Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-07-13

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 13
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 172 vs last sale 79▲ 19 vs year ago 232 · +8.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 26▲ 15 vs year ago 28 · +53.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 12 vs year ago 14 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. There was very good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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 $148.92/cwt on 146 head.
Average price
$148.92
146 head · 712 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,060
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$361
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.27
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2721150.091,082138
Medium and Large 2-3560128.817218thin
One grade step is worth $21.28/cwt here — about $361 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 sale146 hd
148.92
—
KY average22 barns · 6,265 hd
154.19
−5.27
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—Low1,734118.472,0555thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56285.741,3399thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23082.131,01013
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01871.837317thin

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)1,660$1,2751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,073$1,3492thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,580$1,3251thin

Every lot

59 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 1-2315182.50/cwt182.50–182.505751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370167.50/cwt167.50–167.506201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380136.00/cwt136.00–136.005171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470154.00/cwt154.00–154.007241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492186.00/cwt186.00–186.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560161.00/cwt161.00–161.009023
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0578
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728136.56/cwt134.00–139.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added752163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,23018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815144.99/cwt144.00–147.001,1823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added856154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,32310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325169.00/cwt169.00–169.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380153.00/cwt153.00–153.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405131.00/cwt131.00–131.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425146.00/cwt146.00–146.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484161.30/cwt153.00–167.007817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3495122.50/cwt122.50–122.506061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530153.12/cwt145.00–160.008124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534167.01/cwt163.00–170.0089214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3568135.00/cwt135.00–135.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573152.02/cwt148.00–157.008719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606159.00/cwt159.00–159.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608150.31/cwt145.00–152.009149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665147.60/cwt146.00–149.5098211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added764140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,07010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added871145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,26762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3895112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300182.00/cwt182.00–182.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2398164.00/cwt164.00–164.006533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468132.00/cwt132.00–132.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575140.73/cwt135.00–146.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595121.00/cwt121.00–121.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2647134.00/cwt134.00–134.008673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680143.02/cwt134.00–146.009734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2990105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,200116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3921
Bulls——1,868119.09/cwt117.00–121.002,2254
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01873.63/cwt71.00–78.007506
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02061.00/cwt61.00–61.006221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21076.04/cwt72.00–79.009205
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23685.35/cwt82.00–89.001,0557
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1571
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54086.52/cwt82.00–89.501,3327
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,71091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5561
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,349.01/head1,325.00–1,375.001,3492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,6601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.