Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-08-10

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 311 vs last sale 415▼ 150 vs year ago 254 · −59.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 19▲ 1 vs year ago 38 · +2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend can be determined however higher undertones noted with good demand noted for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.34/cwt on 41 head.
Average price
$177.34
41 head · 610 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,082
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$379
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2614180.941,11238
Medium and Large 2-3557131.677333thin
One grade step is worth $49.28/cwt here — about $379 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 sale41 hd
177.34
—
KY average24 barns · 4,884 hd
174.69
+2.64
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—Average1,655113.921,8865thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,84084.001,5461thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20876.9593016
CowsLean 85-90%Low90574.0367010
SteersSelectAverage1,38090.001,2421thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412176.59/cwt174.00–178.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516177.40/cwt176.00–178.009155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582180.34/cwt179.00–181.001,0503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,1738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0632
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3680125.00/cwt125.00–125.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724175.86/cwt175.00–177.001,2737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added756178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,3494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323136.60/cwt135.00–138.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465162.02/cwt160.00–164.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530162.68/cwt162.00–163.008623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583155.00/cwt155.00–155.009042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645137.50/cwt137.50–137.508871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710108.00/cwt108.00–108.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765101.74/cwt101.00–102.507782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426162.09/cwt157.50–167.506919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455164.00/cwt164.00–164.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2502166.00/cwt166.00–166.008333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505147.00/cwt147.00–147.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665114.00/cwt114.00–114.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,1614
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,38090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,050100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,0551
Bulls——1,788109.96/cwt105.00–114.001,9662
Bulls——1,825124.59/cwt124.00–125.002,2742
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81087.00/cwt87.00–87.007051
Cows—Lean 85-90%87166.76/cwt65.00–69.005814
Cows—Lean 85-90%95277.26/cwt75.00–80.007365
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15068.63/cwt66.00–71.507892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21577.16/cwt74.00–82.0093712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0292
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,5461
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285592.50/cwt92.50–92.507911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,39094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3071

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.