Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-02-02

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 2
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 350▲ 86 vs year ago 247 · +34.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 49▲ 46 vs year ago 23 · +200.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 7▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.88/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$146.88
196 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$897
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$318
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.02
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2615148.32912188
Medium and Large 2-3526112.885948thin
One grade step is worth $35.45/cwt here — about $318 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
146.88
—
KY average24 barns · 6,143 hd
142.86
+4.02
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—Average1,618104.011,68312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66378.751,3092thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16472.3484225
CowsLean 85-90%High92964.4559921

Every lot

59 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370173.00/cwt173.00–173.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410174.23/cwt171.00–176.007147
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420158.00/cwt158.00–158.006641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477167.65/cwt158.00–171.008008
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523159.65/cwt150.00–162.0083521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582156.00/cwt156.00–156.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3593136.49/cwt135.00–138.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2648138.50/cwt138.50–138.508974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674152.65/cwt147.00–156.001,02913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added679159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,08325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added711158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,12315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783141.99/cwt138.00–144.001,1123
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3205120.00/cwt120.00–120.002461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2349155.00/cwt155.00–155.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350151.00/cwt151.00–151.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384134.76/cwt126.00–139.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427151.00/cwt151.00–151.006453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435108.00/cwt108.00–108.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477141.13/cwt131.00–145.0067310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529131.47/cwt127.00–136.006956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576136.32/cwt124.00–139.0078540
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3582117.00/cwt117.00–117.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588141.00/cwt141.00–141.008293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3635117.00/cwt117.00–117.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665129.00/cwt129.00–129.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668155.80/cwt150.00–158.501,041111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668108.01/cwt107.00–109.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703111.00/cwt110.00–112.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755122.00/cwt122.00–122.009211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320181.00/cwt181.00–181.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411174.60/cwt173.00–181.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440154.00/cwt154.00–154.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555150.54/cwt146.00–155.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590129.00/cwt129.00–129.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618141.04/cwt137.00–143.008723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675134.00/cwt134.00–134.009052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695112.00/cwt112.00–112.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750113.00/cwt113.00–113.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785112.00/cwt112.00–112.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835105.00/cwt102.00–108.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-393291.00/cwt91.00–91.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,07585.00/cwt85.00–85.009141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 345575.00/cwt75.00–75.003411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24089.11/cwt87.50–91.001,1053
Bulls——1,689107.46/cwt105.00–108.501,8157
Bulls——1,935114.30/cwt110.00–118.502,2122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90064.22/cwt61.00–69.005789
Cows—Lean 85-90%91757.03/cwt53.00–59.005237
Cows—Lean 85-90%99775.24/cwt72.50–78.507505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08062.94/cwt60.00–65.006805
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17572.41/cwt67.00–75.5085114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21080.02/cwt77.00–85.509686
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63583.50/cwt83.50–83.501,3651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990688.89/cwt525.00–800.006,8202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050789.36/cwt600.00–1,000.008,2885
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153732.43/cwt730.00–735.008,4452

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.