Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-08-17

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 17
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
269 head
▲ 165 vs last sale 104▲ 77 vs year ago 192 · +40.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 39▲ 6 vs year ago 34 · +17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 5 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good 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 $159.82/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$159.82
112 head · 739 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,182
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$454
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$33.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.45
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2748161.601,209106
Medium and Large 2-3588128.337556thin
One grade step is worth $33.26/cwt here — about $454 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 sale112 hd
159.82
—
KY average26 barns · 5,231 hd
164.27
−4.45
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—Average1,579116.791,8448thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53688.101,3534thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29082.731,06717
CowsLean 85-90%Low90061.005492thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,430119.001,7021thin

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)1,033$9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$6751thin

Every lot

62 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 1-2342191.00/cwt191.00–191.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400167.50/cwt167.50–167.506701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535173.00/cwt173.00–173.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592172.25/cwt171.00–176.001,0204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610163.00/cwt163.00–163.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added616180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,10918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added757177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,34054
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,05590.00/cwt90.00–90.009501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3365143.00/cwt143.00–143.005221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380161.70/cwt154.00–169.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473166.30/cwt165.00–167.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521172.79/cwt172.00–173.009005
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573160.94/cwt159.00–163.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added602169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624159.85/cwt152.00–164.509979
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645139.00/cwt139.00–139.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added692166.50/cwt166.50–166.501,15211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added838161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,34963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3915103.00/cwt103.00–103.009421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395173.00/cwt173.00–173.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3425122.00/cwt122.00–122.005191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2428172.52/cwt167.50–176.007385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467162.33/cwt158.00–170.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495188.00/cwt188.00–188.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3542147.20/cwt146.00–149.007985
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555122.00/cwt122.00–122.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563162.03/cwt156.00–168.009122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy579178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615146.48/cwt144.00–149.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2639161.42/cwt157.00–168.001,0319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680144.00/cwt144.00–144.009792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2702157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3830114.00/cwt114.00–114.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,040103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,430119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,7021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,380106.44/cwt104.00–108.001,4692
Bulls——1,594116.82/cwt114.00–118.001,8624
Bulls——1,748127.07/cwt124.00–130.002,2212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76552.00/cwt52.00–52.003981
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03570.00/cwt70.00–70.007251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22375.56/cwt70.00–79.009245
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31483.71/cwt80.00–87.001,1009
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33091.74/cwt90.00–94.001,2203
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53688.10/cwt87.00–89.001,3534
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033975.36/head900.00–1,025.009752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110675.00/head675.00–675.006751

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.