Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-01-29

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 29
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
331 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 215▲ 331 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 39▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 3 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 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.53/cwt on 185 head.
Average price
$121.53
185 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.16
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541122.26661173
Medium and Large 2-3518111.0057512thin
One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about $86 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 sale185 hd
121.53
—
KY average26 barns · 6,124 hd
128.68
−7.16
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—Average1,67285.511,4303thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52254.818344thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25051.1063924
CowsLean 85-90%Low90339.423562thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2227139.38/cwt136.00–141.003163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250157.00/cwt157.00–157.003931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275141.00/cwt141.00–141.003881
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3300139.00/cwt139.00–139.004171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318163.61/cwt159.00–168.005202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372153.00/cwt153.00–153.005695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417158.35/cwt156.00–161.006607
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472145.22/cwt139.00–146.506856
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535147.43/cwt144.00–151.007892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566153.50/cwt144.00–159.5086931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629146.02/cwt139.00–149.0091811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682127.07/cwt120.00–130.008676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705127.45/cwt127.00–129.008999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758127.00/cwt127.00–127.009633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829121.24/cwt120.00–122.001,0058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255120.00/cwt120.00–120.003061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305117.00/cwt117.00–117.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328126.76/cwt120.00–132.0041610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355110.00/cwt110.00–110.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378135.00/cwt135.00–135.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385123.79/cwt119.00–130.0047714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424129.65/cwt124.00–138.0055027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460117.00/cwt117.00–117.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472127.01/cwt120.00–134.0059914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529123.34/cwt115.00–129.0065234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530116.00/cwt116.00–116.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581118.19/cwt118.00–119.006875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3596110.00/cwt110.00–110.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-360596.00/cwt96.00–96.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613122.21/cwt113.00–124.0074921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653110.00/cwt110.00–110.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708116.71/cwt108.00–122.5082628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770107.08/cwt104.00–110.0082513
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2292138.89/cwt130.00–141.004065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325164.61/cwt158.00–167.005354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360149.49/cwt149.00–150.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436145.98/cwt140.00–150.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462148.35/cwt146.00–155.006858
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575147.00/cwt147.00–147.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735121.00/cwt121.00–121.008891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-384091.00/cwt91.00–91.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51088.50/cwt88.50–88.501,3361
Bulls——1,75384.01/cwt80.00–86.501,4732
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90339.42/cwt39.00–40.003562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23358.92/cwt55.00–62.007268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24642.16/cwt40.50–44.505255
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26549.47/cwt45.00–52.5062611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50547.00/cwt47.00–47.007071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52757.41/cwt56.00–59.008773
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,355750.00/cwt750.00–750.0010,1631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,373767.50/cwt710.00–820.0010,5382

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.