Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-05-26

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 26
● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 226▼ 247 vs year ago 359 · −68.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 65▼ 9 vs year ago 25 · −36.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 1▼ 2 vs year ago 10 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher on a light test.. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $136.97/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$136.97
43 head · 617 lb average
Value per head Derived
$845
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$287
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$47.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.56
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2617138.0685142
Medium and Large 2-362091.005641thin
One grade step is worth $47.06/cwt here — about $287 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 sale43 hd
136.97
—
KY average25 barns · 3,936 hd
138.53
−1.56
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—High1,66195.641,5896thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54874.801,1586thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23770.508723thin
CowsLean 85-90%High81065.005271thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438152.00/cwt152.00–152.006663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518151.00/cwt151.00–151.007826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2596144.00/cwt144.00–144.0085812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618135.86/cwt135.00–137.008407
Steers—Medium and Large 2-362091.00/cwt91.00–91.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650129.00/cwt129.00–129.008392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712128.80/cwt127.00–129.509177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783120.00/cwt120.00–120.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,03098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330121.00/cwt121.00–121.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380109.00/cwt109.00–109.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425130.38/cwt128.00–133.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-346590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474137.00/cwt137.00–137.006496
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-353591.00/cwt91.00–91.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2548129.46/cwt124.00–131.5070911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-356093.00/cwt93.00–93.005211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562126.79/cwt117.00–132.007133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682125.25/cwt125.25–125.2585411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710111.48/cwt109.00–114.007922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2175190.00/cwt190.00–190.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230141.00/cwt141.00–141.003241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275159.00/cwt159.00–159.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325142.00/cwt142.00–142.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392140.00/cwt140.00–140.005493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425156.00/cwt156.00–156.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520131.00/cwt131.00–131.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580124.60/cwt122.00–127.007238
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-363390.51/cwt90.00–91.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645117.00/cwt117.00–117.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-389585.00/cwt85.00–85.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290093.00/cwt93.00–93.008371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45596.70/cwt92.50–99.001,4073
Bulls——1,78886.86/cwt86.00–89.001,5532
Bulls——2,025110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2281
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81065.00/cwt65.00–65.005271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13563.50/cwt63.50–63.507211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24075.00/cwt75.00–75.009301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33573.00/cwt73.00–73.009751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53973.32/cwt67.00–76.001,1284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56577.75/cwt77.50–78.001,2172
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0013,6481
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4681,312.56/cwt1,275.00–1,350.0019,2682

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.