Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-01-11

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 11
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
278 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 130▲ 71 vs year ago 207 · +34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 26▲ 11 vs year ago 52 · +21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 3 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold sharply higher. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold mostly steady. Good demand throughout the offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.84/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$172.84
135 head · 685 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$376
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.79
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2693175.221,214125
Medium and Large 2-3586143.0983810thin
One grade step is worth $32.13/cwt here — about $376 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 sale135 hd
172.84
—
KY average24 barns · 8,010 hd
175.62
−2.79
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—Average1,79898.931,7797thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56876.591,2016thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18169.1281649
CowsLean 85-90%Average93550.004681thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,048110.001,1532thin
SteersChoice and PrimeAverage1,080116.001,2531thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,49081.581,2164thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$9351thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345197.50/cwt197.50–197.506812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2388185.00/cwt185.00–185.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470210.00/cwt210.00–210.0098712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473187.66/cwt180.00–192.508883
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485162.00/cwt162.00–162.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535176.60/cwt175.00–177.009455
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3535169.00/cwt169.00–169.009041
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3562138.29/cwt135.00–145.007773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574181.71/cwt161.00–185.001,0437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613171.73/cwt155.00–178.001,0536
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630136.00/cwt136.00–136.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009251
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3710121.00/cwt121.00–121.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727166.65/cwt153.00–169.501,21215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added793170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,34863
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3795133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845148.00/cwt138.00–158.001,2512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915101.00/cwt101.00–101.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260136.00/cwt136.00–136.003543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333123.30/cwt120.00–130.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3430126.00/cwt126.00–126.005421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433153.52/cwt145.00–160.006658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468144.03/cwt140.00–149.006746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470130.33/cwt125.00–136.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526153.84/cwt144.00–160.008098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535115.05/cwt110.00–120.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585157.65/cwt140.00–160.0092229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590120.00/cwt120.00–120.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628117.90/cwt112.50–123.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632150.00/cwt150.00–150.009482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679145.00/cwt145.00–145.009856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3684115.59/cwt110.00–121.007914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3717111.00/cwt111.00–111.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765103.00/cwt103.00–103.007882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320192.00/cwt192.00–192.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2363177.69/cwt172.00–183.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417182.30/cwt180.00–186.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495157.00/cwt157.00–157.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529185.50/cwt185.50–185.509816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535160.16/cwt151.00–179.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575150.98/cwt137.50–158.008686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628148.34/cwt136.00–159.009324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3638119.50/cwt119.00–120.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy652159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677139.24/cwt128.00–143.009435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712130.00/cwt130.00–130.009262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,080116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2531
Steers—Select and Choice1,49081.58/cwt70.00–90.001,2164
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,048110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53893.85/cwt90.00–101.001,4433
Bulls——1,97579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,5601
Bulls——2,000110.65/cwt110.00–112.002,2133
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93550.00/cwt50.00–50.004681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09756.03/cwt54.00–59.0061510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18969.55/cwt61.00–77.0082728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23679.94/cwt78.00–86.0098811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46871.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0422
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61879.39/cwt77.00–85.001,2854
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,224935.00/head935.00–935.009351

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.