Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-01-12

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 12
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 110▼ 114 vs year ago 321 · −35.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 40▼ 3 vs year ago 55 · −5.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 2▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned packages of 500 lbs to 600 lbs steers. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $155.13/cwt on 92 head.
Average price
$155.13
92 head · 617 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$22.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.38
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2620157.5897882
Medium and Large 2-3585135.0278910thin
One grade step is worth $22.56/cwt here — about $189 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 sale92 hd
155.13
—
KY average21 barns · 4,668 hd
157.51
−2.38
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—Low1,47283.671,2329thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59863.291,0126thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26160.0275726
CowsLean 85-90%Low95852.505037thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315140.00/cwt140.00–140.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390171.00/cwt171.00–171.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413178.43/cwt170.00–185.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455186.00/cwt186.00–186.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475173.72/cwt169.00–176.008253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527181.10/cwt180.00–182.009549
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535171.48/cwt162.00–176.009179
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579159.11/cwt150.00–163.009214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590123.00/cwt123.00–123.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612167.71/cwt167.00–168.001,0267
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620158.14/cwt153.00–164.0098011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625138.03/cwt134.00–142.008635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682146.68/cwt137.00–152.001,00015
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724138.17/cwt134.00–141.001,0006
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745127.00/cwt127.00–127.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0543
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769124.51/cwt124.00–126.009574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920120.52/cwt116.00–125.001,1092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375131.56/cwt127.00–136.004932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420123.45/cwt121.00–125.005185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441142.16/cwt139.00–146.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460123.00/cwt123.00–123.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475135.39/cwt129.00–144.006437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526135.44/cwt128.00–140.0071211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575137.77/cwt133.00–141.007925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620112.00/cwt112.00–112.006941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632126.44/cwt119.00–134.007998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681128.44/cwt126.00–130.008755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705112.33/cwt109.00–119.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374093.00/cwt93.00–93.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,05097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,0192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400157.00/cwt157.00–157.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475110.00/cwt110.00–110.005231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488149.50/cwt149.00–150.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500168.00/cwt168.00–168.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505144.00/cwt144.00–144.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3522108.00/cwt108.00–108.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2559147.25/cwt144.00–149.008234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680108.00/cwt108.00–108.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-387580.00/cwt80.00–80.007001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36483.84/cwt82.50–86.001,1444
Bulls——1,40979.42/cwt78.00–81.001,1194
Bulls——2,160100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94544.05/cwt43.00–46.004163
Cows—Lean 85-90%95355.12/cwt54.00–56.005253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01570.00/cwt70.00–70.007111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23859.62/cwt56.00–64.5073814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25653.80/cwt51.00–55.506766
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32167.17/cwt65.50–69.508876
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49056.50/cwt56.50–56.508421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60064.19/cwt62.50–65.501,0274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,70066.50/cwt66.50–66.501,1311
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00074.00/cwt74.00–74.007401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,8661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263769.58/cwt740.00–800.009,7202

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.