Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-07-06

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 6
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 297▼ 178 vs year ago 257 · −69.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 47▼ 3 vs year ago 29 · −10.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to low number of receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.88/cwt on 42 head.
Average price
$166.88
42 head · 660 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,102
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$306
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.89
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2660168.051,10941
Medium and Large 2-3675119.008031thin
One grade step is worth $49.05/cwt here — about $306 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 sale42 hd
166.88
—
KY average10 barns · 2,739 hd
163.99
+2.89
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—Average1,632116.711,9045thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52097.851,4873thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27294.121,19711
CowsLean 85-90%Average84983.557095thin

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)1,147$1,0363thin

Every lot

37 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 1-2280187.00/cwt187.00–187.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466188.00/cwt188.00–188.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560166.52/cwt154.00–171.009334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610139.00/cwt139.00–139.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664147.00/cwt147.00–147.009764
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675119.00/cwt119.00–119.008031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,20328
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3305113.00/cwt113.00–113.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353135.53/cwt131.00–140.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365117.00/cwt117.00–117.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410126.98/cwt126.00–128.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450132.00/cwt132.00–132.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540149.00/cwt149.00–149.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540108.00/cwt108.00–108.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555126.00/cwt126.00–126.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573146.00/cwt146.00–146.008375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641139.00/cwt139.00–139.008913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320118.00/cwt118.00–118.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330141.00/cwt141.00–141.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2401148.00/cwt148.00–148.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475175.21/cwt170.00–180.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-376090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381290.00/cwt90.00–90.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-399591.00/cwt91.00–91.009051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468109.01/cwt107.00–111.001,6003
Bulls——1,530121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,8591
Bulls——2,225135.00/cwt135.00–135.003,0041
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70572.00/cwt72.00–72.005081
Cows—Lean 85-90%87589.00/cwt89.00–89.007791
Cows—Lean 85-90%88885.58/cwt82.50–88.007603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06580.40/cwt77.00–84.008562
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31392.27/cwt89.00–94.501,2125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325103.28/cwt99.00–106.001,3684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51099.50/cwt99.50–99.501,5021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52597.03/cwt96.00–98.001,4802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1471,036.02/head885.00–1,225.001,0363

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.