Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-04-12

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 12
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 441▲ 95 vs year ago 274 · +34.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 38▼ 10 vs year ago 73 · −13.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 5▲ 5 vs year ago 4 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Strongest demand noted for weaned feeder packages suitable for grass. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. There was good 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 $199.06/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$199.06
152 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$201
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.08
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559200.601,122134
Medium and Large 2-3491187.6092118thin
One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about $201 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 sale152 hd
199.06
—
KY average23 barns · 5,997 hd
195.98
+3.08
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—Low1,651112.221,8536thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,515100.041,5167thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22393.701,14625
CowsLean 85-90%High96585.688266thin

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)1,085$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,122$1,5784thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265225.00/cwt225.00–225.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2303226.01/cwt225.00–227.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320243.00/cwt243.00–243.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385256.00/cwt256.00–256.009861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390242.00/cwt242.00–242.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395222.00/cwt222.00–222.008771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417226.64/cwt225.00–227.509453
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465205.00/cwt205.00–205.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,1103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530230.40/cwt230.00–234.001,22110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531215.51/cwt210.00–218.001,1444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558212.98/cwt209.00–215.001,1883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618216.81/cwt216.00–218.001,3405
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,5245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720203.70/cwt201.00–205.001,4679
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885174.97/cwt172.00–178.001,5482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2913156.64/cwt150.00–160.001,4303
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2995166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,040150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255195.00/cwt195.00–195.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322236.00/cwt236.00–236.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325208.00/cwt208.00–208.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy362231.35/cwt230.00–232.008373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3378202.02/cwt200.00–204.007644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379222.73/cwt215.00–228.008444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy402242.50/cwt242.50–242.509753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413225.46/cwt215.00–231.009319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3427205.96/cwt202.00–212.008795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3465182.00/cwt182.00–182.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478217.53/cwt211.00–222.501,04016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521212.22/cwt211.00–215.001,10616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528180.00/cwt180.00–180.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529207.75/cwt196.00–209.001,09916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582191.90/cwt182.00–199.001,11722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628185.72/cwt179.00–194.001,16610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added655193.18/cwt190.00–193.501,26511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683171.72/cwt170.00–172.001,1737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2777164.73/cwt160.00–171.001,2807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2868144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,070104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330224.64/cwt220.00–227.507415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358258.00/cwt258.00–258.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361233.05/cwt227.00–242.508418
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3378210.00/cwt210.00–210.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422241.03/cwt235.00–245.001,0177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3432211.00/cwt211.00–211.009125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3470210.00/cwt210.00–210.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477230.25/cwt220.00–239.001,09810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3545201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy554228.55/cwt223.00–230.001,26618
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587202.52/cwt200.00–218.001,18914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611214.97/cwt208.00–216.001,3138
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy618222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3637172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680191.12/cwt186.00–199.001,3005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703171.01/cwt169.00–173.001,2022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy705199.50/cwt199.50–199.501,4063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2762164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3865123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475109.55/cwt109.00–110.001,6162
Bulls——1,678100.95/cwt100.00–102.001,6942
Bulls——1,800126.15/cwt123.50–128.502,2712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91282.68/cwt80.00–85.007543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01788.67/cwt88.00–89.009023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16986.20/cwt83.00–89.001,0088
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22694.23/cwt90.00–99.001,15511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291102.74/cwt100.00–108.001,3266
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480110.03/cwt107.00–113.001,6282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2961
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53098.80/cwt94.50–101.501,5124
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299596.50/cwt96.50–96.509601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,578.31/head1,350.00–1,800.001,5784

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.