Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-05-04

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, May 4
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
792 head
▲ 273 vs last sale 519▲ 497 vs year ago 295 · +168.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 71▲ 5 vs year ago 50 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 1 vs year ago 2 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. There was good to very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. 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 $161.10/cwt on 475 head.
Average price
$161.10
475 head · 704 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,135
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$234
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.28
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2710161.681,147451
Medium and Large 2-3609150.0891424
One grade step is worth $11.60/cwt here — about $234 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 sale475 hd
161.10
—
KY average27 barns · 5,843 hd
166.38
−5.28
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—Average1,797117.122,1044thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54886.061,3337thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23381.851,01025
CowsLean 85-90%Average94873.8570010

Every lot

85 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260180.00/cwt180.00–180.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365192.00/cwt192.00–192.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438186.76/cwt181.00–192.008189
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475202.00/cwt202.00–202.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481192.12/cwt186.00–195.0092413
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485176.73/cwt175.00–179.508575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532179.23/cwt170.00–188.0095417
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535165.00/cwt165.00–165.008832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553189.33/cwt188.00–190.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570172.41/cwt169.00–179.0098321
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3584162.73/cwt160.00–164.009503
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610148.49/cwt147.00–150.009062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614179.37/cwt177.00–183.501,10133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619168.16/cwt159.00–172.001,04164
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675147.72/cwt145.00–149.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687161.51/cwt154.00–167.001,11040
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added712174.38/cwt173.00–175.501,24236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724149.51/cwt146.00–152.001,0826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775150.91/cwt140.00–155.251,17034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added805152.90/cwt152.90–152.901,231100
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3823122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0043
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827139.05/cwt135.00–140.001,15013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868143.44/cwt143.00–144.001,24552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2934121.99/cwt120.00–124.001,1394
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2962120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333151.47/cwt150.00–153.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374154.00/cwt150.00–157.505765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380136.00/cwt136.00–136.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429160.58/cwt152.00–167.5068917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481153.18/cwt149.00–163.0073720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532155.51/cwt147.00–159.0082730
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566149.89/cwt145.00–158.0084820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568136.67/cwt134.00–138.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3612126.00/cwt126.00–126.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619154.69/cwt151.75–156.0095835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627141.29/cwt134.00–149.5088616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675129.00/cwt129.00–129.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715121.23/cwt119.00–125.008674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723138.35/cwt136.00–140.001,00019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2786130.93/cwt129.00–134.001,02913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3875100.50/cwt100.00–101.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915106.00/cwt106.00–106.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-393592.00/cwt92.00–92.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,165102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240184.00/cwt184.00–184.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310196.00/cwt196.00–196.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3333170.10/cwt165.00–172.505663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2353176.99/cwt176.00–178.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370152.00/cwt152.00–152.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440173.00/cwt173.00–173.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3448135.00/cwt135.00–135.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472150.00/cwt150.00–150.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2492174.62/cwt171.00–186.008594
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507190.66/cwt190.00–191.009673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507180.87/cwt177.00–182.009179
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530152.75/cwt152.50–153.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550173.00/cwt173.00–173.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555142.00/cwt142.00–142.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610164.16/cwt159.00–166.001,0014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645108.00/cwt108.00–108.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658143.49/cwt141.00–146.009442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3678116.00/cwt116.00–116.007864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723131.97/cwt123.00–141.009542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2787119.00/cwt119.00–119.009373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383490.00/cwt90.00–90.007515
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,555108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6791
Bulls——1,865127.50/cwt127.50–127.502,3781
Bulls——1,883116.49/cwt114.00–118.502,1942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91175.67/cwt71.00–79.006894
Cows—Lean 85-90%96568.16/cwt64.00–70.006584
Cows—Lean 85-90%98881.57/cwt80.00–83.008062
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17472.49/cwt70.00–74.008514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20781.66/cwt77.00–84.5098613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30686.84/cwt85.00–89.001,1348
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52187.38/cwt87.00–87.501,3294
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58584.29/cwt83.00–85.501,3363
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,7631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120766.96/cwt700.00–825.008,5902

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.