Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-07-29

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 29
● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 139▲ 190 vs year ago 121 · +157.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 15▲ 13 vs year ago 24 · +54.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%
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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 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $138.46/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$138.46
204 head · 739 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,023
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2739138.601,024203
Medium and Large 2-3695111.007711thin
One grade step is worth $27.60/cwt here — about $253 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 sale204 hd
138.46
—
KY average27 barns · 5,102 hd
137.04
+1.42
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—Average1,52599.231,5148thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58578.421,2434thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19973.9088614
CowsLean 85-90%High93268.306379thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475155.08/cwt151.00–157.007373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538143.00/cwt143.00–143.007692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566145.00/cwt145.00–145.008217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634144.00/cwt144.00–144.009138
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689132.00/cwt132.00–132.009095
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3695111.00/cwt111.00–111.007711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2704140.42/cwt134.50–140.9598977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2786137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,08159
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820134.10/cwt134.10–134.101,10042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295129.00/cwt129.00–129.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324132.85/cwt129.00–138.004304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-333591.00/cwt91.00–91.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376132.81/cwt129.00–138.004999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430111.00/cwt111.00–111.004771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432126.25/cwt125.00–128.005454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465117.00/cwt117.00–117.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477131.41/cwt120.00–134.0062712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516131.77/cwt129.00–136.006805
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562133.29/cwt129.00–139.0074914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590111.00/cwt111.00–111.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362091.00/cwt91.00–91.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645136.00/cwt136.00–136.008772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265145.00/cwt145.00–145.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340127.00/cwt127.00–127.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372147.35/cwt142.00–150.005483
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385121.00/cwt121.00–121.004662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421158.91/cwt154.00–160.506697
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3446145.00/cwt145.00–145.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464157.00/cwt157.00–157.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480134.29/cwt130.00–139.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553127.85/cwt124.00–137.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3565117.48/cwt115.00–120.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673118.90/cwt115.00–123.008002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723108.26/cwt107.00–110.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372884.49/cwt84.00–85.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750106.00/cwt106.00–106.007951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,07877.41/cwt76.50–78.508342
Bulls——1,547109.57/cwt108.00–112.001,6953
Bulls——1,802103.43/cwt97.00–106.501,8643
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92555.08/cwt52.00–59.005092
Cows—Lean 85-90%92869.29/cwt65.00–73.006434
Cows—Lean 85-90%94275.79/cwt74.00–78.507143
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09579.25/cwt79.00–79.508682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20075.63/cwt72.00–77.5090810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29559.88/cwt58.00–62.007752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53877.39/cwt75.50–78.501,1903
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72581.50/cwt81.50–81.501,4061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210920.00/cwt920.00–920.0011,1321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243980.03/cwt860.00–1,080.0012,1828

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.