Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-03-03

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 3
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▼ 217 vs last sale 774▲ 429 vs year ago 128 · +335.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
0 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 59▼ 42 vs year ago 42 · −100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 0▲ 64 vs year ago 2 · +3,200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $139.19/cwt on 274 head.
Average price
$139.19
274 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$927
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2668140.12936255
Medium and Large 2-3635126.7380419thin
One grade step is worth $13.40/cwt here — about $132 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 sale274 hd
139.19
—
KY average28 barns · 8,039 hd
138.62
+0.57
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—Low1,80688.021,5907thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24860.5875634
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59458.5293311
CowsLean 85-90%Low92354.735054thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265140.00/cwt140.00–140.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285171.00/cwt171.00–171.004871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385165.09/cwt158.00–169.006363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426160.57/cwt156.00–163.006847
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482144.48/cwt144.00–146.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494168.91/cwt157.00–171.0083418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518161.10/cwt150.00–167.0083430
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530136.68/cwt134.00–138.007243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571160.18/cwt159.00–161.0091526
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575137.95/cwt135.00–147.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623147.50/cwt147.50–147.5091917
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3623121.01/cwt118.00–124.007542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635137.15/cwt129.00–144.7587132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662132.29/cwt130.00–134.0087616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713111.50/cwt111.00–112.007952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725127.55/cwt114.00–129.0092519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757121.88/cwt120.50–126.0092320
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2812119.44/cwt116.00–120.009707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867121.25/cwt121.25–121.251,05158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-395589.00/cwt89.00–89.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,07589.00/cwt89.00–89.009571
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,27585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230121.00/cwt121.00–121.002781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322133.96/cwt133.00–136.004313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365143.35/cwt141.00–145.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405129.00/cwt129.00–129.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429140.03/cwt131.00–145.0060114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472131.31/cwt127.00–139.006209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy498145.00/cwt145.00–145.007227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519121.38/cwt117.00–124.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523139.48/cwt127.00–142.0072942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579127.27/cwt122.00–136.0073728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580124.00/cwt124.00–124.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638122.62/cwt116.00–124.0078229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662117.00/cwt117.00–117.007758
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377092.00/cwt92.00–92.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381281.00/cwt81.00–81.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,05085.00/cwt85.00–85.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333165.40/cwt161.00–170.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365124.00/cwt124.00–124.004532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373174.41/cwt170.00–179.006512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420168.00/cwt168.00–168.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3453132.35/cwt127.00–138.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478149.21/cwt143.00–158.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500119.00/cwt119.00–119.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529138.93/cwt134.00–148.0073522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577143.97/cwt134.00–146.008316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3594122.00/cwt122.00–122.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615131.00/cwt131.00–131.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645104.00/cwt104.00–104.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669128.19/cwt118.00–131.0085817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3708100.00/cwt100.00–100.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2724113.17/cwt108.00–119.008197
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2757112.99/cwt112.00–115.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377586.00/cwt86.00–86.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825109.29/cwt103.00–114.009024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-397080.00/cwt80.00–80.007761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 367083.00/cwt83.00–83.005561
Dairy Steers—Large 374583.00/cwt83.00–83.006182
Dairy Steers—Large 376587.00/cwt87.00–87.006661
Dairy Steers—Large 387086.24/cwt84.00–87.007504
Dairy Steers—Large 399482.50/cwt82.50–82.508205
Dairy Steers—Large 31,11570.52/cwt69.00–72.007862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22576.00/cwt76.00–76.009311
Bulls——1,88397.82/cwt95.00–101.001,8422
Bulls——1,91386.13/cwt83.00–90.001,6484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90571.00/cwt71.00–71.006431
Cows—Lean 85-90%92544.00/cwt44.00–44.004071
Cows—Lean 85-90%93051.96/cwt51.50–52.504832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17354.80/cwt51.50–57.506438
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26961.59/cwt58.00–66.0078223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29268.26/cwt67.00–70.008823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47062.41/cwt61.00–64.009172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62257.65/cwt54.00–59.509359
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10877.62/cwt74.00–83.008605

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.