Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-01-15

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 15
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▼ 165 vs last sale 492▲ 327 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 90▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 4▲ 28 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 1.00 to 3.00 lower on a plain quality offering. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a plain quality offering. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a plain quality offering and light test. 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 $115.73/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$115.73
143 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2544117.99642119
Medium and Large 2-3543104.5156824
One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $74 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 sale143 hd
115.73
—
KY average29 barns · 8,492 hd
125.51
−9.79
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—Average1,58464.021,0144thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51851.477823thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20147.2156716
CowsLean 85-90%Average96542.234078thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270116.83/cwt114.00–120.003152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280137.00/cwt137.00–137.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338147.00/cwt147.00–147.004974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340110.00/cwt110.00–110.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390154.55/cwt140.00–159.006034
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431152.44/cwt140.00–157.0065714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482139.00/cwt139.00–139.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485150.13/cwt145.00–159.0072818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522137.32/cwt129.00–143.0071717
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555108.03/cwt105.00–111.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562132.07/cwt124.00–136.007425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621127.86/cwt123.00–133.0079411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635108.00/cwt108.00–108.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695127.00/cwt127.00–127.008831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy728135.50/cwt135.50–135.509865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734122.18/cwt119.00–127.008975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802111.00/cwt111.00–111.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added888134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,19013
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,02089.00/cwt89.00–89.009081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270115.00/cwt115.00–115.003111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285106.00/cwt106.00–106.003021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340118.00/cwt118.00–118.004011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355106.27/cwt105.00–110.003774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392119.88/cwt117.00–127.004707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429124.34/cwt112.00–128.5053315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465109.00/cwt109.00–109.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474122.64/cwt115.00–125.0058134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510108.00/cwt108.00–108.005512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530115.92/cwt110.00–122.0061416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573105.67/cwt105.00–106.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575108.66/cwt108.00–109.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624117.25/cwt110.00–122.0073227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3629103.82/cwt101.00–106.006535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731111.00/cwt111.00–111.008117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374899.00/cwt99.00–99.007414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778101.68/cwt101.00–103.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870101.00/cwt101.00–101.008795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-395590.00/cwt90.00–90.008601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285132.00/cwt132.00–132.003761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2308145.00/cwt145.00–145.004472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361152.26/cwt150.00–157.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390136.00/cwt136.00–136.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432158.09/cwt152.00–161.006836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433143.51/cwt141.00–146.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462150.26/cwt150.00–151.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480126.00/cwt126.00–126.006054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533125.25/cwt118.00–131.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585118.00/cwt118.00–118.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673118.38/cwt114.00–120.007978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54056.50/cwt56.50–56.508701
Bulls——1,59866.52/cwt62.00–70.501,0633
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91735.89/cwt34.50–39.003293
Cows—Lean 85-90%99346.03/cwt43.00–50.004575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17946.98/cwt43.50–50.005549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19354.41/cwt53.50–55.506494
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27838.32/cwt36.50–40.004903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48555.00/cwt55.00–55.008171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53549.71/cwt49.00–50.507632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990525.17/cwt425.00–675.005,1993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088484.45/cwt310.00–600.005,2714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,217486.02/cwt325.00–685.005,9157
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,181720.36/cwt585.00–875.008,5077

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.