Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-09-01

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 1
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 175▼ 104 vs year ago 193 · −53.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 24▼ 3 vs year ago 47 · −6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 1▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.54/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −89.16 against this barn's trailing median of $215.70.
Average price
$126.54
32 head · 603 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$99
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2590131.2777527
Medium and Large 2-3669101.006765thin
One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $99 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 sale32 hd
126.54
—
KY average26 barns · 1,753 hd
138.73
−12.19
This barn, trailing median5 sales
215.70
−89.16
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales
235215195175median 215.7003/1104/1504/2204/2905/06
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.00, low $188.98, median $215.70 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,84697.721,80313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60265.021,0416thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22564.4178911
CowsLean 85-90%High86763.965557thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-327599.00/cwt99.00–99.002721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300161.00/cwt161.00–161.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435129.00/cwt129.00–129.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455138.00/cwt138.00–138.006281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522138.00/cwt138.00–138.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628136.00/cwt136.00–136.008543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628110.00/cwt110.00–110.006912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707138.00/cwt138.00–138.009763
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,03070.00/cwt70.00–70.007211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305133.00/cwt133.00–133.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370129.41/cwt126.00–134.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468138.14/cwt136.00–141.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507136.66/cwt136.00–137.006936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572124.00/cwt124.00–124.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2752110.79/cwt107.00–114.008335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380599.00/cwt99.00–99.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393074.00/cwt74.00–74.006881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323157.00/cwt157.00–157.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2413145.32/cwt138.00–149.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490121.00/cwt121.00–121.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505139.00/cwt139.00–139.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580134.06/cwt129.00–141.007785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660125.76/cwt125.00–127.008304
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372586.00/cwt86.00–86.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738115.53/cwt111.00–117.008534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815106.98/cwt104.00–110.008722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-294091.00/cwt91.00–91.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,04078.00/cwt78.00–78.008111
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 319581.00/cwt81.00–81.001581
Dairy Steers—Large 320582.00/cwt82.00–82.001681
Dairy Steers—Large 31,23869.00/cwt69.00–69.008542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,801105.09/cwt104.50–106.501,8934
Bulls——1,85496.84/cwt94.00–100.001,7957
Bulls——1,90586.04/cwt85.00–88.001,6392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75553.41/cwt52.00–55.004032
Cows—Lean 85-90%85870.23/cwt69.50–71.006032
Cows—Lean 85-90%94866.82/cwt66.00–67.506333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05070.00/cwt70.00–70.007351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21558.54/cwt53.50–60.507113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25566.12/cwt62.50–68.508307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47560.50/cwt60.50–60.508921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62765.92/cwt64.50–66.501,0735
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3441,154.88/cwt1,060.00–1,300.0015,5224
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070985.00/cwt985.00–985.0010,5401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,312832.45/cwt800.00–880.0010,9223

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.