Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-02-12

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 12
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 363 vs last sale 92▲ 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 27▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▲ 1 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 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $124.82/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$124.82
224 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$683
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551126.76698202
Medium and Large 2-3513107.0054922
One grade step is worth $19.75/cwt here — about $149 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 sale224 hd
124.82
—
KY average26 barns · 3,491 hd
125.77
−0.95
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—Average1,79586.271,5496thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53557.508832thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26453.696786thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low86744.883898thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280122.00/cwt122.00–122.003421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333137.58/cwt134.00–141.004582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374160.69/cwt159.00–166.006014
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425117.00/cwt117.00–117.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432151.81/cwt150.00–159.006565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484152.45/cwt150.00–154.007389
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy533153.31/cwt152.00–154.008176
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535119.00/cwt119.00–119.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537131.70/cwt125.00–139.0070710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553150.00/cwt150.00–150.008306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619132.57/cwt129.75–140.0082130
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added637144.25/cwt144.25–144.2591946
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668132.50/cwt126.00–135.0088537
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743128.23/cwt128.00–128.5095319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770119.95/cwt115.00–123.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804119.00/cwt119.00–119.009574
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232121.00/cwt121.00–121.002812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3275112.00/cwt112.00–112.003082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279121.22/cwt115.00–126.003387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300127.00/cwt127.00–127.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3303110.00/cwt110.00–110.003333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374122.83/cwt120.00–130.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3402110.00/cwt110.00–110.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428128.50/cwt122.00–133.0055022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473129.83/cwt120.00–132.0061425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3481114.77/cwt110.00–116.005525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531127.32/cwt127.00–130.006769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586128.95/cwt128.00–129.2575638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610132.75/cwt132.75–132.7581043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623120.04/cwt118.50–125.0074840
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635108.76/cwt104.00–111.006913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680107.00/cwt107.00–107.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687115.19/cwt114.50–116.0079111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371692.74/cwt92.00–95.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377592.00/cwt92.00–92.007131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2241138.99/cwt136.00–142.003354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260121.00/cwt121.00–121.003151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2329142.51/cwt140.00–148.004695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420156.00/cwt156.00–156.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463142.90/cwt137.00–149.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2593122.76/cwt120.00–130.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645134.00/cwt134.00–134.008641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645107.00/cwt105.00–109.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678117.00/cwt117.00–117.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726114.00/cwt114.00–114.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393589.00/cwt89.00–89.008321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60586.52/cwt85.50–87.501,3892
Bulls——1,78578.21/cwt77.50–79.001,3962
Bulls——1,99594.08/cwt92.50–95.501,8772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83559.00/cwt59.00–59.004931
Cows—Lean 85-90%85838.22/cwt35.50–41.003283
Cows—Lean 85-90%88146.34/cwt43.50–50.504084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17053.79/cwt49.00–57.006292
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23030.00/cwt30.00–30.003691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33761.53/cwt60.00–63.508233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49564.50/cwt64.50–64.509641
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57550.50/cwt50.50–50.507951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060540.00/cwt540.00–540.005,7241

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.