Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-02-24

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 24
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
774 head
▲ 733 vs last sale 41▲ 523 vs year ago 251 · +208.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 5▲ 4 vs year ago 55 · +7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
0 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 7 · −100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no sale last week because of inclement weather. However there was good demand for feeder classes with stronger undertones noted and 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 $124.64/cwt on 359 head.
Average price
$124.64
359 head · 639 lb average
Value per head Derived
$797
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$167
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.10
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2638126.36806339
Medium and Large 2-367095.3963920
One grade step is worth $30.98/cwt here — about $167 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 sale359 hd
124.64
—
KY average20 barns · 2,601 hd
124.73
−0.10
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—High1,66186.991,4454thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62264.551,04714
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28461.3378826
CowsLean 85-90%High85856.724868thin

Every lot

68 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 2-3325127.00/cwt127.00–127.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422147.96/cwt144.00–150.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433134.54/cwt133.00–136.005832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy464165.00/cwt165.00–165.007667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476149.72/cwt146.00–156.007134
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495135.67/cwt135.00–136.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512162.50/cwt162.50–162.508329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525142.14/cwt139.00–147.007469
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530133.00/cwt133.00–133.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559145.66/cwt138.00–150.0081413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added564156.50/cwt156.50–156.5088318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy593162.00/cwt162.00–162.009619
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610126.00/cwt126.00–126.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636143.56/cwt143.00–145.0091345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2657141.73/cwt135.00–144.0093160
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665120.65/cwt120.00–121.008023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715103.00/cwt103.00–103.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719131.76/cwt124.00–135.0094714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2751132.28/cwt132.00–132.5099339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2814124.69/cwt124.00–126.001,01526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added895124.70/cwt124.70–124.701,11657
Steers—Medium and Large 2-390599.00/cwt99.00–99.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-395093.00/cwt93.00–93.008841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270129.00/cwt129.00–129.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350108.00/cwt108.00–108.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373137.01/cwt134.00–143.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425133.32/cwt129.00–136.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465107.00/cwt107.00–107.004981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2489139.54/cwt127.00–143.0068211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514134.02/cwt126.00–139.0068936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516115.50/cwt115.50–115.505964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2591124.00/cwt120.00–133.0073322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633123.76/cwt117.00–126.0078395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653123.82/cwt122.00–124.0080957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655103.00/cwt103.00–103.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added671130.50/cwt130.50–130.5087649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371693.00/cwt93.00–93.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2743122.40/cwt120.00–123.5090952
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376681.94/cwt71.00–98.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774123.50/cwt123.50–123.5095610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383881.00/cwt81.00–81.006793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410109.00/cwt109.00–109.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440161.00/cwt161.00–161.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480153.00/cwt153.00–153.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560137.48/cwt127.00–143.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623118.34/cwt114.00–123.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672122.41/cwt119.00–126.008234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3690110.00/cwt110.00–110.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712120.00/cwt120.00–120.008542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775107.00/cwt107.00–107.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378591.00/cwt91.00–91.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855102.00/cwt102.00–102.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394582.00/cwt82.00–82.007751
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 349878.00/cwt78.00–78.003882
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48589.47/cwt86.00–92.001,3292
Bulls——1,735100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,7351
Bulls——1,94069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,3391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82956.64/cwt53.00–60.004704
Cows—Lean 85-90%84349.51/cwt49.00–50.004172
Cows—Lean 85-90%93064.08/cwt63.00–65.005962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21253.71/cwt50.00–58.006518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29570.07/cwt69.00–71.009072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31964.04/cwt59.00–67.0084516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59669.00/cwt68.00–70.001,1014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62263.52/cwt60.00–65.001,0309
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,73056.00/cwt56.00–56.009691
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,29582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0621

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.