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Owenton Livestock Auction

Name: Owenton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 24

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203

← Nov 17Nov 24Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

131 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 391▼ 72 vs year ago 203 · −35.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 41▲ 13 vs year ago 69 · +18.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 178 vs last sale 16▼ 46 vs year ago 240 · −19.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold unevenly steady on a light test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was 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 $144.03/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$144.03

52 head · 677 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$357

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

$40.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.29

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	683	147.18	1,005	48
Medium and Large 2-3	610	106.25	648	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.93/cwt here — about $357 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 sale52 hd

144.03

—

KY average18 barns · 3,988 hd

150.33

−6.29

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	1,672	87.28	1,460	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	58.45	916	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	56.08	699	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	918	50.98	468	12

Every lot

64 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	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	141.99/cwt	141.00–143.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	141.61/cwt	135.00–148.00	671	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	498	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	842	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	146.39/cwt	142.00–151.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	130.33/cwt	121.00–135.00	782	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	626	153.99/cwt	153.00–158.00	964	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	130.03/cwt	121.00–139.00	888	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	749	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,157	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	115.44/cwt	109.00–122.00	875	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,295	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	132.40/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,298	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	122.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	325	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	307	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	134.12/cwt	125.00–139.00	428	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	131.51/cwt	127.00–138.00	501	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	137.59/cwt	137.00–138.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	123.92/cwt	116.00–129.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	126.00/cwt	124.00–127.00	722	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	121.33/cwt	120.00–124.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	281	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	160.49/cwt	159.00–162.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	131.49/cwt	131.00–132.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	128.97/cwt	126.00–132.00	765	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	129.85/cwt	124.00–134.00	827	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	124.36/cwt	117.00–132.00	831	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	945	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,065	1
Bulls	—	—	1,598	84.80/cwt	84.00–85.50	1,355	2
Bulls	—	—	1,900	94.41/cwt	93.00–95.50	1,794	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	832	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	391	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	51.34/cwt	49.00–55.00	487	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	48.99/cwt	45.00–51.50	579	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	56.19/cwt	52.00–60.50	701	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	62.27/cwt	61.00–63.00	810	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	56.93/cwt	53.50–60.00	890	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	61.88/cwt	61.00–62.50	975	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,447	1,589.23/cwt	1,250.00–1,750.00	22,996	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	660	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,017	669.95/cwt	520.00–775.00	6,813	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	838.82/cwt	500.00–1,225.00	10,074	57
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,344	909.78/cwt	475.00–1,275.00	12,227	45
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,433	1,200.12/cwt	600.00–1,500.00	17,198	41
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,765	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	26,034	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,950	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	27,300	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 Nov 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 131Last week 391Year ago 203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 41Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 194Last week 16Year ago 240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	120.00–124.00	121.33
5	—	418	137.00–138.00	137.59
2	—	462	130.00	130.00
6	—	319	125.00–139.00	134.12
4	—	516	116.00–129.00	123.92
6	—	381	127.00–138.00	131.51
3	—	573	124.00–127.00	126.00
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
2	—	665	113.00	113.00
2	—	265	120.00–126.00	122.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	102.00	102.00
1	—	635	104.00	104.00
1	—	265	116.00	116.00
1	—	455	101.00	101.00
1	—	590	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	145.00	145.00
7	—	749	154.50	154.50
5	—	626	153.00–158.00	153.99
10	—	830	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	129.00–133.50	132.40
2	—	428	141.00–143.00	141.99
2	—	528	142.00–151.00	146.39
2	—	683	121.00–139.00	130.03
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
3	—	600	121.00–135.00	130.33
2	—	758	109.00–122.00	115.44
5	—	474	135.00–148.00	141.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	108.00	108.00
1	—	475	99.00	99.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	127.00	127.00
2	—	363	159.00–162.00	160.49
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
1	—	400	160.00	160.00
4	—	744	127.00	127.00
1	—	285	162.00	162.00
2	—	488	131.00–132.00	131.49
7	—	637	124.00–134.00	129.85
6	—	593	126.00–132.00	128.97
2	—	668	117.00–132.00	124.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	108.00	108.00
1	—	815	91.00	91.00
1	—	220	127.50	127.50
1	—	410	137.00	137.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	47.00	47.00
1	—	930	60.00	60.00
8	—	948	49.00–55.00	51.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,248	52.00–60.50	56.19
4	—	1,181	45.00–51.50	48.99
4	—	1,300	61.00–63.00	62.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	61.00–62.50	61.88
9	—	1,563	53.50–60.00	56.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,900	93.00–95.50	94.41
2	—	1,598	84.00–85.50	84.80

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	75.00	75.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	—	1,344	475.00–1,275.00	909.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,017	520.00–775.00	669.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	57	—	1,201	500.00–1,225.00	838.82

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,765	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,433	600.00–1,500.00	1,200.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,950	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,447	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,589.23

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.