Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-10-13

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 13
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 317▼ 27 vs year ago 470 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 95▲ 8 vs year ago 47 · +17.0%
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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 $125.60/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$125.60
193 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$646
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$1
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$55.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.93
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519131.52683163
Medium and Large 2-3486107.7552412thin
Small and Medium 1-246684.3539317thin
Large 190076.006841thin
One grade step is worth $55.52/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale193 hd
125.60
—
KY average24 barns · 4,627 hd
131.52
−5.93
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—High1,74190.011,5677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15752.0060237
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30447.276176thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low84337.183134thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278156.78/cwt147.00–162.004363
Steers—Small and Medium 1-234082.00/cwt82.00–82.002792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345146.00/cwt146.00–146.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005541
Steers—Small and Medium 1-237295.00/cwt95.00–95.003532
Steers—Small and Medium 1-241282.70/cwt79.00–90.003413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438135.68/cwt135.00–137.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471157.62/cwt149.00–168.0074212
Steers—Small and Medium 1-247580.00/cwt80.00–80.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480135.05/cwt130.00–140.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481172.32/cwt171.00–176.008299
Steers—Large 1490168.00/cwt168.00–168.008231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510102.00/cwt102.00–102.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523164.88/cwt161.50–169.0086215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532146.16/cwt137.00–155.007787
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Steers—Small and Medium 1-255591.00/cwt91.00–91.005051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578160.27/cwt160.00–161.009267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579150.71/cwt146.00–157.0087313
Steers—Small and Medium 1-262886.00/cwt86.00–86.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630159.43/cwt158.00–160.001,0047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632138.45/cwt134.00–140.0087513
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3643120.98/cwt116.00–126.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655144.00/cwt144.00–144.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724143.80/cwt142.00–144.001,04120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1174
Steers—Small and Medium 1-278096.00/cwt96.00–96.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2843136.70/cwt125.00–138.001,15210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0382
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3940105.00/cwt105.00–105.009871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,009118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1917
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-226088.00/cwt88.00–88.002291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2265131.04/cwt129.00–133.003472
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-231063.00/cwt63.00–63.001951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325113.03/cwt111.00–115.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328126.80/cwt120.00–130.004163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350107.00/cwt107.00–107.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378133.72/cwt125.00–141.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380144.00/cwt144.00–144.005471
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-238583.59/cwt82.00–89.003228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added427145.00/cwt145.00–145.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430112.00/cwt112.00–112.004821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433133.78/cwt120.00–141.0057929
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-246585.15/cwt71.00–99.003962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473132.72/cwt124.00–138.0062819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479106.66/cwt100.00–110.005113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added507144.00/cwt144.00–144.0073011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515131.25/cwt122.00–137.0067628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568140.50/cwt140.50–140.507985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576106.98/cwt100.00–114.006164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578132.54/cwt127.00–136.0076635
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-258091.00/cwt91.00–91.005281
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-260070.00/cwt70.00–70.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618120.97/cwt111.00–133.0074810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663112.58/cwt107.00–126.007465
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-267591.00/cwt91.00–91.006141
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-272595.00/cwt95.00–95.006891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2737110.65/cwt110.00–112.008156
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-275597.00/cwt97.00–97.007321
Heifers—Large 190076.00/cwt76.00–76.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,020109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220170.00/cwt170.00–170.003741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335134.00/cwt134.00–134.004491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2339138.47/cwt137.00–140.004694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added348160.00/cwt160.00–160.005572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365125.11/cwt121.00–129.004572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380163.00/cwt163.00–163.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385144.00/cwt144.00–144.005542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405163.00/cwt163.00–163.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423146.43/cwt139.00–152.006195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3467128.04/cwt111.00–141.005983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472159.97/cwt158.00–162.007554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478170.28/cwt163.00–174.008143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516153.68/cwt149.00–157.007936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518126.95/cwt118.00–132.006586
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2528103.00/cwt103.00–103.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577128.06/cwt124.00–130.007393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628135.67/cwt127.00–144.0085221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2674120.52/cwt117.00–124.008124
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-269593.50/cwt88.00–99.006502
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-271088.47/cwt84.00–93.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725110.38/cwt103.00–118.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748121.00/cwt121.00–121.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753114.50/cwt114.00–115.008622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284578.00/cwt78.00–78.006591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 31,04584.00/cwt84.00–84.008781
Dairy Steers—Large 31,30065.00/cwt65.00–65.008451
Dairy Steers—Large 31,52568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62088.41/cwt86.50–90.501,4324
Bulls——1,73584.50/cwt84.50–84.501,4661
Bulls——1,98595.97/cwt94.50–97.501,9052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81529.82/cwt20.00–37.502432
Cows—Lean 85-90%87044.53/cwt44.00–45.003872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05947.81/cwt46.00–49.005067
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08742.58/cwt42.00–43.754633
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17037.09/cwt22.00–44.004342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19054.13/cwt50.00–57.0064427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23849.68/cwt49.50–50.006152
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50555.05/cwt53.00–57.008292

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.