Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2019-11-06

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 6
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
335 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 275▲ 335 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 56▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 4▲ 18 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 steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.92/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$129.92
138 head · 712 lb average
Value per head Derived
$925
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$351
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2719131.76947130
Medium and Large 2-3596100.005968thin
One grade step is worth $31.76/cwt here — about $351 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 sale138 hd
129.92
—
KY average26 barns · 5,905 hd
136.60
−6.68
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
CowsLean 85-90%Low95048.3746014
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23446.6457518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57044.697022thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290106.00/cwt106.00–106.003071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328116.94/cwt112.00–120.003843
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3370110.00/cwt110.00–110.004071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382127.45/cwt122.00–133.004874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423130.00/cwt130.00–130.005502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467125.46/cwt118.00–132.005867
Steers—Medium and Large 2-351090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2543134.78/cwt127.00–139.7573214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561124.79/cwt123.00–126.007005
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580103.00/cwt103.00–103.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600101.00/cwt101.00–101.006061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627133.19/cwt125.00–136.7583520
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678129.51/cwt129.00–130.008784
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713118.00/cwt117.00–119.008412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy744138.19/cwt138.00–138.501,02816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy784138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918133.80/cwt133.80–133.801,22837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2922123.92/cwt120.00–125.501,1439
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,03081.00/cwt81.00–81.008341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-231572.00/cwt72.00–72.002271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327104.01/cwt100.00–109.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-334092.00/cwt92.00–92.003131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-336590.00/cwt90.00–90.003291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379113.93/cwt109.00–118.004326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425100.48/cwt100.00–101.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426112.91/cwt105.00–119.0048111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481110.21/cwt101.00–115.0053017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490100.00/cwt100.00–100.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-351099.00/cwt99.00–99.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522105.46/cwt101.00–113.0055113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-355798.50/cwt98.50–98.505496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576126.00/cwt126.00–126.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603129.00/cwt129.00–129.007789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3607104.00/cwt104.00–104.006313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660105.00/cwt105.00–105.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2684128.50/cwt128.50–128.5087910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374585.00/cwt85.00–85.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376891.00/cwt91.00–91.006993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225126.00/cwt126.00–126.002841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295129.00/cwt129.00–129.003811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295111.00/cwt111.00–111.003271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310109.00/cwt109.00–109.003381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370115.00/cwt115.00–115.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390136.00/cwt136.00–136.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426123.27/cwt110.00–128.005258
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477120.79/cwt111.00–126.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521124.43/cwt122.00–126.006485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540109.00/cwt109.00–109.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575121.20/cwt116.00–123.0069711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-358890.00/cwt90.00–90.005292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615101.00/cwt101.00–101.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662109.35/cwt108.00–110.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778107.00/cwt107.00–107.008322
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 341055.00/cwt55.00–55.002261
Dairy Steers—Large 371378.00/cwt78.00–78.005568
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84240.12/cwt35.00–43.003383
Cows—Lean 85-90%95554.44/cwt52.50–57.005206
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01046.03/cwt44.00–49.004655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13735.50/cwt34.00–38.504043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22352.63/cwt50.50–56.006446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27346.36/cwt43.00–49.505909
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57044.69/cwt43.50–46.007022
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,250900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,121498.59/cwt380.00–650.005,5897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123519.76/cwt340.00–635.005,8378
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160480.00/cwt480.00–480.005,5681
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11580.00/cwt80.00–80.008921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300460.00/cwt460.00–460.005,9801

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.