Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-02-19

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 19
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
361 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 455▲ 361 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 29▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 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 steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $127.33/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$127.33
168 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$723
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575129.57745148
Medium and Large 2-3514110.7157020
One grade step is worth $18.86/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 sale168 hd
127.33
—
KY average28 barns · 4,340 hd
129.20
−1.88
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—Low1,35555.007451thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48062.009181thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20453.2464122
CowsLean 85-90%Low93044.2241110

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3355132.00/cwt132.00–132.004691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384171.44/cwt164.00–174.006586
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433169.00/cwt169.00–169.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485161.05/cwt151.00–168.0078113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529161.16/cwt159.50–162.0085320
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3543147.00/cwt147.00–147.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587154.36/cwt154.00–156.0090611
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595134.00/cwt134.00–134.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618145.50/cwt131.00–149.508998
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672140.86/cwt130.00–144.0094786
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885109.00/cwt109.00–109.009651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3292119.00/cwt119.00–119.003472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295140.00/cwt140.00–140.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320141.00/cwt141.00–141.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361128.56/cwt125.00–134.004645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375117.57/cwt115.00–120.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378141.00/cwt141.00–141.005332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430135.10/cwt130.00–143.0058114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430112.03/cwt110.00–115.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460111.00/cwt111.00–111.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479131.57/cwt128.00–137.0063016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520113.00/cwt113.00–113.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567121.70/cwt115.00–131.0069010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570104.00/cwt104.00–104.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598135.25/cwt135.25–135.2580926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612128.71/cwt120.00–130.5078838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3636112.00/cwt112.00–112.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2652127.12/cwt113.00–129.5082914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708122.50/cwt122.50–122.5086720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373590.00/cwt90.00–90.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820101.00/cwt101.00–101.008281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330141.03/cwt139.00–143.004652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335188.00/cwt188.00–188.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380146.00/cwt146.00–146.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2397171.65/cwt169.00–177.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435124.00/cwt124.00–124.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3467128.60/cwt127.00–129.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485150.00/cwt149.00–152.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500134.00/cwt134.00–134.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610138.02/cwt136.00–140.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640128.00/cwt128.00–128.008192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3673110.44/cwt105.00–116.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386590.00/cwt90.00–90.007791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,35555.00/cwt55.00–55.007451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90538.39/cwt35.00–41.503475
Cows—Lean 85-90%95449.07/cwt45.00–52.004684
Cows—Lean 85-90%95554.00/cwt54.00–54.005161
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17152.10/cwt49.00–57.0061010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18442.00/cwt39.00–46.504975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26462.91/cwt59.00–66.007957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48062.00/cwt62.00–62.009181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200740.00/cwt740.00–740.008,8801

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.