Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-11-02

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 2
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 435▼ 145 vs year ago 524 · −27.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 35▲ 24 vs year ago 88 · +27.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 17▲ 1 vs year ago 8 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 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 $172.01/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$172.01
165 head · 671 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,155
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$496
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.60
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2687173.891,194153
Medium and Large 2-3472148.0069912thin
One grade step is worth $25.89/cwt here — about $496 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 sale165 hd
172.01
—
KY average24 barns · 5,741 hd
168.40
+3.60
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—Low1,775100.161,77810
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25469.4687162
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58168.791,08714
CowsLean 85-90%Average97162.036027thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$8406
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$9251thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3358146.00/cwt146.00–146.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362152.22/cwt150.00–165.005517
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3410140.00/cwt140.00–140.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3458157.66/cwt157.00–158.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469183.30/cwt175.00–188.0086019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545152.00/cwt152.00–152.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3547150.00/cwt150.00–150.008213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added548179.50/cwt179.50–179.509842
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565146.00/cwt146.00–146.008251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567168.52/cwt157.00–173.509567
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570185.79/cwt181.00–190.001,05918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620151.00/cwt150.00–152.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625176.41/cwt171.50–179.001,10319
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660151.00/cwt151.00–151.009972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added686182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,25210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added867170.60/cwt170.60–170.601,47961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240125.00/cwt125.00–125.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325122.00/cwt122.00–122.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377127.45/cwt122.00–130.0048010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438135.05/cwt132.00–138.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467132.57/cwt130.00–140.006194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490114.37/cwt112.50–117.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515127.73/cwt125.00–130.0065810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530114.00/cwt114.00–114.006041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583137.80/cwt127.00–140.508038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592152.50/cwt152.50–152.509038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3593117.00/cwt117.00–117.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615102.05/cwt100.00–104.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621125.40/cwt118.00–128.007794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670108.00/cwt108.00–108.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675121.35/cwt120.00–122.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-390598.00/cwt98.00–98.008871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910108.00/cwt108.00–108.009831
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320151.00/cwt151.00–151.004832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320142.50/cwt142.50–142.504561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380141.56/cwt140.00–146.005384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395166.00/cwt166.00–166.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423154.08/cwt150.00–165.0065210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443134.98/cwt131.00–139.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3465147.00/cwt147.00–147.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484159.38/cwt150.00–162.007716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515122.00/cwt122.00–122.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525139.52/cwt130.00–146.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560143.32/cwt134.00–151.0080310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653126.02/cwt121.00–131.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3735107.00/cwt107.00–107.007861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-378392.99/cwt92.00–94.007282
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 357098.00/cwt98.00–98.005591
Dairy Steers—Large 387597.00/cwt97.00–97.008491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64996.16/cwt95.50–97.501,5864
Bulls——1,770105.98/cwt105.50–106.501,8762
Bulls——1,904101.25/cwt99.00–103.501,9284
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94556.53/cwt55.00–58.005342
Cows—Lean 85-90%98164.23/cwt60.50–67.006305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22562.96/cwt60.50–64.5077111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24875.66/cwt74.00–79.009449
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26369.84/cwt65.50–73.0088242
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51575.50/cwt75.50–75.501,1441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58568.63/cwt65.50–71.501,08812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59564.00/cwt64.00–64.001,0211
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22082.08/cwt81.00–83.001,0012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993839.64/head460.00–1,000.008406
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,015925.00/head925.00–925.009251

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.