Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-11-11

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 11
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 327▲ 338 vs year ago 144 · +234.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 64▲ 29 vs year ago 55 · +52.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 4▲ 16 vs year ago 3 · +533.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $133.97/cwt on 166 head.
Average price
$133.97
166 head · 636 lb average
Value per head Derived
$852
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.41
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2641135.79870152
Medium and Large 2-3579114.2166214thin
One grade step is worth $21.59/cwt here — about $209 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 sale166 hd
133.97
—
KY average27 barns · 6,117 hd
136.39
−2.41
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—Low1,59383.911,33715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61561.189887thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26058.1473246
CowsLean 85-90%High95451.0748715

Every lot

86 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220146.00/cwt146.00–146.003211
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235108.00/cwt108.00–108.002541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323135.88/cwt133.00–139.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350111.00/cwt111.00–111.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371134.61/cwt130.00–139.004995
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420119.00/cwt119.00–119.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2429135.28/cwt129.00–142.005806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468137.52/cwt129.00–143.0064410
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483119.65/cwt117.00–125.005783
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517146.12/cwt138.00–148.0075512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566136.12/cwt125.00–141.0077015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added572146.25/cwt146.25–146.2583715
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580115.98/cwt115.00–117.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631128.78/cwt122.00–135.0081312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683130.40/cwt125.00–138.0089115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3683119.48/cwt118.00–121.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712122.88/cwt119.00–123.5087513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added804138.10/cwt138.10–138.101,11043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825111.52/cwt109.00–114.009202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-386591.00/cwt91.00–91.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0091
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,140101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245123.00/cwt123.00–123.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265111.89/cwt110.00–114.002972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275119.00/cwt116.00–125.003273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340103.00/cwt103.00–103.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2343118.75/cwt116.00–121.004074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378122.85/cwt118.00–130.004643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425122.07/cwt115.00–129.0051924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440114.00/cwt114.00–114.005021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468120.40/cwt116.00–125.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480109.73/cwt108.00–111.005274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528102.02/cwt100.00–106.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531125.10/cwt117.00–129.0066432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570111.00/cwt111.00–111.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581119.23/cwt118.00–125.0069310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614104.40/cwt104.00–105.006415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616114.44/cwt111.00–119.0070514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680102.80/cwt102.00–103.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2689114.22/cwt106.00–118.007876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724124.00/cwt124.00–124.0089812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372586.49/cwt85.00–88.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377097.00/cwt97.00–97.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383185.00/cwt85.00–85.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392591.00/cwt91.00–91.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240128.53/cwt127.00–130.003082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285110.00/cwt110.00–110.003141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290130.66/cwt130.00–131.003793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305124.00/cwt124.00–124.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327137.98/cwt137.00–140.004513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370114.00/cwt114.00–114.004221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383130.10/cwt123.00–138.004984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405117.98/cwt116.00–120.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426129.80/cwt124.00–138.0055310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472131.66/cwt127.00–139.006216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475117.00/cwt117.00–117.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527134.32/cwt126.00–141.0070817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533117.49/cwt116.00–119.006262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560113.00/cwt113.00–113.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570124.17/cwt118.00–130.0070815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-362091.00/cwt91.00–91.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631121.99/cwt116.00–125.007707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677122.29/cwt120.00–127.008286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723119.36/cwt117.00–122.008638
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770118.00/cwt118.00–118.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2831101.13/cwt100.00–107.008406
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2852102.00/cwt102.00–102.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387596.00/cwt96.00–96.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390571.00/cwt70.00–72.006432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48085.16/cwt81.00–88.501,2607
Bulls——1,58078.31/cwt77.50–80.501,2375
Bulls——1,88090.32/cwt89.50–91.001,6983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93440.81/cwt37.50–44.503815
Cows—Lean 85-90%95455.73/cwt51.00–58.005329
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05060.50/cwt60.50–60.506351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21350.63/cwt47.00–52.506144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25257.71/cwt54.50–60.5072332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30362.54/cwt61.00–65.0081510
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54066.50/cwt66.50–66.501,0241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62860.29/cwt58.50–61.509826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078786.92/cwt675.00–900.008,4837
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100724.36/cwt690.00–760.007,9682
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158871.06/cwt725.00–960.0010,0874

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.