Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-08-19

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 19
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 138▼ 150 vs year ago 314 · −47.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 27▼ 24 vs year ago 50 · −48.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%
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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 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $138.72/cwt on 65 head.
Average price
$138.72
65 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$169
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2606141.2385560
Medium and Large 2-3632108.606865thin
One grade step is worth $32.63/cwt here — about $169 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 sale65 hd
138.72
—
KY average27 barns · 6,631 hd
144.09
−5.38
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—High1,47188.911,3084thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56063.859963thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25560.8476310
CowsLean 85-90%High89757.005115thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315114.00/cwt114.00–114.003591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325155.00/cwt155.00–155.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365158.00/cwt158.00–158.005771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435151.48/cwt148.00–158.006597
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490134.00/cwt134.00–134.006571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518144.48/cwt138.00–148.007486
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585145.61/cwt139.00–149.7585215
Steers—Medium and Large 2-360096.00/cwt96.00–96.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618136.17/cwt134.00–145.0084212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added718144.75/cwt144.75–144.751,0395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723127.00/cwt127.00–127.009183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770128.35/cwt122.00–135.009884
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0664
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850103.00/cwt103.00–103.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-390596.00/cwt96.00–96.008691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250136.00/cwt136.00–136.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321138.98/cwt138.00–140.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355144.33/cwt141.00–146.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390132.00/cwt132.00–132.005151
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2410124.00/cwt124.00–124.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427134.04/cwt130.00–141.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435126.00/cwt126.00–126.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469134.64/cwt129.00–138.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470117.00/cwt117.00–117.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510111.70/cwt110.00–115.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540132.31/cwt129.00–138.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552140.00/cwt140.00–140.0077312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568123.98/cwt123.00–125.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610132.15/cwt131.50–133.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682120.71/cwt116.00–123.008233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381086.00/cwt86.00–86.006971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2160204.00/cwt204.00–204.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325154.09/cwt150.00–158.005014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363162.50/cwt162.00–163.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420151.03/cwt144.00–158.0063411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425126.00/cwt126.00–126.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468137.71/cwt131.00–146.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485119.00/cwt119.00–119.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563130.56/cwt126.00–135.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622127.62/cwt124.00–130.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690111.00/cwt111.00–111.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376583.00/cwt83.00–83.006351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14077.00/cwt77.00–77.008781
Bulls——1,52089.32/cwt87.00–91.001,3582
Bulls——1,705100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7051
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79065.00/cwt65.00–65.005141
Cows—Lean 85-90%88048.72/cwt46.50–50.504292
Cows—Lean 85-90%96861.27/cwt61.00–61.505932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15053.63/cwt51.50–55.506172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28162.64/cwt57.50–65.508028
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53562.53/cwt61.50–63.509602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61066.50/cwt66.50–66.501,0711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2941689.81/cwt560.00–860.006,4914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230840.00/cwt840.00–840.0010,3321
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03085.46/cwt84.00–87.008802

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.