Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-07-07

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
257 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 124▲ 106 vs year ago 151 · +70.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 23▼ 12 vs year ago 41 · −29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 23▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on a limited amount of comparisons. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was a light supply of calves with moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls. 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 $136.54/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$136.54
152 head · 797 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,088
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$396
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2804137.491,106146
Medium and Large 2-3626113.337096thin
One grade step is worth $24.16/cwt here — about $396 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 sale152 hd
136.54
—
KY average11 barns · 1,550 hd
145.48
−8.94
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—High1,51099.751,5062thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51876.011,1542thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26969.4188116
CowsLean 85-90%Average89957.465165thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,22597.001,1881thin

Every lot

71 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 1-2360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428147.44/cwt146.00–149.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465136.36/cwt130.00–143.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560132.00/cwt132.00–132.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636133.31/cwt128.00–140.008486
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676138.24/cwt134.00–139.0093513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712140.71/cwt139.00–141.001,0027
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,08650
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795118.00/cwt118.00–118.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-281091.00/cwt91.00–91.007371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added903139.10/cwt139.10–139.101,25660
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2165120.00/cwt120.00–120.001981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260100.00/cwt100.00–100.002601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308120.00/cwt120.00–120.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3320110.00/cwt110.00–110.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360137.00/cwt137.00–137.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427127.35/cwt120.00–131.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470111.00/cwt111.00–111.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477132.74/cwt130.00–138.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541132.28/cwt121.00–135.0071612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581135.00/cwt123.00–138.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623109.51/cwt108.00–111.006822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628128.68/cwt122.00–132.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657125.02/cwt115.00–127.008216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3693102.00/cwt102.00–102.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370891.51/cwt91.00–92.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730106.00/cwt106.00–106.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377392.34/cwt92.00–93.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785106.00/cwt106.00–106.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380089.00/cwt89.00–89.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281091.00/cwt91.00–91.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-392587.00/cwt87.00–87.008051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2278140.00/cwt140.00–140.003894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335142.00/cwt142.00–142.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358160.00/cwt160.00–160.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373132.06/cwt131.00–133.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440113.00/cwt113.00–113.004971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450107.00/cwt107.00–107.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469138.78/cwt136.00–140.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3613104.02/cwt103.00–105.006382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638134.00/cwt134.00–134.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-367581.00/cwt81.00–81.005471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695137.00/cwt137.00–137.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-274094.00/cwt94.00–94.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-279091.00/cwt91.00–91.007191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 373593.50/cwt93.00–94.006872
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,22597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,1881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0861
Bulls——1,840107.50/cwt107.50–107.501,9781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%88862.10/cwt59.00–64.505513
Cows—Lean 85-90%91550.49/cwt49.00–52.004622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24367.45/cwt64.00–70.008389
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26562.00/cwt62.00–62.007841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30873.59/cwt72.00–75.509636
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51876.01/cwt75.50–76.501,1542
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288575.00/cwt75.00–75.006641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28401,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.009,1141
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,056.16/cwt925.00–1,125.0012,9702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5801,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0018,9601

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.