Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-03-23

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 23
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
▼ 262 vs last sale 697▲ 90 vs year ago 345 · +26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 122▼ 19 vs year ago 79 · −24.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 10▼ 2 vs year ago 18 · −11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $153.47/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$153.47
190 head · 740 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,135
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$349
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2746153.801,147184
Medium and Large 2-3557143.337986thin
One grade step is worth $10.47/cwt here — about $349 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 sale190 hd
153.47
—
KY average24 barns · 6,121 hd
161.00
−7.53
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—Low1,766118.702,09713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,64089.411,4665thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23986.361,07028
CowsLean 85-90%Average91879.8473310

Every lot

84 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 2-3345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380189.16/cwt183.00–195.007192
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380165.00/cwt165.00–165.006271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy452195.00/cwt195.00–195.008816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480159.00/cwt159.00–159.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484173.19/cwt170.00–174.0083810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517190.00/cwt190.00–190.009825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528179.90/cwt176.00–186.0095011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560146.00/cwt146.00–146.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584169.23/cwt160.00–176.0098810
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616171.18/cwt170.00–172.001,05410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626150.39/cwt147.50–155.009418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added654160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675146.06/cwt142.00–150.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added700154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725131.96/cwt128.00–134.009573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775139.76/cwt133.00–141.501,0835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825129.50/cwt122.00–137.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,20141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added896143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,28459
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3975109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275153.93/cwt147.50–157.504233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340142.50/cwt142.50–142.504851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382153.33/cwt146.00–160.005865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415134.40/cwt130.00–136.005587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418167.57/cwt165.00–170.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426150.61/cwt140.00–156.0064213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458153.02/cwt151.00–155.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474145.09/cwt134.00–148.0068816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482133.64/cwt132.00–137.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510131.00/cwt131.00–131.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529142.80/cwt134.00–149.5075514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575146.11/cwt146.00–147.0084017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579135.83/cwt130.00–143.007869
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581126.69/cwt125.00–128.007367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619144.00/cwt144.00–144.008917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625126.21/cwt124.00–128.0078910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725118.34/cwt117.00–119.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825102.00/cwt102.00–102.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275176.18/cwt172.50–180.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323171.31/cwt170.00–177.505537
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390168.00/cwt168.00–168.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425191.43/cwt181.00–197.508145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445178.00/cwt178.00–178.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458143.51/cwt140.00–148.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475167.49/cwt160.00–177.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525172.02/cwt171.00–173.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527158.10/cwt150.00–160.508338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added555182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568164.00/cwt164.00–164.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613155.64/cwt149.00–157.009546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3637138.00/cwt138.00–138.008796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678134.00/cwt134.00–134.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715125.97/cwt121.00–132.009015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775125.00/cwt125.00–125.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2839119.00/cwt119.00–119.0099811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850114.00/cwt114.00–114.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,058106.68/cwt105.00–110.001,1293
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,525101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,5401
Bulls——1,705117.64/cwt114.00–119.002,0066
Bulls——1,868122.72/cwt120.00–127.002,2926
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80069.00/cwt69.00–69.005521
Cows—Lean 85-90%91975.96/cwt70.00–79.006984
Cows—Lean 85-90%94085.11/cwt83.00–86.008005
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12576.19/cwt74.00–79.008574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24786.08/cwt80.50–90.001,07318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29193.99/cwt91.50–98.001,2136
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50892.79/cwt91.50–94.001,3992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72887.16/cwt86.50–88.001,5063
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00094.00/cwt94.00–94.009401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,4661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,344.39/cwt1,200.00–1,500.0018,0554
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0017,2131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5201,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0021,6601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5651,575.00/cwt1,575.00–1,575.0024,6491

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.