Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-11-09

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 9
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
295 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 379▼ 290 vs year ago 585 · −49.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 112▼ 42 vs year ago 123 · −34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 9▼ 4 vs year ago 22 · −18.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifer sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned and pre-conditioned feeder packages. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $165.63/cwt on 107 head.
Average price
$165.63
107 head · 602 lb average
Value per head Derived
$997
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$36.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.93
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2598170.431,01993
Medium and Large 2-3626133.7283714thin
One grade step is worth $36.71/cwt here — about $182 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 sale107 hd
165.63
—
KY average23 barns · 6,544 hd
167.56
−1.93
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—Low1,753102.241,7937thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58168.631,08510
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22963.4778043
CowsLean 85-90%Low99158.455799thin

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)1,176$9064thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,237$8238
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,039$7374thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,570$1,4001thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385154.00/cwt154.00–154.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417173.06/cwt172.00–177.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425122.00/cwt120.00–124.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483177.00/cwt167.00–182.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy495184.50/cwt184.50–184.509133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2510157.00/cwt157.00–157.008011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541183.44/cwt180.00–184.5099213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554181.88/cwt180.00–182.501,0084
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563173.30/cwt170.00–179.5097612
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570143.00/cwt143.00–143.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607175.85/cwt174.00–176.501,06710
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3621140.69/cwt140.00–142.008746
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631166.14/cwt164.50–171.501,04820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,0817
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707155.14/cwt154.50–157.001,0974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3708132.75/cwt132.00–133.509404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added709167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1886
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350127.50/cwt127.50–127.504461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383132.03/cwt130.00–134.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420124.49/cwt124.00–125.005232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437138.53/cwt131.00–149.006057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468115.00/cwt115.00–115.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477139.15/cwt135.00–142.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3517123.33/cwt122.00–124.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525140.98/cwt135.00–144.0074011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2590141.96/cwt134.00–147.008389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615138.98/cwt137.00–140.008553
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3668122.51/cwt122.00–123.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672141.00/cwt141.00–141.009482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,06011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added702140.00/cwt140.00–140.009839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768129.00/cwt129.00–129.009915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2898132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,002114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,080101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223155.00/cwt155.00–155.003462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285169.58/cwt162.50–177.504833
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3330145.00/cwt145.00–145.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370128.95/cwt128.00–130.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379150.51/cwt147.50–151.005707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438180.60/cwt172.00–185.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475171.95/cwt161.00–177.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505150.00/cwt150.00–150.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2552158.00/cwt155.00–159.008728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622135.11/cwt127.00–139.008407
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715136.00/cwt136.00–136.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3755112.00/cwt112.00–112.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773120.00/cwt120.00–120.009283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815117.00/cwt117.00–117.009541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55090.33/cwt89.00–91.501,4002
Bulls——1,778111.63/cwt110.00–112.501,9853
Bulls——1,920100.08/cwt98.50–101.501,9222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95050.00/cwt50.00–50.004751
Cows—Lean 85-90%97265.19/cwt64.50–66.006343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01156.09/cwt52.00–59.505675
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21456.41/cwt53.00–59.5068513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22765.40/cwt60.50–69.5080225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28272.18/cwt70.00–75.509255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56466.99/cwt62.50–69.501,0487
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62272.46/cwt71.50–74.501,1753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039737.38/head550.00–900.007374
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,176905.84/head675.00–1,075.009064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,237822.75/head660.00–975.008238
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.