Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-03-11

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 128▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 42▲ 31 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. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $120.58/cwt on 121 head.
Average price
$120.58
121 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$23
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513123.41633107
Medium and Large 2-366398.9365614thin
One grade step is worth $24.48/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale121 hd
120.58
—
KY average26 barns · 6,035 hd
128.41
−7.84
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—Low1,63681.001,3256thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57057.008951thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23154.6467314
CowsLean 85-90%High87854.224764thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255142.00/cwt142.00–142.003621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327162.08/cwt160.00–166.005303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy364178.26/cwt178.00–179.006494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365156.00/cwt156.00–156.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400171.00/cwt171.00–171.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410136.00/cwt136.00–136.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440159.50/cwt157.00–162.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469146.16/cwt143.00–151.006854
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535141.50/cwt133.00–147.0075710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565126.00/cwt126.00–126.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577135.82/cwt129.00–142.0078410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608135.44/cwt130.00–138.008237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675128.00/cwt128.00–128.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721119.85/cwt116.00–124.008649
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772121.71/cwt115.00–126.0094022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830103.69/cwt102.00–114.008617
Steers—Medium and Large 2-389597.00/cwt97.00–97.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 2-394092.34/cwt91.00–93.008683
Steers—Medium and Large 2-397093.00/cwt93.00–93.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,09889.00/cwt89.00–89.009772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225116.00/cwt116.00–116.002611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260130.00/cwt130.00–130.003382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334122.95/cwt121.00–129.004114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360142.00/cwt142.00–142.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374122.53/cwt115.00–127.004584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430129.12/cwt121.00–136.0055517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430114.00/cwt114.00–114.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475137.00/cwt137.00–137.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477120.66/cwt116.00–130.0057620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520120.23/cwt116.00–130.0062521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540109.00/cwt109.00–109.005891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550112.00/cwt112.00–112.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555128.89/cwt115.00–132.5071521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620113.00/cwt113.00–113.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665102.00/cwt102.00–102.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680117.00/cwt117.00–117.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371591.00/cwt91.00–91.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2732115.00/cwt115.00–115.0084210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375496.50/cwt96.50–96.507286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381581.00/cwt81.00–81.006602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275132.20/cwt127.00–138.003642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330154.00/cwt154.00–154.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371163.70/cwt156.00–168.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy387174.68/cwt174.00–175.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3413142.09/cwt139.00–145.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426161.79/cwt153.00–168.006898
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465154.47/cwt145.00–161.007186
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3487140.00/cwt140.00–140.006823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525142.00/cwt142.00–142.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-353091.00/cwt91.00–91.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621126.63/cwt120.00–133.007867
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387586.00/cwt86.00–86.007531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328757.00/cwt57.00–57.001647
Dairy Steers—Large 390577.00/cwt77.00–77.006971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51073.55/cwt71.00–76.001,1112
Bulls——1,64781.79/cwt80.00–85.001,3473
Bulls——1,85593.50/cwt93.50–93.501,7341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86557.63/cwt57.00–58.004983
Cows—Lean 85-90%91544.00/cwt44.00–44.004031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15045.79/cwt43.00–48.005273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18360.52/cwt60.00–61.007162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26956.29/cwt52.00–59.507149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57057.00/cwt57.00–57.008951

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.