Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-08-24

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 24
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
205 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 269▲ 30 vs year ago 175 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 40▲ 39 vs year ago 24 · +162.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 6▲ 20 vs year ago 1 · +2,000.0%
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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 steady to 3.00 lower. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $171.01/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 5 comparable sales and sits −44.70 against this barn's trailing median of $215.70.
Average price
$171.01
94 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.28
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2536176.0994380
Medium and Large 2-3605141.9685814thin
One grade step is worth $34.12/cwt here — about $85 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 sale94 hd
171.01
—
KY average24 barns · 2,442 hd
167.72
+3.28
This barn, trailing median5 sales
215.70
−44.70
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales
235215195175median 215.7003/1104/1504/2204/2905/06
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.00, low $188.98, median $215.70 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,527112.461,71815
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57295.301,4987thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21891.741,11829
CowsLean 85-90%High88673.256494thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,361$1,3324thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,256$1,1809
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,021$8866
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,480$1,3501thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205200.00/cwt200.00–200.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285222.50/cwt222.50–222.506342
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420191.00/cwt191.00–191.008021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492188.39/cwt181.00–192.009276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505176.00/cwt176.00–176.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581196.30/cwt195.00–199.001,1419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added598200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added754181.75/cwt181.75–181.751,37010
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2864157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3569
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240177.50/cwt177.50–177.504261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337172.02/cwt164.00–174.005808
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2392166.77/cwt160.00–170.006543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434152.77/cwt152.00–153.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475157.13/cwt154.00–160.007465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478146.51/cwt146.00–147.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529152.53/cwt143.00–159.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558172.00/cwt172.00–172.009602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583160.05/cwt156.00–164.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605136.00/cwt136.00–136.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0745
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717127.03/cwt121.00–130.009113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779119.36/cwt113.00–124.009305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3790101.00/cwt101.00–101.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-394593.00/cwt93.00–93.008791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3255182.50/cwt182.50–182.504651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2262202.60/cwt195.00–210.005314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265218.82/cwt215.00–220.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2337210.04/cwt199.00–213.007088
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365176.00/cwt176.00–176.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379189.41/cwt180.00–195.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434197.08/cwt191.00–198.508559
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435152.00/cwt152.00–152.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460158.00/cwt158.00–158.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471177.51/cwt174.00–180.0083611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521165.90/cwt158.00–172.008645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy534189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545147.00/cwt147.00–147.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576166.14/cwt158.00–174.009577
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3585141.00/cwt141.00–141.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665149.00/cwt149.00–149.009911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667162.99/cwt154.00–170.001,0875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715129.00/cwt129.00–129.009222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2777144.38/cwt140.00–149.001,1224
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2871130.63/cwt125.00–135.001,1385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3885113.50/cwt113.00–114.001,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2920118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-395092.00/cwt92.00–92.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,090104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1342
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,227103.39/cwt98.00–106.001,2693
Bulls——1,478112.38/cwt108.00–116.001,6618
Bulls——1,851119.42/cwt119.00–120.002,2104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85067.00/cwt67.00–67.005701
Cows—Lean 85-90%87582.00/cwt82.00–82.007181
Cows—Lean 85-90%91072.00/cwt72.00–72.006552
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18181.27/cwt79.00–83.009604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21790.82/cwt87.00–94.001,10516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23798.04/cwt97.00–101.001,2139
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54592.83/cwt90.00–96.001,4345
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,638101.49/cwt101.00–102.001,6622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,021885.90/head610.00–1,100.008866
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2561,179.61/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1809
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3611,331.93/head1,235.00–1,400.001,3324
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.