Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2021-11-10

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 10
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 524▲ 103 vs year ago 482 · +21.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 88▲ 39 vs year ago 84 · +46.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 19 · +15.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder and yearling classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder and yearling classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.66/cwt on 176 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −84.04 against this barn's trailing median of $215.70.
Average price
$131.66
176 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551140.01772120
Medium and Large 2-3615113.7869956
One grade step is worth $26.23/cwt here — about $73 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 sale176 hd
131.66
—
KY average25 barns · 4,244 hd
131.60
+0.06
This barn, trailing median5 sales
215.70
−84.04
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—High1,58084.961,3428thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59056.9190513
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22555.4267955
CowsLean 85-90%Low91950.2346133

Every lot

99 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205132.00/cwt132.00–132.002711
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3280148.00/cwt148.00–148.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305134.00/cwt134.00–134.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2334159.09/cwt157.00–160.005313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350157.00/cwt157.00–157.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3360131.00/cwt131.00–131.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415174.00/cwt174.00–174.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432161.34/cwt154.00–169.006973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464167.73/cwt163.00–170.007787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524137.51/cwt134.00–141.007218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552150.00/cwt150.00–150.008285
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560127.25/cwt127.00–128.007134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567135.97/cwt134.00–141.007715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610137.99/cwt133.00–140.0084210
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3624123.69/cwt122.00–126.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626148.50/cwt148.50–148.5093011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670140.08/cwt136.00–140.7593914
Steers—Medium and Large 2-367391.00/cwt91.00–91.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added734144.25/cwt144.25–144.251,05913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735128.00/cwt128.00–128.009411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765123.00/cwt123.00–123.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-380097.00/cwt97.00–97.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215111.43/cwt110.00–113.002402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278121.68/cwt121.00–122.003383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285113.00/cwt110.00–116.003222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319126.08/cwt119.00–132.0040210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3373103.66/cwt103.00–105.003873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378127.82/cwt121.00–136.0048312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413136.00/cwt136.00–136.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420112.07/cwt110.00–114.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429126.39/cwt120.00–132.0054211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473120.68/cwt120.00–121.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474129.98/cwt123.00–137.0061612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520136.99/cwt136.00–141.0071210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523125.64/cwt120.00–128.0065715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525113.00/cwt113.00–113.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567124.69/cwt121.00–128.0070720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576112.18/cwt109.00–117.006469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621109.49/cwt108.00–113.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633102.53/cwt101.00–104.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3664105.39/cwt104.00–109.007008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690121.19/cwt113.00–125.008369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713102.48/cwt101.00–104.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-371596.00/cwt96.00–96.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-377590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-281595.00/cwt95.00–95.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386087.00/cwt87.00–87.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-291592.00/cwt92.00–92.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,04084.00/cwt84.00–84.008741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3210136.00/cwt136.00–136.002861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335141.17/cwt141.00–142.004736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338163.90/cwt159.00–165.005545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372158.32/cwt150.00–164.005899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy406172.57/cwt172.00–173.007017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415145.41/cwt143.00–148.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422156.30/cwt150.00–163.006608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460173.93/cwt170.00–176.0080012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476159.40/cwt153.00–164.0075911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495146.04/cwt140.00–148.007234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529128.43/cwt123.00–135.006797
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3547112.00/cwt112.00–112.006133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570134.00/cwt128.00–141.0076426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579118.76/cwt117.00–125.006889
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622119.39/cwt114.00–129.007438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625108.13/cwt106.00–111.006767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659114.80/cwt110.00–124.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3672106.92/cwt104.00–111.0071912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713111.36/cwt101.00–116.0079410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372095.69/cwt92.00–99.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375381.50/cwt81.00–82.006142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2821103.40/cwt100.00–106.008495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383093.00/cwt93.00–93.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2912100.00/cwt100.00–100.009126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-394081.00/cwt81.00–81.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398588.00/cwt88.00–88.008671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,06084.00/cwt84.00–84.008902
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 367086.00/cwt86.00–86.005761
Dairy Steers—Large 370390.00/cwt90.00–90.006333
Dairy Steers—Large 385085.00/cwt85.00–85.007231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46577.75/cwt76.50–79.001,1392
Bulls——1,53185.93/cwt82.50–89.501,3165
Bulls——2,05594.50/cwt94.50–94.501,9421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91454.01/cwt50.00–58.0049414
Cows—Lean 85-90%92144.37/cwt42.00–47.0040916
Cows—Lean 85-90%92763.89/cwt61.00–67.005923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07864.46/cwt63.00–66.006952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18050.32/cwt45.00–52.5059413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24756.63/cwt53.00–60.5070640
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52566.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0071
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59456.71/cwt54.00–59.0090411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61050.00/cwt50.00–50.008051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2926611.44/cwt300.00–890.005,6627
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090770.00/cwt770.00–770.008,3931
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,287894.70/cwt800.00–1,050.0011,5156
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282373.08/cwt72.00–74.006012

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.