Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-02-23

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 23
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 398 vs last sale 562▼ 610 vs year ago 774 · −78.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 51▼ 33 vs year ago 59 · −55.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower on a limited amount of comparisons and receipts to due to extremely wet and muddy conditions. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $137.58/cwt on 76 head.
Average price
$137.58
76 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$705
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.73
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496141.5870263
Medium and Large 2-3592118.2369913thin
One grade step is worth $23.35/cwt here — about $3 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 sale76 hd
137.58
—
KY average25 barns · 6,759 hd
150.31
−12.73
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—Average1,668103.001,7182thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55269.741,0824thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31265.9586511
CowsLean 85-90%Low93155.095134thin

Every lot

65 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 2-3315141.00/cwt141.00–141.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330168.59/cwt160.00–178.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395178.00/cwt178.00–178.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471169.01/cwt166.00–170.007964
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527168.34/cwt168.00–169.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573151.54/cwt143.00–157.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607146.98/cwt142.00–150.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3617135.00/cwt135.00–135.008333
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2958131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245149.00/cwt149.00–149.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283150.00/cwt150.00–150.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325146.00/cwt146.00–146.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368158.32/cwt155.00–165.0058311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385141.00/cwt141.00–141.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added402158.00/cwt158.00–158.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429144.58/cwt134.00–149.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467138.82/cwt134.00–144.006487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470130.00/cwt130.00–130.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539129.58/cwt122.00–133.006986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added540142.00/cwt142.00–142.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576137.21/cwt130.00–143.0079013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3588127.00/cwt127.00–127.007472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620140.50/cwt140.50–140.508712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629132.99/cwt132.00–135.008378
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645111.00/cwt111.00–111.007161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3692100.00/cwt100.00–100.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700106.00/cwt106.00–106.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702125.00/cwt125.00–125.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-389094.00/cwt94.00–94.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2218171.68/cwt164.00–177.003743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275173.12/cwt169.00–180.004763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3290151.00/cwt151.00–151.004381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335151.00/cwt151.00–151.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340169.00/cwt169.00–169.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2393161.53/cwt157.00–166.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2411180.23/cwt177.00–187.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445151.00/cwt151.00–151.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483170.12/cwt163.00–177.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514162.18/cwt156.00–168.008344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3573116.49/cwt116.00–117.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605123.00/cwt123.00–123.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628143.27/cwt142.00–146.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665128.56/cwt121.00–136.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723120.68/cwt120.00–122.008733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2812123.00/cwt123.00–123.009992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885112.00/cwt112.00–112.009911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 340579.00/cwt79.00–79.003201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,520106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,6111
Bulls——1,815100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91057.29/cwt54.50–60.005213
Cows—Lean 85-90%99548.50/cwt48.50–48.504831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23059.59/cwt57.50–62.507333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32966.95/cwt63.00–71.508907
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,44078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52268.49/cwt67.50–69.501,0423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64073.50/cwt73.50–73.501,2051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245770.00/cwt770.00–770.009,5871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5451,380.00/cwt1,380.00–1,380.0021,3211

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.