Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2019-06-26

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 26
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
204 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 163▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 2▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: Feeder steers 3.00-5.00 lower,Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher,Moderate demand for feeder classes.Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower,Slaughter bulls steady on a limited comparison,Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.77/cwt on 85 head.
Average price
$123.77
85 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515127.8565869
Medium and Large 2-3510106.1654116thin
One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $117 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 sale85 hd
123.77
—
KY average26 barns · 4,440 hd
125.50
−1.73
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—Low1,57582.931,3065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,62357.759372thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31553.4470315
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02349.5150714

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340157.00/cwt157.00–157.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405131.00/cwt131.00–131.005311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420145.90/cwt142.00–150.006132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455131.00/cwt131.00–131.005963
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2465115.47/cwt113.00–118.005372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485143.61/cwt139.00–144.0069712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527136.00/cwt136.00–136.0071715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585108.00/cwt108.00–108.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2646134.21/cwt131.00–135.008675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687131.50/cwt131.50–131.5090312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718131.05/cwt124.00–134.009414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2791121.53/cwt121.00–127.0096111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3290104.00/cwt104.00–104.003021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340104.00/cwt104.00–104.003541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376123.00/cwt123.00–123.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383126.32/cwt126.00–127.004846
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423104.18/cwt98.00–110.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432131.32/cwt126.00–135.0056712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478128.61/cwt127.00–132.0061510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added506135.50/cwt135.50–135.5068614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530133.00/cwt133.00–133.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567127.01/cwt123.00–130.0072012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580117.00/cwt117.00–117.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623102.99/cwt102.00–104.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625116.36/cwt110.00–119.007275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655111.32/cwt110.00–113.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368396.44/cwt93.00–100.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715101.00/cwt101.00–101.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380088.00/cwt88.00–88.007041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440143.00/cwt143.00–143.006291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473140.07/cwt131.00–146.006636
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495119.00/cwt118.00–120.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514135.01/cwt133.00–136.006946
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3523121.66/cwt114.00–130.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3587100.00/cwt100.00–100.005878
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614129.38/cwt127.00–130.007945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780101.00/cwt101.00–101.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880101.00/cwt101.00–101.008891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0661
Bulls——1,57583.22/cwt82.00–84.501,3113
Bulls——1,71091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5561
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01947.00/cwt45.00–49.004798
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02952.86/cwt51.00–54.005446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21546.50/cwt46.50–46.505651
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24060.50/cwt60.50–60.507501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32953.43/cwt50.00–58.0071013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59054.00/cwt54.00–54.008591
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65561.50/cwt61.50–61.501,0181
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01556.00/cwt56.00–56.005681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,234633.07/cwt580.00–670.007,8124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,328688.61/cwt530.00–810.009,1456
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,3481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350770.00/cwt770.00–770.0010,3951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4551,015.93/cwt1,000.00–1,030.0014,7822

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.