Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-03-16

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 16
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
697 head
▲ 429 vs last sale 268▲ 152 vs year ago 545 · +27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 54▲ 77 vs year ago 45 · +171.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 16▲ 5 vs year ago 5 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good 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 $153.85/cwt on 297 head.
Average price
$153.85
297 head · 678 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.90
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2675155.581,050277
Medium and Large 2-3714129.8592720
One grade step is worth $25.73/cwt here — about $123 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 sale297 hd
153.85
—
KY average25 barns · 4,237 hd
157.75
−3.90
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—Low1,627114.401,86217
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58085.861,35718
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26484.101,06364
CowsLean 85-90%Average95073.396979thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383193.61/cwt190.00–197.007422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425148.00/cwt148.00–148.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436181.84/cwt178.00–185.5079312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480181.86/cwt181.00–182.008737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482167.81/cwt166.00–179.0080914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504180.00/cwt180.00–180.009074
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520146.53/cwt145.00–148.007622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526175.71/cwt172.00–178.009248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577149.53/cwt148.50–163.0086330
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added582170.42/cwt168.00–171.5099225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590145.01/cwt144.00–146.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618160.06/cwt158.50–161.0098913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0655
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3645143.00/cwt143.00–143.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3667137.00/cwt137.00–137.009145
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671149.72/cwt147.00–154.001,00526
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729144.58/cwt136.00–147.501,05416
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755145.45/cwt134.00–147.001,09838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added790157.10/cwt157.10–157.101,24143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added817148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,2135
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3819120.50/cwt117.00–126.009876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,20015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1808
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,00595.00/cwt95.00–95.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,030118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,2152
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3210129.00/cwt129.00–129.002711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265122.50/cwt122.50–122.503251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271156.34/cwt152.50–165.004243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310145.00/cwt145.00–145.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368162.84/cwt160.00–167.5059915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425140.00/cwt140.00–140.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437154.47/cwt144.00–158.0067514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469153.91/cwt149.00–160.0072244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473138.05/cwt135.00–141.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3519130.65/cwt130.00–131.006786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522153.00/cwt153.00–153.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532148.21/cwt143.00–150.0078822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3571126.09/cwt121.00–128.007208
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580136.81/cwt131.50–149.0079362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623123.00/cwt123.00–123.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638141.42/cwt140.00–144.0090211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677115.58/cwt113.00–119.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679130.07/cwt130.00–131.0088326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3703115.49/cwt112.00–119.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734117.34/cwt117.00–118.008613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756121.34/cwt114.00–123.0091711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3783104.04/cwt100.00–108.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384590.00/cwt90.00–90.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2862112.00/cwt112.00–112.009652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875104.00/cwt104.00–104.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2945103.24/cwt102.00–107.009764
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210175.00/cwt175.00–175.003681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3270168.00/cwt168.00–168.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3318148.72/cwt145.00–151.004733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322178.00/cwt178.00–178.005732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3383173.01/cwt172.50–174.506634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390190.00/cwt190.00–190.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2414178.39/cwt178.00–180.0073913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3462166.00/cwt166.00–166.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489180.24/cwt174.00–181.008819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518173.68/cwt170.00–176.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523152.07/cwt148.00–154.007954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580167.00/cwt167.00–167.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3586143.40/cwt136.00–147.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623141.65/cwt141.00–143.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663126.57/cwt121.00–135.0083910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3693115.65/cwt113.00–121.008013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730124.38/cwt119.00–128.009083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3760107.00/cwt107.00–107.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767127.98/cwt127.00–129.009824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825112.00/cwt112.00–112.009241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875115.36/cwt108.00–121.001,0095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,02098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,305103.00/cwt100.00–108.001,3444
Bulls——1,633114.87/cwt111.00–119.001,8768
Bulls——1,876122.78/cwt122.00–124.002,3035
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92581.97/cwt81.00–83.007582
Cows—Lean 85-90%93363.49/cwt63.00–64.005922
Cows—Lean 85-90%96773.92/cwt70.00–76.007155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21274.71/cwt70.00–78.0090510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25283.75/cwt79.00–87.001,04937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32090.40/cwt88.00–95.001,19317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56889.55/cwt88.00–91.001,4046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58384.92/cwt79.00–87.001,34411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,5901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108943.00/cwt875.00–1,000.0010,4482
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,014.91/cwt750.00–1,200.0011,3873

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.