Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-08-03

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 3
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
▲ 267 vs last sale 148▲ 105 vs year ago 310 · +33.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 48▼ 16 vs year ago 35 · −45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 9▼ 5 vs year ago 10 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. No test on slaughter bulls due to limited amount of comparisons. 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 $152.42/cwt on 228 head.
Average price
$152.42
228 head · 742 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,130
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$400
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.96
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2749153.641,151217
Medium and Large 2-3586128.1775111thin
One grade step is worth $25.48/cwt here — about $400 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 sale228 hd
152.42
—
KY average25 barns · 4,528 hd
159.38
−6.96
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—Low1,463106.331,5563thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47581.501,2021thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12773.108245thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90857.295204thin

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)1,133$9632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,225$9501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,535$1,3251thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470188.00/cwt188.00–188.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482168.00/cwt168.00–168.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560175.00/cwt175.00–175.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added641187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,2025
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655151.00/cwt151.00–151.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added772167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,28914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added857169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,45332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added906160.25/cwt160.25–160.251,45254
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3996
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318165.00/cwt165.00–165.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385159.00/cwt159.00–159.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413154.61/cwt149.00–162.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465142.50/cwt142.50–142.506631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492156.23/cwt154.00–161.007699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518157.30/cwt148.00–161.008159
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520169.00/cwt169.00–169.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3542144.00/cwt144.00–144.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560144.63/cwt138.00–147.008109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added575160.00/cwt160.00–160.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580123.72/cwt121.00–127.007186
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628152.61/cwt140.00–155.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690124.00/cwt124.00–124.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2692156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0806
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715138.80/cwt132.00–141.009927
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730113.00/cwt113.00–113.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added737149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,09838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843155.80/cwt155.80–155.801,313121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335172.50/cwt172.50–172.505781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3420157.26/cwt157.00–157.506602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422171.38/cwt164.00–177.507237
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy448198.00/cwt198.00–198.008872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488165.57/cwt162.00–173.008083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514174.00/cwt174.00–174.008946
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570149.00/cwt149.00–149.008491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572160.77/cwt153.00–167.009207
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3609133.61/cwt132.00–137.008145
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631153.31/cwt145.00–158.009676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710126.00/cwt126.00–126.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2822115.00/cwt115.00–115.009452
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2161
Bulls——1,450103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4941
Bulls——1,660121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,0091
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86352.25/cwt50.00–55.004512
Cows—Lean 85-90%95362.32/cwt60.00–65.005942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08585.00/cwt85.00–85.009221
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09860.00/cwt60.00–60.006592
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17880.25/cwt80.00–80.509452
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47581.50/cwt81.50–81.501,2021
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133962.80/head950.00–975.009632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5351,325.00/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.