Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-03-24

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 24
● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 545▲ 111 vs year ago 234 · +47.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 45▲ 30 vs year ago 49 · +61.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower and over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. 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 $138.84/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$138.84
135 head · 654 lb average
Value per head Derived
$908
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.86
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2657140.51922121
Medium and Large 2-3631124.4678514thin
One grade step is worth $16.04/cwt here — about $137 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 sale135 hd
138.84
—
KY average27 barns · 6,606 hd
143.70
−4.86
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—High1,60985.851,3827thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58455.838858thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22454.5966839
CowsLean 85-90%High92246.7543110
SteersSelectAverage1,49081.001,2071thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318171.00/cwt171.00–171.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355170.00/cwt170.00–170.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380148.00/cwt148.00–148.005622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425151.92/cwt145.00–159.006465
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480153.18/cwt145.00–159.0073510
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515136.00/cwt136.00–136.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536155.01/cwt150.00–159.0083110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568148.65/cwt140.00–155.0084411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618149.65/cwt139.00–153.0092512
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618135.29/cwt133.50–137.008362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672134.11/cwt126.00–138.009019
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680118.97/cwt117.00–121.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709132.60/cwt121.00–135.8594018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,03029
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773121.86/cwt116.00–128.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3792110.49/cwt110.00–112.008754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818125.19/cwt124.50–127.001,02411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3825104.00/cwt104.00–104.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905109.00/cwt109.00–109.009861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260141.00/cwt141.00–141.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273129.00/cwt129.00–129.003522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325136.92/cwt132.00–142.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380121.00/cwt121.00–121.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389141.84/cwt141.00–142.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438137.09/cwt132.00–142.0060013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474137.18/cwt127.00–144.0065011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485125.32/cwt122.00–128.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513138.36/cwt132.00–143.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3539120.49/cwt120.00–121.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575116.33/cwt116.00–117.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577125.48/cwt121.00–131.007247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612105.00/cwt105.00–105.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622114.93/cwt111.00–121.0071519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677105.76/cwt105.00–107.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680118.18/cwt110.00–120.0080414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371091.00/cwt91.00–91.006461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715105.00/cwt105.00–105.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282091.00/cwt91.00–91.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-382286.31/cwt85.00–89.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920105.00/cwt105.00–105.009661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315157.00/cwt157.00–157.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435150.59/cwt142.00–157.006555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488133.90/cwt130.00–145.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521148.89/cwt144.00–154.007768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575112.52/cwt110.00–115.006472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576140.19/cwt135.00–147.008075
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620101.00/cwt101.00–101.006261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633118.55/cwt114.00–123.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3688101.99/cwt101.00–103.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773118.57/cwt116.00–119.009177
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284098.00/cwt98.00–98.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-386582.00/cwt82.00–82.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875101.00/cwt101.00–101.008842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-391585.00/cwt85.00–85.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,00582.00/cwt82.00–82.008241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 331060.00/cwt60.00–60.001861
Dairy Steers—Large 348575.00/cwt75.00–75.003641
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,49081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2071
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33079.75/cwt78.50–81.001,0612
Bulls——1,53286.48/cwt84.50–89.001,3253
Bulls——2,00591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,8252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87949.83/cwt47.00–52.004384
Cows—Lean 85-90%91338.92/cwt36.00–42.503554
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02556.25/cwt56.00–56.505772
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15348.97/cwt45.00–50.505659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23155.11/cwt52.00–58.0067824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30160.91/cwt59.50–63.507926
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54955.70/cwt53.50–58.508635
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61560.33/cwt59.00–61.509742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70047.50/cwt47.50–47.508081
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,090.00/cwt1,090.00–1,090.0016,2411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2817801.42/cwt775.00–830.006,5483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960712.71/cwt660.00–775.006,8422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975861.49/cwt850.00–870.008,4002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28741,028.01/cwt975.00–1,090.008,9856
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290085.56/cwt85.00–86.007702

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.