Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-09-23

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 23
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
283 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 245▼ 46 vs year ago 329 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 53▲ 10 vs year ago 41 · +24.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 3 vs year ago 4 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $120.92/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$120.92
95 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520123.8564476
Medium and Large 2-3496109.1654119thin
One grade step is worth $14.69/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 sale95 hd
120.92
—
KY average24 barns · 5,200 hd
127.33
−6.41
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—Low1,74793.751,6386thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59060.479624thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19256.2667027
CowsLean 85-90%Low97754.645348thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,41086.001,2132thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273134.02/cwt130.00–142.003663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340158.00/cwt158.00–158.005371
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3390124.00/cwt124.00–124.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420156.96/cwt154.00–160.006597
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423141.00/cwt141.00–141.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475131.00/cwt131.00–131.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492138.23/cwt132.00–143.006804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521148.74/cwt147.00–150.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525134.00/cwt134.00–134.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2589141.39/cwt138.00–150.0083319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611137.53/cwt130.00–140.008408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727130.67/cwt130.00–131.009503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775124.00/cwt124.00–124.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0271
Steers—Medium and Large 2-398895.00/cwt95.00–95.009392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245117.00/cwt117.00–117.002871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283124.50/cwt124.00–125.003522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321130.46/cwt125.00–134.004195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3370116.35/cwt115.00–118.004303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377129.50/cwt119.00–135.004886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434122.70/cwt121.00–130.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3467112.01/cwt110.00–113.005235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475125.11/cwt119.00–132.0059414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515109.00/cwt105.00–111.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526123.12/cwt119.00–128.0064811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567123.05/cwt118.00–130.5069812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590104.00/cwt104.00–104.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633123.03/cwt114.00–125.0077914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-365598.00/cwt98.00–98.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683117.82/cwt111.00–120.008054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702115.00/cwt115.00–115.008073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381594.00/cwt94.00–94.007661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275136.58/cwt135.00–138.003762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315147.00/cwt147.00–147.004632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381160.08/cwt155.00–162.006108
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415157.50/cwt157.00–158.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420133.00/cwt133.00–133.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477137.69/cwt132.00–141.0065717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530138.71/cwt137.00–140.007357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530120.00/cwt120.00–120.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560133.47/cwt124.00–137.0074714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618132.01/cwt125.00–137.008165
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666129.84/cwt123.00–132.5086511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715120.99/cwt120.00–122.008652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770109.99/cwt109.00–111.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795125.75/cwt122.00–127.001,0004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805118.65/cwt114.00–121.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3830103.00/cwt103.00–103.008551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396593.00/cwt93.00–93.008971
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice1,41086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0291
Bulls——1,750101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,7681
Bulls——1,86595.13/cwt92.00–98.001,7744
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81048.50/cwt48.50–48.503931
Cows—Lean 85-90%96061.00/cwt61.00–61.005861
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00754.60/cwt51.00–58.005506
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16046.09/cwt42.50–48.505354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18757.26/cwt54.00–60.5068020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26563.16/cwt61.50–64.507993
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52563.50/cwt63.50–63.509681
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61259.46/cwt57.50–62.509583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,355860.00/cwt860.00–860.0011,6531

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.