Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2019-06-19

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 19
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
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Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 0▲ 163 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 0▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold mostly steady and Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady. Good demand on a moderate to light offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.10/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$140.10
62 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$788
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$239
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$23.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.40
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2571141.6080857
Medium and Large 2-3458126.335793thin
Large 1482118.005692thin
One grade step is worth $23.60/cwt here — about $239 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 sale62 hd
140.10
—
KY average22 barns · 5,090 hd
135.70
+4.40
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,46572.331,0602thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43865.759452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22964.7979631
CowsLean 85-90%Low99951.7451710

Every lot

49 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390122.00/cwt122.00–122.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422153.98/cwt150.00–156.006503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445129.00/cwt129.00–129.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471146.98/cwt145.00–151.006929
Steers—Large 1482118.00/cwt118.00–118.005692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522145.38/cwt141.00–150.0075913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full530132.00/cwt132.00–132.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567142.93/cwt140.00–150.0081016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full570134.00/cwt134.00–134.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605142.00/cwt142.00–142.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714132.32/cwt130.00–134.0094512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333126.08/cwt124.00–128.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373115.08/cwt111.00–119.004292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390127.00/cwt127.00–127.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428117.63/cwt116.00–120.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429126.50/cwt126.50–126.505434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470123.91/cwt122.00–126.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520121.68/cwt120.00–124.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675108.00/cwt108.00–108.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2787101.65/cwt101.00–103.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282599.00/cwt99.00–99.008171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215146.00/cwt146.00–146.003141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338164.42/cwt157.00–168.005563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2408135.00/cwt135.00–135.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484143.60/cwt135.00–145.006957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527141.68/cwt139.00–144.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567135.87/cwt131.00–141.007708
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608127.53/cwt125.00–130.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676125.21/cwt121.00–127.008464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850107.00/cwt107.00–107.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291091.00/cwt91.00–91.008281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,46572.33/cwt71.00–74.001,0602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95844.35/cwt43.00–46.004253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00452.43/cwt50.50–55.505265
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05061.11/cwt59.00–63.006422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22363.79/cwt60.00–67.5078026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26269.99/cwt69.00–73.008835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37564.00/cwt64.00–64.008801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50067.50/cwt67.50–67.501,0131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,4411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-274074.00/cwt74.00–74.005481

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.