Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-07-14

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 14
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 257▲ 97 vs year ago 135 · +71.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 29▲ 8 vs year ago 20 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 5▲ 4 vs year ago 10 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.05/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$137.05
92 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$782
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$32
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.60
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2552141.7978377
Medium and Large 2-3666112.7375115thin
One grade step is worth $29.06/cwt here — about $32 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 sale92 hd
137.05
—
KY average25 barns · 5,616 hd
140.66
−3.60
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—Average1,54997.721,5147thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47071.001,0441thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26968.7987312
CowsLean 85-90%Low91859.795494thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240176.00/cwt176.00–176.004221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3240149.00/cwt149.00–149.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2322173.00/cwt173.00–173.005573
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380159.00/cwt159.00–159.006041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385182.48/cwt179.00–183.007037
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405151.00/cwt151.00–151.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408175.70/cwt168.00–180.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475143.00/cwt143.00–143.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483152.51/cwt150.00–155.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505139.00/cwt139.00–139.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510168.00/cwt168.00–168.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524160.65/cwt149.00–164.008426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2557159.98/cwt158.00–164.008913
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3572141.00/cwt141.00–141.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3615131.50/cwt131.00–132.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617166.62/cwt166.00–167.001,0288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621143.92/cwt138.00–151.008944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675140.76/cwt130.00–145.009508
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717137.99/cwt137.00–141.009895
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818126.94/cwt121.00–131.001,0385
Steers—Medium and Large 2-385599.00/cwt99.00–99.008461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2348151.00/cwt151.00–151.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392141.69/cwt133.00–149.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418156.00/cwt156.00–156.006523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425122.00/cwt122.00–122.005191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437136.48/cwt133.00–144.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476147.28/cwt144.00–151.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525147.71/cwt141.00–151.0077513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538132.00/cwt132.00–132.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570122.00/cwt122.00–122.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575137.72/cwt127.00–141.5079215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615133.94/cwt127.00–140.0082410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3631118.00/cwt118.00–118.007454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added653144.00/cwt144.00–144.009406
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655142.99/cwt136.00–144.009378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685112.00/cwt112.00–112.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724126.35/cwt121.00–133.009154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-372587.00/cwt87.00–87.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380096.00/cwt96.00–96.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,00090.00/cwt90.00–90.009001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363175.47/cwt174.00–177.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435170.00/cwt170.00–170.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475158.27/cwt152.00–160.007527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528147.43/cwt143.00–151.007784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592148.21/cwt147.00–152.008774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595136.00/cwt136.00–136.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609140.34/cwt137.00–147.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610129.00/cwt129.00–129.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683130.79/cwt128.00–144.008937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705134.00/cwt134.00–134.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3740116.00/cwt116.00–116.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2759132.52/cwt122.00–139.001,0064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2821110.11/cwt105.00–111.5090410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3848100.00/cwt100.00–100.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,13099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33382.63/cwt80.00–84.001,1012
Bulls——1,41599.16/cwt95.00–103.001,4032
Bulls——1,783106.83/cwt106.50–107.001,9053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91056.50/cwt56.00–57.005142
Cows—Lean 85-90%92563.08/cwt60.00–66.005832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23869.29/cwt64.00–71.508587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29075.48/cwt73.50–77.509743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34856.99/cwt56.00–58.007682
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,080.49/cwt875.00–1,250.0014,5113
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4131,211.42/cwt1,125.00–1,300.0017,1172
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285579.00/cwt79.00–79.006751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,4461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,2811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165825.00/cwt825.00–825.009,6111

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.