Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-02-26

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 361▲ 251 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 39▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 1▲ 7 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 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold firm to steady. No test for 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 $128.15/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$128.15
117 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509129.66660110
Medium and Large 2-3643104.436717thin
One grade step is worth $25.23/cwt here — about −$11 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 sale117 hd
128.15
—
KY average28 barns · 6,664 hd
132.07
−3.91
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—Low1,25673.149195thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52857.448782thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24755.8869727
CowsLean 85-90%Low88845.3040212

Every lot

55 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310163.38/cwt160.00–170.005063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365176.00/cwt176.00–176.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432152.76/cwt145.00–158.006608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535148.00/cwt148.00–148.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570148.72/cwt146.00–150.0084820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628138.64/cwt137.50–139.0087121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683130.32/cwt130.00–131.008903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721135.00/cwt135.00–135.009737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765126.38/cwt123.00–128.7596722
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265135.94/cwt133.00–137.003604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308134.81/cwt131.00–140.004153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360142.00/cwt142.00–142.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376130.75/cwt127.00–134.004927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415137.95/cwt137.00–139.0057215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415113.00/cwt113.00–113.004691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483128.58/cwt120.00–133.0062119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518132.46/cwt127.00–133.0068618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578129.43/cwt126.00–130.0074821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636122.58/cwt117.00–124.5078012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658104.00/cwt104.00–104.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3708100.00/cwt100.00–100.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726111.00/cwt111.00–111.008068
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270165.00/cwt165.00–165.004461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318137.05/cwt135.00–139.004362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322170.15/cwt166.00–174.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375139.00/cwt139.00–139.005211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381161.69/cwt161.00–163.006166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424159.00/cwt159.00–159.006748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450153.00/cwt153.00–153.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515133.35/cwt127.00–138.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584134.94/cwt134.00–139.007885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670122.03/cwt121.00–125.008184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-368598.00/cwt98.00–98.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2734114.00/cwt114.00–114.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394088.00/cwt88.00–88.008271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14561.82/cwt59.00–65.007082
Bulls——1,21074.54/cwt74.00–75.009022
Bulls——1,57093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,4601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84345.87/cwt42.00–49.003876
Cows—Lean 85-90%93058.48/cwt57.00–60.005442
Cows—Lean 85-90%93537.85/cwt35.00–39.003544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23655.93/cwt51.00–59.5069112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23845.45/cwt42.00–49.005636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26762.78/cwt60.00–65.507959
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52857.44/cwt55.50–59.508782
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,120925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,3601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018670.49/cwt500.00–770.006,8262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,194749.65/cwt600.00–900.008,9514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,3201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281072.00/cwt72.00–72.005831

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.