Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-06-22

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 22
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 109▼ 129 vs year ago 292 · −44.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 26▼ 24 vs year ago 37 · −64.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower on a extremely light test. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.88/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$137.88
128 head · 733 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$364
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$31.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.06
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2738139.111,027123
Medium and Large 2-3615107.806635thin
One grade step is worth $31.31/cwt here — about $364 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 sale128 hd
137.88
—
KY average24 barns · 3,145 hd
147.95
−10.06
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—Average1,733120.052,0802thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16877.319037thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50576.001,1441thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395151.00/cwt151.00–151.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460158.00/cwt158.00–158.007271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625126.00/cwt126.00–126.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664144.60/cwt135.00–147.009605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2746149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,1154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0753
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385146.00/cwt145.00–147.005622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430123.00/cwt123.00–123.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436136.24/cwt127.00–141.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450143.00/cwt143.00–143.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517136.87/cwt134.00–144.0070813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572132.42/cwt120.00–134.007579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628103.00/cwt103.00–103.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638132.58/cwt120.00–136.0084611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666131.79/cwt131.50–132.0087820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810103.00/cwt103.00–103.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added879145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,27562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330166.00/cwt166.00–166.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435142.26/cwt131.00–148.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495138.00/cwt138.00–138.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2502124.00/cwt124.00–124.006222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590106.00/cwt106.00–106.006251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,733120.05/cwt118.00–123.002,0802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12870.53/cwt70.00–71.007962
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17385.00/cwt85.00–85.009972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19276.70/cwt75.00–78.009143
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1441

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.