Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-09-28

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 28
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
449 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 187▲ 98 vs year ago 351 · +27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 29▲ 11 vs year ago 49 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 3▲ 11 vs year ago 6 · +183.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower and feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and preconditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.60/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$166.60
177 head · 731 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,217
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.25
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2740168.591,247165
Medium and Large 2-3605139.2484312thin
One grade step is worth $29.34/cwt here — about $404 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 sale177 hd
166.60
—
KY average25 barns · 5,978 hd
170.85
−4.25
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—High1,35996.291,3099thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55979.361,2385thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26375.0894828
CowsLean 85-90%High92668.726368thin

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)1,485$1,0851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$8644thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$8048
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$9492thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250175.00/cwt175.00–175.004381
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350146.00/cwt146.00–146.005111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413180.42/cwt178.00–183.007452
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2489186.49/cwt180.00–188.009125
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574170.36/cwt169.00–173.0097817
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614133.20/cwt132.00–138.008185
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3666144.98/cwt144.00–149.009665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668163.02/cwt156.50–168.001,08912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added690179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,23920
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,1376
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745108.00/cwt108.00–108.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added821171.75/cwt171.75–171.751,41064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824160.40/cwt160.00–161.001,32225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,180126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230170.00/cwt170.00–170.003912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268167.50/cwt167.50–167.504491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313156.34/cwt152.50–160.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323145.61/cwt140.00–147.504704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3396134.80/cwt131.00–136.005345
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410140.33/cwt139.00–141.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427147.58/cwt145.00–155.006307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3463134.20/cwt132.00–136.006218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464153.73/cwt147.50–156.007134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510128.97/cwt126.00–132.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515146.33/cwt142.00–155.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added522171.30/cwt168.00–175.0089410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569165.16/cwt165.00–166.0094024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571150.43/cwt146.00–158.008598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603143.00/cwt143.00–143.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,0427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688120.84/cwt118.00–125.008315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-370592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1058
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225165.00/cwt165.00–165.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3240147.50/cwt147.50–147.503541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265137.50/cwt137.50–137.503641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290169.63/cwt167.50–170.004926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318195.00/cwt195.00–195.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325118.00/cwt118.00–118.003841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370180.00/cwt180.00–180.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3408142.63/cwt141.00–146.005823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2431165.75/cwt160.00–173.0071413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3458158.01/cwt156.00–160.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477175.78/cwt170.00–185.0083814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3521142.56/cwt140.00–148.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533157.50/cwt150.00–165.008399
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3568130.41/cwt129.00–132.007415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583145.58/cwt142.00–154.008495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615151.07/cwt140.00–153.0092911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620136.00/cwt136.00–136.008431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy624169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685140.79/cwt139.00–142.009645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3692128.00/cwt128.00–128.008862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725122.50/cwt122.50–122.508881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3785109.00/cwt109.00–109.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 377596.00/cwt96.00–96.007441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13485.66/cwt84.00–89.009715
Bulls——1,530106.59/cwt104.00–108.001,6313
Bulls——1,975118.50/cwt118.50–118.502,3401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91065.14/cwt62.00–69.005935
Cows—Lean 85-90%94581.52/cwt81.00–82.007702
Cows—Lean 85-90%96561.00/cwt61.00–61.005891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20368.53/cwt67.00–70.008246
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26183.66/cwt80.50–88.001,0555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28474.86/cwt71.00–79.0096117
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48884.21/cwt82.50–86.001,2532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60776.13/cwt75.50–77.501,2233
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973803.63/head660.00–900.008048
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013863.61/head775.00–950.008644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4851,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2935948.82/head850.00–1,070.009492

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.