Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-07-27

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 27
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
148 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 113▲ 64 vs year ago 84 · +76.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 46▲ 20 vs year ago 28 · +71.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 28▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower on limited comparisons and light supply of calves. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower except 600 lbs heifers which sold 2.00 higher. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $143.38/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$143.38
60 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$24.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.67
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525151.1279441
Medium and Large 2-3493126.6762419thin
One grade step is worth $24.46/cwt here — about $170 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 sale60 hd
143.38
—
KY average24 barns · 4,930 hd
160.05
−16.67
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—Low1,682108.291,82113
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56574.341,1639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25271.7189813
CowsLean 85-90%Low81068.245536thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceHigh1,226127.001,5574thin

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)962$9173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$1,1893thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333178.42/cwt170.00–187.505942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444175.00/cwt175.00–175.007774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450184.00/cwt184.00–184.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475149.67/cwt149.00–150.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552181.00/cwt181.00–181.009992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2555166.18/cwt164.00–175.009225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added621175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0874
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335125.00/cwt125.00–125.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337151.98/cwt145.00–157.505125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3419136.89/cwt136.00–137.505745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425159.00/cwt159.00–159.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471160.00/cwt160.00–160.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475148.45/cwt141.00–157.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480128.52/cwt128.00–129.006174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523120.41/cwt120.00–121.006305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580123.00/cwt123.00–123.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583151.00/cwt151.00–151.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618117.53/cwt115.00–120.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632142.63/cwt134.00–148.009017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added664151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0036
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745121.00/cwt121.00–121.009011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275182.50/cwt182.50–182.505021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317182.36/cwt172.50–187.005787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381176.00/cwt176.00–176.006714
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425175.45/cwt174.00–182.0074611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483126.00/cwt126.00–126.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510182.50/cwt182.50–182.509311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577156.18/cwt148.00–165.009014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610146.00/cwt146.00–146.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3610112.50/cwt112.50–112.506861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762125.98/cwt116.00–131.009603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,000125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2501
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,226127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5574
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49599.03/cwt96.50–100.001,4804
Bulls——1,742107.00/cwt104.00–112.001,8645
Bulls——1,793119.17/cwt117.00–121.002,1374
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77356.28/cwt53.00–60.004352
Cows—Lean 85-90%82871.21/cwt68.00–74.005902
Cows—Lean 85-90%83077.22/cwt75.00–79.506412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21075.47/cwt70.00–78.009135
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27165.31/cwt63.00–67.008306
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30081.50/cwt81.50–81.501,0602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46068.50/cwt68.50–68.501,0001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54872.35/cwt70.00–76.001,1206
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66883.24/cwt83.00–83.501,3882
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,189.31/head1,075.00–1,325.001,1893
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2962917.07/head875.00–950.009173

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.