Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-12-07

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 7
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
294 head
▼ 515 vs last sale 809▼ 72 vs year ago 366 · −19.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 63▼ 18 vs year ago 71 · −25.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $140.97/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$140.97
157 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$928
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$378
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$35.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2677146.16989134
Medium and Large 2-3552110.7361123
One grade step is worth $35.43/cwt here — about $378 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 sale157 hd
140.97
—
KY average26 barns · 8,917 hd
149.06
−8.09
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—Low1,76592.111,62610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67159.389928thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24855.3269120
CowsLean 85-90%Average91649.284525thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$9462thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$9351thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,330$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$6501thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365151.00/cwt151.00–151.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425124.00/cwt124.00–124.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009543
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578169.16/cwt160.00–171.009786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620138.00/cwt138.00–138.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3628118.00/cwt118.00–118.007412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0144
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added738163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,2032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337127.69/cwt125.00–133.004303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370121.00/cwt121.00–121.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3372119.00/cwt119.00–119.004432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3429118.21/cwt116.00–120.005076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438138.24/cwt130.00–143.0060511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470128.12/cwt124.00–132.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490113.98/cwt112.00–118.005593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528117.13/cwt114.00–125.006188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545101.00/cwt101.00–101.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570125.54/cwt119.00–131.0071618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586103.66/cwt103.00–104.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added608160.00/cwt160.00–160.0097312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610115.90/cwt110.00–118.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641128.19/cwt125.00–138.008224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660103.00/cwt103.00–103.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683119.69/cwt118.00–125.008179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-373595.00/cwt95.00–95.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added820163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,33762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386092.00/cwt92.00–92.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391092.00/cwt92.00–92.008371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423129.02/cwt128.00–130.005462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3445122.00/cwt122.00–122.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470123.43/cwt121.00–128.005803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476152.06/cwt147.00–158.007249
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530144.68/cwt140.00–150.007673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy545162.00/cwt162.00–162.008834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3557123.98/cwt122.00–125.006913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571137.61/cwt135.00–150.0078628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625128.00/cwt128.00–128.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2689126.03/cwt125.00–134.0086816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3698113.00/cwt113.00–113.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720129.51/cwt129.00–130.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-375597.00/cwt97.00–97.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40074.67/cwt73.00–76.001,0453
Bulls——1,845105.43/cwt102.00–109.001,9453
Bulls——1,97895.21/cwt92.00–100.001,8834
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91243.16/cwt43.00–43.503943
Cows—Lean 85-90%92358.46/cwt57.00–60.005402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16146.77/cwt42.00–50.505436
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27857.49/cwt53.00–61.5073512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33367.93/cwt64.50–71.009062
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55065.75/cwt65.50–66.001,0192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66758.91/cwt55.00–62.009825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,93549.00/cwt49.00–49.009481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183945.57/head925.00–960.009462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,045650.00/head650.00–650.006501

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.