Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2019-12-11

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 11
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 487▲ 340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 59▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 2▲ 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 steady to 2.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was 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 $113.69/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$113.69
135 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.43
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530115.38612121
Medium and Large 2-343999.1543614thin
One grade step is worth $16.23/cwt here — about $176 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 sale135 hd
113.69
—
KY average29 barns · 10,523 hd
120.12
−6.43
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—Average1,90573.361,3983thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65247.567869thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22945.2355625
CowsLean 85-90%Average92339.663667thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280120.00/cwt120.00–120.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300109.00/cwt109.00–109.003271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3367106.00/cwt106.00–106.003893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383122.90/cwt120.00–126.004712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434122.86/cwt120.00–131.0053310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486136.78/cwt122.00–139.5066529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526123.94/cwt121.00–132.0065213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587130.91/cwt129.50–135.0076815
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624132.92/cwt120.00–139.7582915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665123.50/cwt120.00–127.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710121.00/cwt121.00–121.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850117.00/cwt117.00–117.009951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-324593.00/cwt93.00–93.002282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-328396.04/cwt92.00–100.002722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-330391.49/cwt90.00–93.002772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334116.59/cwt113.00–119.003895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384117.85/cwt117.00–120.004537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395103.00/cwt103.00–103.004071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424122.08/cwt115.00–125.0051817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464117.42/cwt111.00–120.0054525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515106.00/cwt106.00–106.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521120.65/cwt113.00–125.0062927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565102.00/cwt102.00–102.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576110.65/cwt103.00–118.0063722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613114.99/cwt113.00–117.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685108.00/cwt108.00–108.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378590.00/cwt90.00–90.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290095.45/cwt90.00–96.0085911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2232127.00/cwt127.00–127.002952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273119.54/cwt119.00–120.003262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300128.00/cwt128.00–128.003843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372118.43/cwt115.00–121.004417
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-342085.00/cwt85.00–85.003572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421124.27/cwt122.00–125.005234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483123.96/cwt115.00–130.0059920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524124.98/cwt122.00–127.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006602
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-262089.00/cwt89.00–89.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632120.46/cwt111.00–121.5076120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653120.00/cwt120.00–120.007848
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-370393.48/cwt89.00–98.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722113.20/cwt105.00–116.008174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2808114.00/cwt114.00–114.0092110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-382896.50/cwt96.00–97.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2896104.00/cwt104.00–104.009324
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,88069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,2971
Bulls——1,91875.54/cwt73.50–77.501,4492
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91336.25/cwt35.00–38.003313
Cows—Lean 85-90%93042.21/cwt40.00–44.503934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16439.48/cwt35.50–42.504607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24746.70/cwt43.50–49.5058215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28851.30/cwt50.00–53.006613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64947.19/cwt45.50–49.507788
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68050.50/cwt50.50–50.508481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,1051

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.