Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-10-26

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 26
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
435 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 592▼ 54 vs year ago 489 · −11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 78▼ 17 vs year ago 52 · −32.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned packages. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $151.28/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$151.28
177 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,012
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$363
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$34.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2678154.201,046162
Medium and Large 2-3570119.7168215thin
One grade step is worth $34.49/cwt here — about $363 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
151.28
—
KY average23 barns · 5,840 hd
147.40
+3.88
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—Average1,774103.311,8326thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,73266.711,1556thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21965.0479313
CowsLean 85-90%Average92059.565483thin

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)1,483$9982thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$9922thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,388$9623thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,439$1,1294thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,480$1,0501thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3452131.00/cwt131.00–131.005922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490161.94/cwt150.00–168.007943
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510144.00/cwt144.00–144.007341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532149.00/cwt149.00–149.007932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560186.00/cwt179.00–188.001,0429
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575168.46/cwt160.00–171.009699
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580122.50/cwt122.50–122.507111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623165.01/cwt164.50–165.501,0286
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added648179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,16318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,2767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added823158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,3048
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added918159.85/cwt159.85–159.851,46747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2921132.12/cwt124.00–133.501,2177
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270141.67/cwt140.00–145.003833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330138.00/cwt138.00–138.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3335127.50/cwt127.50–127.504271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3408125.00/cwt125.00–125.005103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435138.00/cwt138.00–138.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465135.87/cwt130.00–144.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475127.00/cwt127.00–127.006031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519146.10/cwt141.00–152.0075814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3538130.00/cwt130.00–130.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555138.41/cwt133.00–145.007687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596163.00/cwt163.00–163.009716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2604144.14/cwt135.00–150.008718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3638117.02/cwt114.00–118.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,01114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added660151.00/cwt151.00–151.0099710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705120.02/cwt117.00–123.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762159.49/cwt155.00–161.251,21591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-395098.00/cwt98.00–98.009311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2309159.69/cwt150.00–167.504938
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315143.00/cwt143.00–143.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432134.00/cwt134.00–134.005792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475157.23/cwt149.00–159.007476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3483134.52/cwt133.00–136.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532134.00/cwt134.00–134.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571133.89/cwt125.00–137.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy608150.00/cwt150.00–150.009122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620134.73/cwt131.00–140.008355
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3632117.00/cwt117.00–117.007394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676123.38/cwt117.00–125.008345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2706120.52/cwt117.00–124.008514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775111.08/cwt108.00–114.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795102.50/cwt102.50–102.508151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,4651
Bulls——1,744103.34/cwt102.50–104.001,8024
Bulls——2,200106.50/cwt106.50–106.502,3431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86563.84/cwt62.50–65.005522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03051.00/cwt51.00–51.005251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09859.63/cwt57.00–61.506553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23265.02/cwt62.00–68.508017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30870.50/cwt70.50–70.509223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55868.25/cwt68.00–68.501,0632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67558.83/cwt58.00–59.509852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,96373.05/cwt71.50–74.001,4342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240991.94/head725.00–1,125.009922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,388961.79/head850.00–1,010.009623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,483998.32/head960.00–1,035.009982
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4391,128.97/head600.00–1,360.001,1294
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.