Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-06-01

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 1
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 307▼ 45 vs year ago 242 · −18.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 49▼ 22 vs year ago 48 · −45.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 7 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to 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 $160.21/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$160.21
82 head · 737 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,181
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$661
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2750161.111,20879
Medium and Large 2-3400136.675473thin
One grade step is worth $24.44/cwt here — about $661 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 sale82 hd
160.21
—
KY average18 barns · 2,445 hd
163.55
−3.33
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—Low1,753111.471,9543thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56993.491,4674thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23984.131,04214
CowsLean 85-90%Low95575.027173thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,600121.671,9463thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,795$1,4601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,600$1,5122thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325135.00/cwt135.00–135.004392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330182.50/cwt182.50–182.506021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363179.95/cwt177.50–182.506532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415188.18/cwt185.00–190.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470192.62/cwt188.00–197.509056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520188.00/cwt188.00–188.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610152.00/cwt152.00–152.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688158.16/cwt144.00–161.001,0886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780128.00/cwt128.00–128.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845154.85/cwt154.85–154.851,30855
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379160.79/cwt157.50–172.506095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414161.66/cwt158.00–172.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476175.01/cwt174.00–176.008334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485166.17/cwt161.00–169.008065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485134.00/cwt134.00–134.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517163.28/cwt162.00–165.008447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530132.00/cwt132.00–132.007004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2541146.83/cwt138.00–153.007947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555132.00/cwt132.00–132.007331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589152.50/cwt143.00–156.008986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628136.98/cwt135.00–141.008605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669137.46/cwt126.00–140.009208
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3825108.00/cwt108.00–108.008911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315182.50/cwt182.50–182.505752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432170.00/cwt170.00–170.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy445197.50/cwt197.50–197.508791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450182.50/cwt182.50–182.508211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490164.00/cwt164.00–164.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511159.58/cwt157.50–168.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560146.00/cwt146.00–146.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587169.00/cwt169.00–169.009923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618141.48/cwt140.00–143.008742
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680136.00/cwt136.00–136.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765123.12/cwt118.00–130.009423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2868111.63/cwt106.00–117.509692
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,522124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,8952
Steers—Select and Choice1,755116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,0361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,680106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,7891
Bulls——1,790113.96/cwt111.50–117.002,0402
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93092.00/cwt92.00–92.008561
Cows—Lean 85-90%96866.53/cwt65.00–68.006442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13074.74/cwt72.00–78.008454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24984.83/cwt80.00–89.001,0606
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33392.46/cwt91.00–93.001,2324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53588.99/cwt88.00–90.001,3662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60397.98/cwt96.00–100.001,5712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7951,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,511.68/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5122

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.