Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-10-07

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 7
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 568▼ 351 vs year ago 797 · −44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 60▼ 18 vs year ago 87 · −20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 5▲ 37 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.29/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$116.29
149 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$610
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$53
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2520119.24621117
Medium and Large 2-3538105.5056832
One grade step is worth $13.74/cwt here — about $53 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 sale149 hd
116.29
—
KY average26 barns · 5,833 hd
125.37
−9.09
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—High1,76479.691,40511
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63754.248889thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25852.1165634
CowsLean 85-90%Average94147.984516thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395165.22/cwt161.00–168.006535
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417167.25/cwt166.00–169.006977
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478132.56/cwt130.00–136.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510126.04/cwt123.00–129.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523139.01/cwt135.00–145.007277
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568135.91/cwt125.00–140.5077221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006963
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615119.00/cwt119.00–119.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618136.26/cwt126.00–140.5084224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676130.13/cwt121.00–136.0088020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722125.24/cwt121.00–129.009049
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775124.87/cwt120.00–128.0096818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880109.00/cwt109.00–109.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935100.00/cwt100.00–100.009351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235120.00/cwt120.00–120.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295112.00/cwt112.00–112.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318120.74/cwt115.00–123.003844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375122.12/cwt116.00–132.0045817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3398109.00/cwt109.00–109.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411126.90/cwt120.00–134.0052211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440112.50/cwt110.00–115.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476120.06/cwt116.00–125.0057116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484103.27/cwt103.00–104.0050011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519121.87/cwt116.00–126.0063325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528109.00/cwt108.00–110.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570108.98/cwt105.00–110.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583118.68/cwt117.00–120.006926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623118.20/cwt111.00–122.0073620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627106.62/cwt104.00–109.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367299.66/cwt99.00–100.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678105.37/cwt103.00–111.007149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724111.27/cwt110.00–116.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387090.00/cwt90.00–90.007831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3324124.83/cwt120.00–127.004045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376165.82/cwt164.00–168.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421156.56/cwt150.00–164.006594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433148.00/cwt148.00–148.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478128.66/cwt122.00–133.006157
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3509118.52/cwt115.00–120.006034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512132.75/cwt125.00–138.0068012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575110.07/cwt108.00–112.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576132.68/cwt128.50–138.0076410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623131.72/cwt130.00–134.008215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3663108.02/cwt107.00–109.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669121.60/cwt117.00–128.0081410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371594.02/cwt91.00–96.006723
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377098.00/cwt98.00–98.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2781109.57/cwt100.00–114.008566
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380595.50/cwt95.00–96.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390586.00/cwt86.00–86.007781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70575.31/cwt73.00–78.001,2845
Bulls——1,75481.25/cwt79.00–85.001,4254
Bulls——1,93087.51/cwt87.00–88.001,6892
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85065.00/cwt65.00–65.005531
Cows—Lean 85-90%90041.00/cwt41.00–41.003691
Cows—Lean 85-90%97445.47/cwt44.50–46.504434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18563.00/cwt63.00–63.007471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18846.64/cwt43.50–49.5055411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29754.35/cwt50.50–58.0070522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59359.25/cwt59.00–59.509442
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64653.73/cwt52.00–57.008845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65850.50/cwt50.50–50.508372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,087694.03/cwt475.00–960.007,5443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220704.77/cwt700.00–710.008,5982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300676.32/cwt610.00–785.008,7925
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,280660.00/cwt660.00–660.008,4481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6111,068.50/cwt775.00–1,300.0017,21413

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.