Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-06-09

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
349 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 242▲ 135 vs year ago 214 · +63.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 48▲ 32 vs year ago 16 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $140.98/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$140.98
188 head · 702 lb average
Value per head Derived
$990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2705142.501,004178
Medium and Large 2-3659113.9075010thin
One grade step is worth $28.60/cwt here — about $254 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 sale188 hd
140.98
—
KY average25 barns · 4,872 hd
141.69
−0.71
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—Average1,54595.331,47311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52571.681,0933thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21870.4485828
CowsLean 85-90%Average94561.505811thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325149.00/cwt149.00–149.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380122.00/cwt122.00–122.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385151.00/cwt151.00–151.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428142.47/cwt141.00–144.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463158.42/cwt158.00–160.007335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515151.06/cwt148.00–154.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569147.13/cwt142.00–156.0083712
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620152.50/cwt152.50–152.5094619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630136.71/cwt134.00–141.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673139.98/cwt138.00–142.0094212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added697151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,05457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,01119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720123.34/cwt120.00–125.008883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773125.89/cwt116.00–131.009733
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790113.00/cwt113.00–113.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808128.45/cwt119.00–129.501,03810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added868131.40/cwt131.40–131.401,14121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-388094.00/cwt94.00–94.008271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2926114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0564
Steers—Medium and Large 2-393593.00/cwt93.00–93.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-295899.46/cwt95.00–104.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,11593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,0372
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267132.43/cwt125.00–136.003543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358133.01/cwt130.00–139.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358120.00/cwt120.00–120.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411141.99/cwt137.00–148.005847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425116.00/cwt116.00–116.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470149.00/cwt149.00–149.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486144.95/cwt136.00–147.0070412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3499126.45/cwt122.00–127.006319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502150.00/cwt150.00–150.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2538143.51/cwt142.00–145.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563117.01/cwt116.00–118.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581132.56/cwt126.00–138.0077010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620130.59/cwt122.00–136.0081011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-364496.09/cwt94.50–101.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662122.00/cwt122.00–122.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370585.00/cwt85.00–85.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-375580.00/cwt80.00–80.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757113.00/cwt113.00–113.008553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-388078.00/cwt78.00–78.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392086.00/cwt86.00–86.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-399587.00/cwt87.00–87.008661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2213165.18/cwt160.00–170.003522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278160.00/cwt160.00–160.004452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318155.55/cwt150.00–159.004953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3348140.00/cwt140.00–140.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379135.74/cwt135.00–136.005147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390105.00/cwt105.00–105.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425157.55/cwt156.00–159.006704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475146.00/cwt146.00–146.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515158.00/cwt158.00–158.008141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531140.33/cwt134.00–151.007456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568140.33/cwt136.00–144.007975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580121.00/cwt121.00–121.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625113.00/cwt113.00–113.007062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666129.56/cwt126.00–133.008635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715122.98/cwt122.00–125.008793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286594.00/cwt94.00–94.008131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 330590.00/cwt90.00–90.002751
Dairy Steers—Large 3382110.00/cwt110.00–110.004202
Dairy Steers—Large 340591.00/cwt91.00–91.003691
Dairy Steers—Large 354570.00/cwt70.00–70.003821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,15787.26/cwt84.50–89.501,0103
Bulls——1,59194.23/cwt90.00–99.001,4996
Bulls——1,988110.74/cwt104.00–117.002,2022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94561.50/cwt61.50–61.505811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21369.70/cwt64.50–72.5084515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21761.27/cwt59.50–62.007463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22574.30/cwt73.00–76.0091010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55570.02/cwt69.50–70.501,0892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,084.40/cwt1,000.00–1,175.0014,5632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2740875.00/cwt875.00–875.006,4751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01078.00/cwt78.00–78.007881

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.