Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-08-25

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 25
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 192▲ 37 vs year ago 138 · +26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 34▼ 20 vs year ago 44 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 5▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a plain quality offering. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $145.39/cwt on 69 head.
Average price
$145.39
69 head · 613 lb average
Value per head Derived
$891
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$226
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.44
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2618148.6091861
Medium and Large 2-3573120.886928thin
One grade step is worth $27.72/cwt here — about $226 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 sale69 hd
145.39
—
KY average26 barns · 5,543 hd
151.83
−6.44
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—High1,46894.251,3836thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32467.3989211
CowsLean 85-90%High98066.756542thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55363.489863thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373143.06/cwt142.00–144.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428145.85/cwt144.00–149.006245
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3483133.54/cwt132.00–135.006452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492151.00/cwt151.00–151.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3512121.00/cwt121.00–121.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519150.09/cwt147.00–158.007798
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526163.95/cwt163.00–166.008626
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2554146.00/cwt146.00–146.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602161.50/cwt161.50–161.5097210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,0519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678137.36/cwt130.00–147.009317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760126.50/cwt126.50–126.509614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,050116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,162118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3713
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260102.00/cwt102.00–102.002651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368118.44/cwt114.00–121.004363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421131.52/cwt127.00–133.005544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465131.15/cwt120.00–134.5061013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523121.66/cwt120.00–123.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577127.20/cwt120.00–132.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612130.98/cwt127.00–132.008029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709123.12/cwt122.00–124.008739
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735113.00/cwt113.00–113.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750121.00/cwt121.00–121.009081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383091.00/cwt91.00–91.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291595.00/cwt95.00–95.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,170114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382138.11/cwt133.00–143.005283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413132.82/cwt127.00–139.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474137.94/cwt134.00–145.006548
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488126.00/cwt126.00–126.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515121.00/cwt121.00–121.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2602119.00/cwt119.00–119.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-369091.00/cwt91.00–91.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-371091.00/cwt91.00–91.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395092.00/cwt92.00–92.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25384.51/cwt84.00–85.001,0592
Bulls——1,45092.49/cwt89.00–95.001,3412
Bulls——1,700105.76/cwt105.50–106.001,7982
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95563.50/cwt63.50–63.506061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00570.00/cwt70.00–70.007041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26556.27/cwt54.00–58.507122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33073.48/cwt72.00–75.009773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34068.05/cwt63.00–70.509126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55363.48/cwt62.00–66.009863
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,8441

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.