Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2020-12-09

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 9
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
763 head
▲ 322 vs last sale 441▲ 423 vs year ago 340 · +124.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 51▲ 26 vs year ago 54 · +48.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 2 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. There was light to moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 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 $112.18/cwt on 278 head.
Average price
$112.18
278 head · 576 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.85
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584113.08661250
Medium and Large 2-3500104.1952128
One grade step is worth $8.89/cwt here — about $140 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 sale278 hd
112.18
—
KY average31 barns · 11,381 hd
122.04
−9.85
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—Low1,77385.011,50714
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65754.278995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24550.7563245
CowsLean 85-90%Average97548.044687thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330140.20/cwt134.00–147.004632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369153.82/cwt149.00–160.005685
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3388139.00/cwt139.00–139.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402152.00/cwt152.00–152.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433139.80/cwt136.00–148.006055
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440131.00/cwt131.00–131.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2456145.95/cwt138.00–148.006666
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3479124.89/cwt122.00–130.005984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522137.66/cwt131.00–140.0071922
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535118.49/cwt116.00–121.006348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574132.68/cwt127.00–142.0076226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3584120.54/cwt119.00–121.0070411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615109.30/cwt106.00–112.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633121.49/cwt115.00–128.0076942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3664104.68/cwt99.00–110.006954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671120.05/cwt114.00–128.0080629
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3707106.75/cwt106.00–111.007557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721124.45/cwt122.00–128.0089758
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776112.00/cwt112.00–112.008698
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-381580.00/cwt80.00–80.006522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-288599.00/cwt99.00–99.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-293095.00/cwt95.00–95.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,02095.00/cwt95.00–95.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,05890.00/cwt90.00–90.009523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293116.00/cwt116.00–116.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322125.22/cwt120.00–129.004035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335111.00/cwt111.00–111.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372124.90/cwt116.00–130.004659
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375101.57/cwt100.00–105.003815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3411110.65/cwt110.00–111.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430122.08/cwt115.00–130.0052519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455110.70/cwt109.00–111.505045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466117.77/cwt113.00–122.005495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509124.64/cwt123.00–126.006349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527115.77/cwt110.00–120.5061036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3532106.00/cwt106.00–106.005645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567111.01/cwt105.00–119.0062955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590101.00/cwt101.00–101.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620110.10/cwt101.00–118.5068335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362198.00/cwt96.00–100.006097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-367596.00/cwt96.00–96.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677109.74/cwt101.00–112.0074333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723106.03/cwt98.00–108.0076713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780107.68/cwt100.00–109.5084019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-296292.00/cwt92.00–92.008855
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2287131.67/cwt131.00–132.003783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320132.67/cwt130.00–135.004253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345119.00/cwt119.00–119.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362150.00/cwt150.00–150.005433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378143.63/cwt134.00–147.005437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420142.39/cwt140.00–146.005985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3433116.59/cwt115.00–119.005055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470110.35/cwt110.00–111.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492132.45/cwt130.00–139.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522110.95/cwt105.00–118.005799
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545102.00/cwt102.00–102.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573125.16/cwt118.00–129.007174
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578110.24/cwt109.00–111.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625109.55/cwt104.00–117.0068532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-363899.01/cwt98.00–100.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-367496.54/cwt93.00–100.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2714107.72/cwt102.00–111.007698
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372896.00/cwt94.00–97.006995
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771102.16/cwt96.00–105.007885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383888.16/cwt88.00–89.007396
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388085.00/cwt85.00–85.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395086.00/cwt86.00–86.008171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 370570.00/cwt70.00–70.004941
Dairy Steers—Large 382370.00/cwt70.00–70.005763
Dairy Steers—Large 392565.00/cwt65.00–65.006011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70577.21/cwt74.50–79.501,3163
Bulls——1,75384.88/cwt82.00–89.501,4888
Bulls——1,89393.15/cwt91.50–95.501,7633
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84554.50/cwt54.50–54.504611
Cows—Lean 85-90%98351.66/cwt48.00–54.005083
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01042.27/cwt40.00–45.004273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16343.92/cwt40.50–46.5051112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25656.94/cwt56.00–58.507159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28151.84/cwt47.50–55.5066424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50048.50/cwt48.50–48.507281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67054.28/cwt52.50–56.509063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77560.00/cwt60.00–60.001,0651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170480.00/cwt480.00–480.005,6161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,595785.00/cwt785.00–785.0012,5211

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.