Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-06-02

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 2
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 112▲ 162 vs year ago 80 · +202.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 16▲ 33 vs year ago 15 · +220.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $133.11/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$133.11
103 head · 745 lb average
Value per head Derived
$992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2754133.421,00699
Medium and Large 2-3534125.506704thin
One grade step is worth $7.92/cwt here — about $336 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 sale103 hd
133.11
—
KY average18 barns · 3,473 hd
139.20
−6.09
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—High1,59387.651,3968thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55969.081,0775thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23066.7582127
CowsLean 85-90%Average97256.055456thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340162.00/cwt162.00–162.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375159.49/cwt150.00–163.005985
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455141.00/cwt141.00–141.006421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3455124.00/cwt124.00–124.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500126.00/cwt126.00–126.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531151.21/cwt142.00–153.0080310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558145.30/cwt143.00–147.008117
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590126.00/cwt126.00–126.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618144.00/cwt144.00–144.008904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618128.34/cwt122.00–130.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668130.00/cwt130.00–130.008682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717117.34/cwt113.00–121.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805112.00/cwt112.00–112.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added884127.75/cwt127.75–127.751,12957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,02095.00/cwt95.00–95.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,11090.00/cwt90.00–90.009991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3220100.00/cwt100.00–100.002201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380111.00/cwt111.00–111.004221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3423110.48/cwt110.00–111.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428127.27/cwt122.00–134.005456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445145.00/cwt145.00–145.006452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481126.00/cwt120.00–136.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515132.07/cwt123.00–137.0068018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573131.42/cwt124.00–138.0075311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627108.34/cwt108.00–109.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631119.31/cwt110.00–123.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added649136.00/cwt136.00–136.008835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720105.00/cwt105.00–105.007561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340161.00/cwt161.00–161.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2367159.59/cwt157.00–163.005863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437143.00/cwt143.00–143.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3454125.47/cwt122.00–129.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2491138.55/cwt131.00–146.006809
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525121.00/cwt121.00–121.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537141.06/cwt131.00–146.007573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570138.78/cwt130.00–145.007919
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577114.68/cwt113.00–118.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617132.16/cwt125.00–134.008155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667129.00/cwt129.00–129.008603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2702125.00/cwt125.00–125.008784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380092.00/cwt92.00–92.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810116.00/cwt116.00–116.009402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385091.00/cwt91.00–91.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396587.00/cwt87.00–87.008401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04567.50/cwt67.50–67.507051
Bulls——1,58895.52/cwt94.50–96.501,5172
Bulls——1,70588.53/cwt85.50–90.001,5095
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96067.50/cwt67.50–67.506481
Cows—Lean 85-90%96046.65/cwt44.00–49.004483
Cows—Lean 85-90%99564.43/cwt63.00–66.006412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17958.93/cwt56.00–60.506954
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22666.37/cwt62.50–69.5081416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26972.07/cwt70.50–75.509157
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48572.50/cwt72.50–72.501,0771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57868.23/cwt67.50–68.501,0774
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,4941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,323977.13/cwt900.00–1,060.0012,9274
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5401,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0019,2501

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.