Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-06-08

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 8
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 197▼ 67 vs year ago 349 · −19.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 26▲ 3 vs year ago 48 · +6.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $155.57/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$155.57
106 head · 778 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,211
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2784156.531,228102
Medium and Large 2-3624131.138184thin
One grade step is worth $25.40/cwt here — about $410 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 sale106 hd
155.57
—
KY average26 barns · 4,895 hd
161.76
−6.19
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—Low1,843115.742,1339thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31089.631,17425
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,54688.981,3769thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96772.877046thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$9582thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3255127.50/cwt127.50–127.503251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3450167.50/cwt167.50–167.507541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470205.00/cwt205.00–205.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531185.62/cwt180.00–191.0098610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558185.41/cwt185.00–187.501,0356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added662166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673156.37/cwt147.00–159.001,0527
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724149.58/cwt142.50–154.001,0836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757160.75/cwt160.00–162.001,2178
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830117.00/cwt117.00–117.009711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added894146.60/cwt146.60–146.601,31158
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3960112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240171.00/cwt171.00–171.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317181.67/cwt181.00–182.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2346170.21/cwt168.00–177.005894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427161.58/cwt160.00–171.006909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462159.00/cwt159.00–159.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495143.00/cwt143.00–143.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518154.30/cwt141.00–157.007998
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531138.26/cwt136.00–139.007344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571153.97/cwt150.00–158.008796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586163.50/cwt163.50–163.509584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605126.00/cwt126.00–126.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628148.27/cwt139.00–152.5093125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676135.80/cwt126.00–139.009184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3740113.00/cwt113.00–113.008365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370171.80/cwt170.00–177.506364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420176.62/cwt175.00–179.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy433191.29/cwt190.00–192.508282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459199.85/cwt195.00–204.009176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460171.74/cwt170.00–175.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475167.50/cwt167.50–167.507961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3502155.00/cwt155.00–155.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522192.68/cwt191.00–196.001,0066
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529180.55/cwt169.00–186.009559
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571170.30/cwt162.50–179.0097213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580122.00/cwt122.00–122.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2638156.00/cwt156.00–156.009952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655152.50/cwt152.50–152.509991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720127.00/cwt127.00–127.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935106.00/cwt106.00–106.009911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,783110.69/cwt108.00–113.001,9743
Bulls——1,855121.92/cwt119.50–124.502,2625
Bulls——1,965100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,9651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96076.78/cwt74.50–78.507374
Cows—Lean 85-90%98065.06/cwt61.00–69.006382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27080.08/cwt78.00–82.501,0172
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28993.24/cwt92.00–95.001,2028
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32688.97/cwt85.50–91.501,18015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52987.13/cwt85.50–90.001,3325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56594.71/cwt93.00–97.501,4823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57581.00/cwt81.00–81.001,2761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,253957.73/head825.00–1,075.009582

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.