Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-11-16

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 295▲ 144 vs year ago 391 · +36.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 81▲ 36 vs year ago 41 · +87.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 18▼ 12 vs year ago 16 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $158.24/cwt on 241 head.
Average price
$158.24
241 head · 632 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$245
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$30.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2634159.761,013229
Medium and Large 2-3595129.1676812thin
One grade step is worth $30.60/cwt here — about $245 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 sale241 hd
158.24
—
KY average23 barns · 7,378 hd
167.35
−9.11
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—High1,39995.121,33011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64174.701,2256thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21566.4480733
CowsLean 85-90%High91257.2652219

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)1,055$7072thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)805$6751thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2258157.50/cwt157.50–157.504062
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3305141.00/cwt141.00–141.004301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378144.11/cwt140.00–157.505458
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3385147.50/cwt147.50–147.505681
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3423133.47/cwt132.00–135.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436167.60/cwt155.00–169.507317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484160.60/cwt156.00–164.0077713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518178.00/cwt178.00–178.009223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538151.58/cwt147.00–154.5081610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added559162.00/cwt162.00–162.009068
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2559152.67/cwt147.00–157.5085313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3598130.00/cwt130.00–130.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615155.58/cwt141.00–159.2595732
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3625127.50/cwt127.50–127.507971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644168.20/cwt164.50–168.501,08362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658141.56/cwt133.00–146.009313
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,0626
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added766159.75/cwt159.75–159.751,22448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2772155.26/cwt153.00–157.001,1997
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3880110.00/cwt110.00–110.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,055124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220127.50/cwt127.50–127.502811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388132.76/cwt125.00–135.005157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426136.51/cwt132.00–140.0058213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy436151.00/cwt151.00–151.0065812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470150.00/cwt150.00–150.0070510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472118.00/cwt118.00–118.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480136.63/cwt135.00–139.006565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525112.08/cwt110.00–114.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527134.13/cwt126.00–140.0070725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580124.00/cwt124.00–124.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582127.43/cwt122.50–132.007427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587140.50/cwt140.50–140.5082510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3614110.00/cwt110.00–110.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643124.63/cwt121.00–130.008015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675132.63/cwt128.00–135.008953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705123.00/cwt123.00–123.008671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373098.00/cwt98.00–98.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added877152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,33360
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3965103.00/cwt103.00–103.009942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2985120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3300127.50/cwt127.50–127.503831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395126.00/cwt126.00–126.004981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438149.95/cwt147.00–156.006573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472135.77/cwt134.00–147.006417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478156.00/cwt156.00–156.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520152.51/cwt151.00–154.007932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3543133.52/cwt130.00–137.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2557139.00/cwt139.00–139.007743
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618135.00/cwt135.00–135.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675127.07/cwt122.50–135.008584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720120.20/cwt113.00–127.508652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820118.00/cwt118.00–118.009681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905105.00/cwt105.00–105.009501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30488.21/cwt86.00–92.501,1506
Bulls——1,500108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6201
Bulls——1,515102.27/cwt98.00–104.001,5494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84650.25/cwt49.00–52.004256
Cows—Lean 85-90%94257.07/cwt55.00–62.505388
Cows—Lean 85-90%94465.99/cwt63.50–69.506235
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20154.87/cwt52.00–60.006597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20366.39/cwt62.00–70.5079915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23973.88/cwt71.50–76.5091511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62872.50/cwt70.50–73.501,1803
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65376.89/cwt75.50–79.501,2713
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28881.00/cwt81.00–81.001,0432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055707.23/head600.00–850.007072

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.