Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-09-08

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 8
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 89▲ 11 vs year ago 156 · +7.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 44▲ 23 vs year ago 38 · +60.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher on a limited amount of comparisons .Feeder Heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate 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 $131.04/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$131.04
87 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$110
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2569135.2677075
Medium and Large 2-3630104.7066012thin
One grade step is worth $30.56/cwt here — about $110 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 sale87 hd
131.04
—
KY average19 barns · 3,540 hd
140.54
−9.50
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—Low1,76295.991,69111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,71671.071,22011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26464.6581728
CowsLean 85-90%High95660.145757thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3295112.00/cwt112.00–112.003301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405162.00/cwt162.00–162.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458167.82/cwt166.00–169.007695
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480147.00/cwt147.00–147.007061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510141.00/cwt141.00–141.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569147.78/cwt144.00–149.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610160.50/cwt160.50–160.5097910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614148.02/cwt139.00–151.509097
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645133.00/cwt133.00–133.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715126.00/cwt126.00–126.009011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added731148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795118.00/cwt118.00–118.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,260112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,4111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335129.00/cwt129.00–129.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2396136.00/cwt136.00–136.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437139.91/cwt135.00–149.006118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458128.09/cwt121.00–130.005875
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478111.97/cwt110.00–113.005353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522126.00/cwt126.00–126.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3578100.00/cwt100.00–100.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584126.73/cwt121.00–136.0074010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622135.76/cwt133.00–140.0084421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626142.75/cwt142.75–142.7589418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678129.00/cwt129.00–129.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3683104.76/cwt102.50–107.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727118.00/cwt118.00–118.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765101.99/cwt101.00–103.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-394087.00/cwt87.00–87.008181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395146.00/cwt146.00–146.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405133.00/cwt133.00–133.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414158.51/cwt157.00–160.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2458166.00/cwt166.00–166.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475147.00/cwt147.00–147.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505157.00/cwt157.00–157.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585114.00/cwt114.00–114.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-364089.00/cwt89.00–89.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-369099.00/cwt99.00–99.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2708126.48/cwt122.00–128.008954
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710109.00/cwt109.00–109.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820108.51/cwt108.00–109.008902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398082.00/cwt82.00–82.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,00589.00/cwt89.00–89.008941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27586.37/cwt84.00–88.501,1012
Bulls——1,82496.45/cwt92.50–99.501,7597
Bulls——2,030104.00/cwt102.50–105.502,1112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92361.87/cwt58.00–64.505713
Cows—Lean 85-90%97051.95/cwt50.00–54.005042
Cows—Lean 85-90%99365.74/cwt65.50–66.006532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22658.01/cwt56.50–60.507114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26964.58/cwt61.50–68.5082019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27570.23/cwt69.00–71.508955
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67769.82/cwt67.50–71.501,1717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,78573.25/cwt72.50–74.501,3084
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053822.68/cwt800.00–850.008,6632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080860.00/cwt860.00–860.009,2881
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,3981

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.