Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-09-22

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 22
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
241 head
▼ 160 vs last sale 401▼ 42 vs year ago 283 · −14.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 57▼ 22 vs year ago 51 · −43.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 1 · +100.0%
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.02/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$129.02
145 head · 720 lb average
Value per head Derived
$928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.48
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2747130.78977126
Medium and Large 2-3537117.3163019thin
One grade step is worth $13.46/cwt here — about $347 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 sale145 hd
129.02
—
KY average26 barns · 5,647 hd
137.49
−8.48
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—High1,56393.971,4686thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65362.821,0383thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10459.4865716
CowsLean 85-90%Low83445.733814thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310146.00/cwt146.00–146.004534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372150.00/cwt150.00–150.005586
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422146.00/cwt146.00–146.006162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3476147.32/cwt144.00–149.007018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489169.00/cwt169.00–169.0082613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520143.00/cwt143.00–143.007442
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555125.97/cwt123.00–129.006992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568140.33/cwt135.00–146.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631135.67/cwt134.00–136.008566
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675129.00/cwt129.00–129.008711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680131.00/cwt131.00–131.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3717125.00/cwt125.00–125.008963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0039
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185170.00/cwt170.00–170.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3326132.63/cwt130.00–135.004324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372142.65/cwt138.00–145.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373125.23/cwt120.00–130.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442136.92/cwt130.00–144.006056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453133.00/cwt133.00–133.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472117.00/cwt117.00–117.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500114.00/cwt114.00–114.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506131.26/cwt131.00–132.006644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563112.62/cwt110.00–117.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566121.55/cwt118.00–124.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692116.00/cwt116.00–116.008036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715102.00/cwt102.00–102.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733119.00/cwt119.00–119.008723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770109.66/cwt109.00–110.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3826104.38/cwt97.00–108.008623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838136.90/cwt136.90–136.901,14766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840118.97/cwt110.00–119.5099917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3880104.00/cwt104.00–104.009151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-292098.77/cwt95.00–100.009094
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2185180.00/cwt180.00–180.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325159.00/cwt159.00–159.005172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2388147.00/cwt147.00–147.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420130.00/cwt130.00–130.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477137.51/cwt135.00–140.006564
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3547123.26/cwt118.00–125.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565133.00/cwt131.00–135.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655117.00/cwt117.00–117.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660106.00/cwt106.00–106.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2709116.00/cwt115.00–117.008224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770102.00/cwt102.00–102.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-389070.00/cwt70.00–70.006231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19580.00/cwt80.00–80.009561
Bulls——1,63696.77/cwt95.00–99.001,5835
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74341.00/cwt40.00–42.003052
Cows—Lean 85-90%92550.46/cwt50.00–51.004672
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08063.29/cwt60.50–66.0068410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14453.12/cwt49.50–56.506086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65362.82/cwt60.00–64.501,0383
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4401,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,440910.00/cwt910.00–910.0013,1041

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.