Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-03-31

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 31
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▲ 372 vs last sale 345▲ 164 vs year ago 553 · +29.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 79▼ 18 vs year ago 65 · −27.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 18▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $147.85/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$147.85
298 head · 641 lb average
Value per head Derived
$948
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$178
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$17.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2645149.22963274
Medium and Large 2-3594132.1478424
One grade step is worth $17.08/cwt here — about $178 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 sale298 hd
147.85
—
KY average26 barns · 6,784 hd
143.94
+3.91
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—Low1,63285.741,3999thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52664.089785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21057.5869725
CowsLean 85-90%Average91757.215247thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318157.05/cwt154.00–159.004995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385139.00/cwt139.00–139.005352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy411188.00/cwt186.00–190.007739
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422172.84/cwt169.00–175.0072919
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425149.00/cwt149.00–149.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460160.61/cwt152.00–167.0073916
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3472145.96/cwt144.00–150.006894
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483175.00/cwt175.00–175.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3514142.98/cwt141.00–150.007356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522162.76/cwt157.00–169.5085021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3568137.39/cwt134.00–141.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577152.67/cwt144.00–158.0088141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578160.00/cwt160.00–160.009257
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3613139.50/cwt139.00–140.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616148.95/cwt141.00–158.0091824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671139.85/cwt130.00–145.0093821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3713113.96/cwt112.00–116.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736140.54/cwt130.00–145.001,03432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0542
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780113.00/cwt113.00–113.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827112.79/cwt103.00–115.009338
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3835106.00/cwt106.00–106.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855108.00/cwt108.00–108.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866135.60/cwt135.60–135.601,17460
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900106.00/cwt106.00–106.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,01089.00/cwt89.00–89.008991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210140.00/cwt140.00–140.002941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285125.04/cwt124.00–126.003562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329146.92/cwt139.00–151.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355133.54/cwt131.00–136.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368148.18/cwt141.00–159.0054517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371163.00/cwt163.00–163.006058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405164.40/cwt162.00–165.006665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424153.09/cwt140.00–157.0064921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3441128.20/cwt125.00–130.005659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472142.12/cwt132.00–147.0067148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480128.48/cwt127.00–130.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511140.34/cwt140.00–142.0071712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524130.54/cwt124.00–136.0068426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545118.00/cwt118.00–118.006431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3573117.28/cwt116.00–120.006727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578131.48/cwt125.00–139.5076054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633113.21/cwt110.00–123.0071712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680106.51/cwt101.00–110.007249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681127.04/cwt116.00–131.5086510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706124.73/cwt113.00–126.508818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-376591.00/cwt91.00–91.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384095.00/cwt95.00–95.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-387585.56/cwt82.00–89.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390083.00/cwt83.00–83.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,14574.00/cwt74.00–74.008471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278172.00/cwt172.00–172.004784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2328168.39/cwt166.00–170.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373163.20/cwt160.00–173.006096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432173.26/cwt162.00–178.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467165.63/cwt157.00–168.0077314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523151.85/cwt146.00–155.0079418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569141.37/cwt132.00–148.0080411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617142.49/cwt132.00–145.0087913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667130.82/cwt123.00–134.008735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371595.00/cwt95.00–95.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716119.19/cwt110.00–125.008538
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762109.68/cwt108.00–113.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795101.00/cwt101.00–101.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388587.00/cwt87.00–87.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-392089.00/cwt89.00–89.008194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396583.00/cwt83.00–83.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,095108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,1831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33576.47/cwt74.00–80.001,0213
Bulls——1,76597.51/cwt97.00–98.001,7212
Bulls——1,78886.80/cwt83.00–91.501,5524
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87547.00/cwt47.00–47.004111
Cows—Lean 85-90%88056.88/cwt55.50–59.505013
Cows—Lean 85-90%96760.95/cwt60.00–62.005893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18344.14/cwt40.50–48.505223
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20465.02/cwt62.00–69.007837
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21856.80/cwt53.00–61.5069215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52567.76/cwt67.50–68.001,0332
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52761.62/cwt59.00–63.509413
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281072.58/cwt70.00–75.005882
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21070.00/cwt70.00–70.008471

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.