Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-03-17

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 17
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 441 vs last sale 986▲ 348 vs year ago 197 · +176.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 151 vs last sale 196▲ 26 vs year ago 19 · +136.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 53▲ 3 vs year ago 2 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $124.90/cwt on 237 head.
Average price
$124.90
237 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$691
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2554126.85703205
Medium and Large 2-3545112.4161332
One grade step is worth $14.44/cwt here — about $90 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 sale237 hd
124.90
—
KY average27 barns · 7,839 hd
127.44
−2.54
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—Low1,53883.711,28713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26056.1270718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66554.969153thin
CowsLean 85-90%High90851.284668thin

Every lot

91 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 1-2315163.65/cwt154.00–168.005155
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2356180.48/cwt176.00–182.006434
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360141.00/cwt141.00–141.005081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434170.48/cwt166.00–176.0074015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445154.00/cwt154.00–154.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480155.44/cwt150.50–166.0074615
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3493139.24/cwt137.00–141.006864
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added509164.00/cwt164.00–164.008355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520135.99/cwt134.00–137.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2540152.30/cwt141.00–157.0082213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3563126.68/cwt122.00–131.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571146.77/cwt139.00–151.5083821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619143.68/cwt136.00–147.0088921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640127.00/cwt127.00–127.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660131.47/cwt128.00–135.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673143.50/cwt143.50–143.5096617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712133.70/cwt129.00–134.0095217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added716136.50/cwt136.50–136.5097719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750107.00/cwt107.00–107.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769124.23/cwt118.00–129.009557
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0196
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2932119.45/cwt115.00–120.001,1139
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2175161.00/cwt161.00–161.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230137.00/cwt137.00–137.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260123.00/cwt118.00–128.003202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2266129.84/cwt127.00–132.003457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327139.54/cwt131.00–146.0045617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3328120.52/cwt120.00–121.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379133.44/cwt130.00–139.005066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390117.00/cwt117.00–117.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420120.11/cwt117.00–123.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425136.79/cwt130.00–145.0058114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468110.00/cwt110.00–110.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477138.28/cwt133.00–141.0066015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529135.52/cwt125.00–140.0071743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3536120.22/cwt118.00–122.006449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573117.64/cwt117.00–119.006743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576124.80/cwt120.00–136.0071921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600109.00/cwt109.00–109.006541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631114.44/cwt111.00–119.0072219
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3659100.33/cwt99.00–102.006619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661114.07/cwt110.00–126.0075414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added720120.30/cwt120.30–120.3086637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-274296.50/cwt96.50–96.507166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-276099.00/cwt99.00–99.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280097.00/cwt97.00–97.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294591.00/cwt91.00–91.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,03086.00/cwt86.00–86.008861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240138.00/cwt138.00–138.003311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3295126.00/cwt126.00–126.003721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315142.00/cwt142.00–142.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376156.22/cwt150.00–168.005875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403178.00/cwt178.00–178.007178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430161.83/cwt157.00–167.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461158.50/cwt158.00–160.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488140.02/cwt138.00–141.006833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532141.17/cwt132.00–147.007515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535152.00/cwt152.00–152.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3541107.33/cwt106.00–108.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575119.67/cwt119.00–120.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578126.04/cwt122.00–139.007297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621123.11/cwt116.00–128.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664129.41/cwt122.00–135.008596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680112.00/cwt112.00–112.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710124.00/cwt124.00–124.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778111.13/cwt104.00–119.008654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285595.00/cwt95.00–95.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394580.00/cwt80.00–80.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395570.00/cwt70.00–70.006691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-296597.00/cwt97.00–97.009362
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 366075.00/cwt75.00–75.004951
Dairy Steers—Large 373580.00/cwt80.00–80.005881
Dairy Steers—Large 383577.00/cwt77.00–77.006431
Dairy Steers—Large 393570.00/cwt70.00–70.006551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31177.33/cwt74.00–79.501,0144
Bulls——1,62685.56/cwt82.00–87.001,3917
Bulls——1,68390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5152
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86557.00/cwt57.00–57.004931
Cows—Lean 85-90%89353.18/cwt51.50–55.504754
Cows—Lean 85-90%94346.84/cwt45.00–48.004423
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23759.84/cwt59.00–61.007406
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25047.28/cwt46.50–48.005912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27555.66/cwt51.50–58.5071010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66554.96/cwt53.00–56.509153
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0013,6301
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290069.00/cwt69.00–69.006212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098886.05/cwt875.00–900.009,7292

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.