Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-01-19

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 19
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
344 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 207▲ 152 vs year ago 192 · +79.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 52▲ 18 vs year ago 21 · +85.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 3▲ 7 vs year ago 3 · +233.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $150.45/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$150.45
196 head · 688 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,034
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.58
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2692151.541,049186
Medium and Large 2-3598130.1177810thin
One grade step is worth $21.43/cwt here — about $271 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 sale196 hd
150.45
—
KY average20 barns · 5,960 hd
156.02
−5.58
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—Average1,84099.781,83611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,54967.921,0525thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19862.7175114
CowsLean 85-90%High91555.055046thin

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420144.00/cwt144.00–144.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443168.50/cwt168.50–168.507463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455157.00/cwt157.00–157.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3488138.05/cwt135.00–141.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541157.73/cwt146.00–161.5085313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578158.13/cwt152.50–160.0091425
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3592128.01/cwt122.00–130.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629157.65/cwt157.50–157.7599218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634142.16/cwt137.00–149.0090115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672154.75/cwt154.75–154.751,04032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678146.00/cwt146.00–146.009903
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720142.02/cwt133.00–147.001,02317
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added797151.50/cwt151.50–151.501,20721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added847147.10/cwt147.10–147.101,24636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280147.00/cwt147.00–147.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310135.00/cwt135.00–135.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323154.00/cwt154.00–154.004973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379138.10/cwt131.00–146.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473138.56/cwt131.50–145.006558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514136.78/cwt131.00–140.007036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added537145.25/cwt145.25–145.2578011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580121.00/cwt121.00–121.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589141.50/cwt141.50–141.508339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609134.10/cwt129.00–137.0081714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646141.00/cwt141.00–141.0091129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682132.87/cwt125.00–138.0090611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700108.00/cwt108.00–108.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2754137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,03319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765109.00/cwt108.00–110.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389598.00/cwt98.00–98.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-395098.00/cwt98.00–98.009311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275184.73/cwt180.00–190.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415130.00/cwt130.00–130.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485140.47/cwt139.00–142.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510158.00/cwt158.00–158.008064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645128.00/cwt128.00–128.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678120.00/cwt120.00–120.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383091.00/cwt91.00–91.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-396095.00/cwt95.00–95.009121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,56580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2521
Bulls——1,73396.59/cwt94.00–101.001,6744
Bulls——1,958105.21/cwt103.00–107.002,0606
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90049.73/cwt49.00–50.004483
Cows—Lean 85-90%91556.05/cwt55.00–57.005132
Cows—Lean 85-90%96069.00/cwt69.00–69.006621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13155.71/cwt52.00–58.506304
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20563.86/cwt60.50–66.007707
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27369.34/cwt69.00–69.508833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51370.55/cwt69.00–72.001,0672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57366.16/cwt64.50–68.501,0413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,156915.89/cwt775.00–1,000.0010,5884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165720.00/cwt720.00–720.008,3881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,324937.93/cwt850.00–1,050.0012,4184

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.