Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2019-10-09

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 9
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
797 head
▲ 659 vs last sale 138▲ 797 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 36▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 0▲ 0 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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good 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 $122.45/cwt on 318 head.
Average price
$122.45
318 head · 609 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2618124.45769283
Medium and Large 2-3538106.3057135
One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $198 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 sale318 hd
122.45
—
KY average26 barns · 5,502 hd
119.56
+2.89
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—Average1,74175.211,30911
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56256.158775thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24651.6364343
CowsLean 85-90%Average95748.4546414

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332138.51/cwt129.00–143.004607
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340106.00/cwt106.00–106.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358127.00/cwt127.00–127.004552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360153.00/cwt151.00–155.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410146.65/cwt146.00–147.006013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420158.32/cwt156.00–161.0066516
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430131.00/cwt131.00–131.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475130.00/cwt130.00–130.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490142.79/cwt133.00–146.5070019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513138.21/cwt127.00–144.0070920
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533119.38/cwt119.00–121.006365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576136.31/cwt132.00–137.0078529
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3587118.00/cwt118.00–118.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622138.50/cwt133.50–141.0086123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628118.06/cwt116.00–120.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667136.43/cwt123.00–138.5091021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added698136.50/cwt136.50–136.5095319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737130.02/cwt125.00–131.009586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766118.01/cwt117.00–120.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812120.00/cwt120.00–120.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2859117.98/cwt114.00–120.001,0136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added870132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,15335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added927129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,19656
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205106.00/cwt106.00–106.002171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280121.00/cwt121.00–121.003391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310132.00/cwt132.00–132.004091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328110.07/cwt108.00–111.003613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330126.50/cwt126.00–127.004172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373113.32/cwt111.00–115.004233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392133.55/cwt130.00–135.005247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400109.00/cwt109.00–109.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422126.64/cwt120.00–133.0053423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477125.84/cwt115.00–129.0060021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3487108.69/cwt106.00–110.005296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521126.11/cwt116.00–130.0065728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3526107.54/cwt106.00–110.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560125.00/cwt125.00–125.0070018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579101.83/cwt101.00–102.005906
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580100.66/cwt100.00–102.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606119.28/cwt111.00–120.0072313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3606106.00/cwt106.00–106.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637128.56/cwt127.50–128.7581938
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664113.59/cwt109.00–114.0075417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367591.01/cwt90.00–92.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3706110.00/cwt110.00–110.007775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709130.61/cwt127.25–131.2592689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769100.00/cwt100.00–100.007697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381893.00/cwt93.00–93.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-293995.00/cwt95.00–95.0089212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275107.00/cwt107.00–107.002941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374139.84/cwt136.00–144.005234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385122.52/cwt121.00–124.004722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388157.73/cwt157.00–158.006127
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420162.00/cwt162.00–162.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420122.96/cwt122.00–124.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430136.51/cwt132.00–143.005873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455154.00/cwt154.00–154.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473141.99/cwt136.00–150.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482122.33/cwt120.00–123.005906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515136.23/cwt125.00–140.0070213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529118.67/cwt117.00–124.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3557111.75/cwt111.00–112.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569121.66/cwt116.00–128.0069214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629124.80/cwt117.00–131.007857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670125.22/cwt118.00–129.008398
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735113.48/cwt110.00–117.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780112.03/cwt110.00–115.008743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825104.00/cwt104.00–104.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2877102.00/cwt101.00–104.008953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388594.00/cwt94.00–94.008321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 340063.00/cwt63.00–63.002521
Dairy Steers—Large 368079.00/cwt79.00–79.005377
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,69272.80/cwt72.50–73.501,2325
Bulls——1,78277.21/cwt76.00–80.501,3766
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90544.34/cwt41.00–48.504017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00952.56/cwt50.00–55.505307
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21846.06/cwt43.00–48.505619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25052.57/cwt49.50–56.5065732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30861.74/cwt59.00–64.508082
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55355.06/cwt53.00–57.508554
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60060.50/cwt60.50–60.509681
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288061.00/cwt61.00–61.005371
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11074.00/cwt74.00–74.008211

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.