Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2022-12-14

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 14
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 294▼ 50 vs year ago 512 · −9.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 53▼ 23 vs year ago 72 · −31.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned feeder packages. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good 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 $168.92/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$168.92
219 head · 727 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,228
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$520
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.01
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2740170.611,263206
Medium and Large 2-3522142.1974213thin
One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $520 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 sale219 hd
168.92
—
KY average24 barns · 7,303 hd
169.93
−1.01
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—High1,67795.951,6098thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,59865.781,0514thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22465.6780418
CowsLean 85-90%Low92660.285584thin
SteersSelectAverage1,460107.001,5621thin

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 1-2335166.54/cwt164.00–169.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377171.52/cwt166.00–174.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3391150.00/cwt150.00–150.005874
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3466146.64/cwt144.00–148.006833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473175.83/cwt166.00–182.0083213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525133.00/cwt133.00–133.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582167.74/cwt165.00–172.009765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630169.92/cwt169.00–171.001,07017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added640180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,1556
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670166.58/cwt164.00–169.501,1169
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3692137.00/cwt137.00–137.009482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2706163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1514
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3720144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3775122.50/cwt122.50–122.509491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added778173.46/cwt173.35–174.501,35074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820144.65/cwt141.00–150.001,1863
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added845168.25/cwt168.25–168.251,42263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,150130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355121.00/cwt121.00–121.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365136.57/cwt134.00–138.004983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410140.05/cwt130.00–145.005749
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430128.49/cwt128.00–129.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518151.00/cwt151.00–151.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525119.00/cwt119.00–119.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528127.04/cwt124.00–130.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569139.78/cwt130.00–146.0079516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570128.00/cwt128.00–128.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3620121.33/cwt120.00–123.007523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626140.79/cwt135.00–147.008817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,01412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653133.00/cwt133.00–133.008683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added739162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,20167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2744146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0866
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3840112.00/cwt112.00–112.009411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845108.00/cwt108.00–108.009131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220155.45/cwt150.00–160.003422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3340137.50/cwt137.50–137.504681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345162.50/cwt162.50–162.505611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366168.47/cwt165.00–177.006176
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3372156.00/cwt156.00–156.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488161.00/cwt161.00–161.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489180.46/cwt176.00–185.008827
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526170.92/cwt166.00–176.008996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565169.39/cwt169.00–170.009575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622152.75/cwt148.00–159.009504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3648139.00/cwt139.00–139.009012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2681137.51/cwt131.00–141.009364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722136.00/cwt136.00–136.009822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730118.00/cwt118.00–118.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3795108.00/cwt108.00–108.008591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3965102.50/cwt102.50–102.509891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,065115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,130119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3776114.00/cwt114.00–114.008854
Dairy Steers—Large 3860114.00/cwt114.00–114.009806
Dairy Steers—Large 31,080112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2101
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select1,460107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50887.67/cwt86.00–91.001,3223
Bulls——1,75599.53/cwt95.50–102.001,7474
Bulls——1,870106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,9921
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87554.00/cwt54.00–54.004731
Cows—Lean 85-90%94362.37/cwt60.00–66.005883
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15573.74/cwt72.50–75.008523
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23366.52/cwt63.50–70.5082010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24759.14/cwt57.50–61.507375
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52558.50/cwt58.50–58.508921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62268.21/cwt63.50–70.501,1063

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.