Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-08-12

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 12
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 175▲ 66 vs year ago 72 · +91.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 26▲ 4 vs year ago 23 · +17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 8▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $128.69/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$128.69
45 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541132.4871636
Medium and Large 2-3540113.556139thin
One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about $103 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 sale45 hd
128.69
—
KY average26 barns · 5,051 hd
131.78
−3.09
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—High1,58091.171,44111
CowsLean 85-90%Low82463.755254thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23361.647608thin
SteersSelectAverage1,42882.581,1792thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350159.00/cwt159.00–159.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455151.00/cwt151.00–151.006871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534142.20/cwt140.00–144.007595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619139.85/cwt136.00–145.0086610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685137.00/cwt137.00–137.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733125.51/cwt124.00–127.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2902117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0555
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,03577.00/cwt77.00–77.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,16280.98/cwt79.00–82.009413
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345100.00/cwt100.00–100.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355125.00/cwt125.00–125.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380140.95/cwt138.00–145.005363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423137.06/cwt134.00–139.005803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479135.34/cwt130.00–140.0064810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525139.00/cwt138.00–140.007307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525122.00/cwt122.00–122.006411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570128.67/cwt127.00–132.007333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608114.49/cwt113.00–116.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611130.00/cwt126.00–132.007943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668129.64/cwt125.00–132.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735101.00/cwt101.00–101.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765111.30/cwt108.00–113.008513
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333145.26/cwt139.00–152.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355129.00/cwt129.00–129.004582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368144.63/cwt138.00–151.005322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425154.02/cwt153.00–155.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485140.24/cwt139.00–145.006807
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530136.65/cwt130.00–140.007248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555105.00/cwt105.00–105.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580138.00/cwt138.00–138.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615138.20/cwt135.00–140.008504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650119.00/cwt119.00–119.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3825107.00/cwt107.00–107.008831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388598.00/cwt98.00–98.008671
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,42882.58/cwt81.00–84.001,1792
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35983.82/cwt80.00–87.501,1394
Bulls——1,63598.32/cwt98.00–99.001,6083
Bulls——1,76093.15/cwt91.00–95.001,6394
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%69556.00/cwt56.00–56.003891
Cows—Lean 85-90%80070.00/cwt70.00–70.005601
Cows—Lean 85-90%90064.50/cwt64.00–65.005812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11549.00/cwt49.00–49.005461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25063.44/cwt60.00–65.507937
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,094856.63/cwt600.00–1,080.009,3725
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,137819.67/cwt800.00–830.009,3203
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401

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.