–169.00	631	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	167.02/cwt	166.00–168.00	701	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	161.93/cwt	160.00–168.00	772	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	144.02/cwt	138.00–149.00	753	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	830	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	552	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	146.88/cwt	135.00–149.50	855	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	132.92/cwt	123.00–139.00	816	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	652	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	978	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	124.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	853	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	124.51/cwt	121.00–126.00	906	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	732	146.81/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,075	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,077	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	809	143.20/cwt	143.20–143.20	1,158	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	108.06/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,097	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,206	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	289	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	327	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	121.02/cwt	120.00–123.00	395	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	341	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	133.39/cwt	127.00–137.00	512	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	108.56/cwt	106.00–111.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	130.94/cwt	125.00–134.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	111.52/cwt	111.00–113.00	512	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	128.26/cwt	120.00–131.00	609	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	116.51/cwt	114.00–118.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	124.16/cwt	120.00–133.00	662	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	115.92/cwt	114.00–119.00	657	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	598	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	828	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	120.38/cwt	115.00–126.00	739	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	108.98/cwt	108.00–111.00	692	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	126.79/cwt	119.00–132.00	847	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	726	85.37/cwt	80.00–89.00	620	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	789	94.01/cwt	91.00–97.00	742	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	828	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	228	135.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	308	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	147.66/cwt	147.00–148.00	406	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	147.33/cwt	147.00–148.00	471	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	161.86/cwt	155.00–167.00	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	144.53/cwt	140.00–149.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	159.66/cwt	150.00–167.00	691	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	761	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	149.58/cwt	149.00–150.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	489	135.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	665	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	124.53/cwt	121.00–128.00	656	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	143.04/cwt	137.00–149.00	770	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	134.27/cwt	131.00–139.00	768	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	710	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	117.69/cwt	117.00–119.00	724	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	128.11/cwt	122.00–136.00	797	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	128.54/cwt	125.00–129.50	855	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	879	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	772	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	106.52/cwt	103.00–110.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,006	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,660	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,179	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,277	74.21/cwt	72.00–79.00	948	6
Bulls	—	—	1,789	86.74/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,552	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	44.03/cwt	41.00–46.50	341	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	929	54.56/cwt	51.50–58.50	507	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	609	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	51.76/cwt	50.00–53.00	600	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	59.23/cwt	56.00–61.50	737	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	62.46/cwt	62.00–63.00	784	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	57.36/cwt	54.00–61.00	899	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,815	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	1,134	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	699.24/cwt	580.00–770.00	7,328	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	707.44/cwt	600.00–790.00	7,520	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	835.43/cwt	730.00–985.00	9,089	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	882.43/cwt	640.00–1,080.00	11,251	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 Oct 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 553Year ago 275

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 96Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 61Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	104.00	104.00
1	—	890	93.00	93.00
2	—	410	106.00–111.00	108.56
4	—	789	91.00–97.00	94.01
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
3	—	635	108.00–111.00	108.98
3	—	695	104.00	104.00
5	—	726	80.00–89.00	85.37
1	—	245	118.00	118.00
4	—	459	111.00–113.00	111.52
4	—	530	114.00–118.00	116.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	125.00–134.00	130.94
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
18	—	533	120.00–133.00	124.16
2	—	270	121.00	121.00
2	—	702	108.00	108.00
13	—	567	114.00–119.00	115.92
7	—	384	127.00–137.00	133.39
10	—	668	119.00–132.00	126.79
6	—	614	115.00–126.00	120.38
21	—	475	120.00–131.00	128.26
6	—	326	120.00–123.00	121.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	598	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	156.00	156.00
47	—	732	146.00–147.00	146.81
18	—	652	150.00	150.00
15	—	809	143.20	143.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	100.00–112.00	108.06
4	—	477	160.00–168.00	161.93
6	—	728	121.00–126.00	124.51
3	—	798	135.00	135.00
11	—	614	123.00–139.00	132.92
19	—	582	135.00–149.50	146.88
5	—	380	164.00–169.00	165.97
15	—	523	138.00–149.00	144.02
2	—	420	166.00–168.00	167.02
2	—	1,160	104.00	104.00
4	—	683	120.00–130.00	124.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	95.00	95.00
1	—	785	92.00	92.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
2	—	552	129.00	129.00
2	—	440	142.00	142.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	147.00–148.00	147.66
1	—	855	83.00	83.00
1	—	845	86.00	86.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
2	—	228	132.00–138.00	135.10
3	—	615	117.00–119.00	117.69
2	—	772	97.00	97.00
3	—	320	147.00–148.00	147.33
4	—	489	130.00–138.00	135.98
2	—	373	140.00–149.00	144.53
4	—	527	121.00–128.00	124.53
2	—	582	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	125.00–129.50	128.54
17	—	433	150.00–167.00	159.66
13	—	572	131.00–139.00	134.27
20	—	622	122.00–136.00	128.11
4	—	364	155.00–167.00	161.86
2	—	760	102.00	102.00
2	—	745	118.00	118.00
5	—	462	149.00–150.00	149.58
10	—	538	137.00–149.00	143.04
1	—	1,070	94.00	94.00
1	—	325	167.00	167.00
2	—	810	103.00–110.00	106.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	169.00	169.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	929	51.50–58.50	54.56
3	—	775	41.00–46.50	44.03
2	—	990	61.50	61.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,815	62.50	62.50
4	—	1,568	54.00–61.00	57.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	62.00–63.00	62.46
17	—	1,244	56.00–61.50	59.23
3	—	1,160	50.00–53.00	51.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,789	83.00–90.00	86.74
6	—	1,277	72.00–79.00	74.21

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,088	730.00–985.00	835.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,063	600.00–790.00	707.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	580.00–770.00	699.24

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	—	1,275	640.00–1,080.00	882.43

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.