Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-03-04

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 4
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 251▲ 128 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 55▲ 42 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 2 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 lower with limited comparisons. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower with limited comparisons. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold firm to steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher on a 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 $126.81/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$126.81
44 head · 427 lb average
Value per head Derived
$541
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.22
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2423131.3555636
Medium and Large 2-3445106.384738thin
One grade step is worth $24.98/cwt here — about $82 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 sale44 hd
126.81
—
KY average28 barns · 3,502 hd
128.03
−1.22
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—Average1,76081.011,4263thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58355.168738thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25651.8765221
CowsLean 85-90%Low96045.714395thin

Every lot

54 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 1-2433156.67/cwt152.00–164.0067812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485159.00/cwt159.00–159.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490133.00/cwt133.00–133.006521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520147.00/cwt147.00–147.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558139.75/cwt139.00–144.007807
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560153.00/cwt153.00–153.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy652144.00/cwt144.00–144.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675126.50/cwt126.00–127.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732120.67/cwt120.00–121.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825112.51/cwt111.00–114.009282
Steers—Medium and Large 2-384592.00/cwt92.00–92.007771
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3915102.00/cwt102.00–102.009331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3990104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2224147.01/cwt141.00–157.003295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275117.00/cwt117.00–117.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3280113.00/cwt113.00–113.003161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324142.00/cwt142.00–142.004607
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330104.00/cwt104.00–104.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3352105.00/cwt105.00–105.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419121.99/cwt120.00–125.005115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420136.00/cwt136.00–136.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455113.00/cwt113.00–113.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473130.35/cwt124.00–133.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520101.00/cwt101.00–101.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522120.00/cwt120.00–120.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569119.40/cwt117.00–120.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601127.00/cwt127.00–127.007634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635105.00/cwt105.00–105.006672
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2228153.00/cwt153.00–153.003492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2314174.00/cwt174.00–174.0054610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420152.00/cwt152.00–152.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467155.00/cwt155.00–155.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3550104.00/cwt104.00–104.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574138.18/cwt137.00–139.007935
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-360988.99/cwt83.00–92.005423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668127.00/cwt127.00–127.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790100.00/cwt100.00–100.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393580.00/cwt80.00–80.007481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,1101
Bulls——1,89084.52/cwt84.00–85.001,5972
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92038.00/cwt38.00–38.003501
Cows—Lean 85-90%96745.18/cwt43.50–49.004373
Cows—Lean 85-90%98055.00/cwt55.00–55.005391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15644.20/cwt40.00–48.505116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26863.16/cwt62.00–64.508012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30153.68/cwt49.50–57.0069813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53549.00/cwt49.00–49.007521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58955.29/cwt53.50–57.508796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59560.50/cwt60.50–60.509651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185400.00/cwt400.00–400.004,7401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-275061.00/cwt61.00–61.004581

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.