Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-06-29

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 29
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 163▲ 173 vs year ago 124 · +139.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 13▲ 24 vs year ago 23 · +104.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 0▼ 18 vs year ago 23 · −78.3%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. There was good 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 $155.60/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$155.60
112 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$332
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2607158.79963101
Medium and Large 2-3500126.3963111thin
One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about $332 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 sale112 hd
155.60
—
KY average25 barns · 4,173 hd
151.42
+4.19
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—Average1,607122.381,9678thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64288.361,4515thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24388.351,09822
CowsLean 85-90%Low90677.977067thin

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)967$8113thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)820$7382thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260192.00/cwt192.00–192.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412184.00/cwt184.00–184.007582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494153.05/cwt147.00–156.007563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500194.00/cwt194.00–194.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508156.01/cwt155.00–157.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580134.22/cwt133.00–137.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608143.00/cwt143.00–143.008693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added651170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,10712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768123.40/cwt119.00–128.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3840110.00/cwt110.00–110.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added866155.10/cwt155.10–155.101,34355
Steers—Medium and Large 2-393099.00/cwt99.00–99.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2940106.00/cwt105.00–107.009962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329157.67/cwt152.50–161.005195
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376163.23/cwt157.00–166.006144
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3385137.00/cwt137.00–137.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429161.94/cwt157.00–166.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453160.61/cwt160.00–163.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465142.39/cwt141.00–145.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528137.00/cwt137.00–137.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554164.00/cwt164.00–164.009094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564147.39/cwt138.00–155.0083111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3583112.67/cwt110.00–116.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added612152.00/cwt152.00–152.009305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618114.08/cwt110.00–118.007052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629131.00/cwt131.00–131.008244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672139.00/cwt139.00–139.009342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,13753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720116.99/cwt116.00–118.008422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340157.50/cwt157.50–157.505361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381168.11/cwt162.00–170.006404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425195.00/cwt195.00–195.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432168.00/cwt168.00–168.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3442144.00/cwt144.00–144.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475142.02/cwt141.00–143.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482171.06/cwt169.00–173.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515189.00/cwt189.00–189.009731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518160.86/cwt155.00–167.008332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3529139.41/cwt139.00–140.007377
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560126.00/cwt126.00–126.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584150.99/cwt145.00–154.008829
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2634126.24/cwt126.00–127.008004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653134.00/cwt134.00–134.008753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680116.00/cwt116.00–116.007891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718131.00/cwt131.00–131.009412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785128.49/cwt126.00–129.001,0096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815112.47/cwt110.00–115.009172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860112.00/cwt112.00–112.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408115.46/cwt113.00–117.001,6263
Bulls——1,668122.56/cwt119.00–125.002,0443
Bulls——1,815132.47/cwt131.00–134.002,4042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84364.83/cwt60.00–69.005472
Cows—Lean 85-90%91080.37/cwt80.00–81.007313
Cows—Lean 85-90%96387.51/cwt86.50–88.508432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23489.49/cwt85.50–93.501,10417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24081.97/cwt80.00–84.001,0164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40094.50/cwt94.50–94.501,3231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45093.50/cwt93.50–93.501,3561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66590.20/cwt87.50–92.501,5022
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71583.95/cwt83.00–85.001,4402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820738.19/head700.00–775.007382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2967810.66/head725.00–910.008113

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.