Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-11-18

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 18
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
621 head
▲ 139 vs last sale 482▲ 27 vs year ago 594 · +4.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 84▲ 26 vs year ago 82 · +31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 19▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%
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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 mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $134.57/cwt on 335 head.
Average price
$134.57
335 head · 704 lb average
Value per head Derived
$947
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2711135.59964316
Medium and Large 2-3586117.6869019thin
One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $274 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 sale335 hd
134.57
—
KY average24 barns · 6,882 hd
136.01
−1.44
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—Low1,66485.851,42821
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,69957.8098215
CowsLean 85-90%Low96655.8353911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25654.9269051
HeifersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,38089.001,2281thin
SteersSelectAverage1,69576.001,2881thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333138.53/cwt134.00–143.004612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340108.00/cwt108.00–108.003671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365139.57/cwt137.00–144.005093
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380121.00/cwt121.00–121.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400151.00/cwt151.00–151.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428139.63/cwt133.00–145.0059812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481141.19/cwt130.00–146.5067925
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3491127.49/cwt127.00–129.006264
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510123.00/cwt123.00–123.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532137.79/cwt134.00–140.007337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578139.08/cwt132.00–143.0080440
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3598128.00/cwt128.00–128.007653
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618117.00/cwt117.00–117.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624134.50/cwt128.00–139.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671137.45/cwt124.00–139.0092225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3688110.34/cwt110.00–111.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702140.00/cwt140.00–140.0098339
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734133.92/cwt124.00–139.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790123.30/cwt121.00–130.009746
Steers—Medium and Large 2-381594.00/cwt94.00–94.007661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823136.25/cwt136.25–136.251,12157
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823129.99/cwt116.00–131.251,07024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added855132.75/cwt132.75–132.751,13556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880113.27/cwt111.00–118.009979
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2903108.49/cwt104.00–113.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 2-392590.00/cwt90.00–90.008331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235125.00/cwt125.00–125.002942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285101.00/cwt101.00–101.002881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330123.88/cwt116.00–132.004092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373106.05/cwt105.00–107.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376123.68/cwt123.00–124.004653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3416110.03/cwt108.00–111.004584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433118.05/cwt114.00–120.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475124.72/cwt116.00–132.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481140.00/cwt140.00–140.006736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485111.03/cwt108.00–114.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517109.67/cwt109.00–110.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528126.06/cwt118.00–131.0066612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3557108.66/cwt106.00–110.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570121.42/cwt114.00–123.0069218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-361096.50/cwt95.00–97.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611106.93/cwt100.00–112.006536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added645126.00/cwt126.00–126.008138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675100.50/cwt99.00–101.006786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2687108.32/cwt103.00–119.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373394.67/cwt93.00–96.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381589.00/cwt89.00–89.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,02582.00/cwt82.00–82.008411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295126.00/cwt126.00–126.003722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320130.20/cwt124.00–139.004174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2389130.40/cwt125.00–135.0050711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425135.00/cwt133.00–137.005742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435122.00/cwt122.00–122.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472132.88/cwt127.00–138.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521119.48/cwt117.00–121.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527130.33/cwt124.00–140.0068711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560109.00/cwt109.00–109.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565117.91/cwt111.00–127.0066611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605110.50/cwt110.00–111.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2632121.65/cwt115.00–132.007699
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650104.00/cwt103.00–105.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674116.29/cwt110.00–122.0078410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718117.50/cwt110.00–121.008446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725102.00/cwt102.00–102.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375393.00/cwt92.00–94.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2769108.67/cwt108.00–110.008366
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810103.73/cwt101.00–109.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388596.00/cwt96.00–96.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391089.00/cwt89.00–89.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397591.00/cwt91.00–91.008871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 328190.00/cwt90.00–90.002534
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,69576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,38089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31978.91/cwt77.00–81.501,0415
Bulls——1,73286.60/cwt82.50–90.501,50013
Bulls——1,94394.16/cwt93.50–94.501,8303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89267.66/cwt67.00–68.006043
Cows—Lean 85-90%99044.54/cwt40.50–48.004414
Cows—Lean 85-90%99858.26/cwt57.00–60.005814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22450.42/cwt48.00–52.5061717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25062.71/cwt62.00–65.007845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27656.21/cwt53.00–61.0071729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52862.00/cwt62.00–62.009472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72557.15/cwt54.00–59.5098613
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295872.46/cwt71.00–74.006942
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,460975.00/cwt975.00–975.0014,2351

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.