Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-05-06

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 6
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 238▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
36 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 45▲ 36 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 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 steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.78/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$141.78
152 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$795
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562142.80803143
Medium and Large 2-3536125.476729thin
One grade step is worth $17.33/cwt here — about $131 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 sale152 hd
141.78
—
KY average27 barns · 5,190 hd
129.20
+12.58
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—Low1,70685.751,4635thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51459.859066thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17456.7466614
CowsLean 85-90%High95650.434828thin

Every lot

52 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 2-3295141.00/cwt141.00–141.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370155.45/cwt152.00–159.005752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423149.16/cwt140.00–156.0063116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435139.00/cwt139.00–139.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475132.00/cwt132.00–132.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495143.00/cwt143.00–143.007087
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525133.71/cwt129.00–136.007023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526152.09/cwt149.50–153.5080060
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578143.76/cwt130.00–148.5083110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629140.00/cwt140.00–140.0088125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680105.37/cwt102.00–109.007173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683119.31/cwt115.00–125.0081512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726113.43/cwt107.00–116.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765108.46/cwt105.00–111.008304
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320108.00/cwt108.00–108.003461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367137.27/cwt128.00–142.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436133.00/cwt133.00–133.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465111.00/cwt111.00–111.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472132.73/cwt124.00–135.5062615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517134.46/cwt126.00–136.5069514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523115.00/cwt114.00–116.006012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616113.91/cwt110.00–120.0070215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364597.00/cwt97.00–97.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-366086.00/cwt86.00–86.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2693101.49/cwt100.00–103.007032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373594.00/cwt94.00–94.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379585.00/cwt85.00–85.006761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384091.00/cwt91.00–91.007641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325139.00/cwt139.00–139.004521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435139.29/cwt138.00–142.006063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472138.39/cwt135.00–141.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515131.00/cwt131.00–131.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-361587.00/cwt87.00–87.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658113.00/cwt113.00–113.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-369387.49/cwt84.00–91.006062
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 356290.00/cwt90.00–90.005062
Dairy Steers—Large 362092.00/cwt92.00–92.005702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56786.59/cwt85.00–87.501,3573
Bulls——1,70076.50/cwt76.50–76.501,3011
Bulls——2,13092.50/cwt92.50–92.501,9701
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90739.53/cwt36.00–41.003593
Cows—Lean 85-90%95060.59/cwt59.50–61.505762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00854.56/cwt51.50–58.505503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08552.00/cwt51.00–53.005643
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19657.55/cwt55.50–59.506889
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20560.21/cwt60.00–60.507262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49060.68/cwt60.00–61.509043
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53759.02/cwt58.00–59.509073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,370820.00/cwt820.00–820.0011,2341
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,080770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,3161

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.