Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-04-26

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 26
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
605 head
▲ 349 vs last sale 256▲ 86 vs year ago 519 · +16.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 75▼ 17 vs year ago 71 · −23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers and Heifers sold unevenly steady with good demand on a good supply. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $209.05/cwt on 354 head.
Average price
$209.05
354 head · 701 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,466
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$726
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.53
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2712212.251,510323
Medium and Large 2603178.151,07528
Medium and Large 2-3512153.337853thin
One grade step is worth $58.91/cwt here — about $726 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 sale354 hd
209.05
—
KY average23 barns · 4,583 hd
216.58
−7.53
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—Low1,612109.591,7677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56694.471,4798thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27491.731,16923
CowsLean 85-90%Low88973.2865114

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 PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,208$1,3184thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,208$1,2384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)956$1,2102thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2185175.00/cwt175.00–175.003241
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
Steers—Medium and Large 2245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 2273185.22/cwt177.50–192.005062
Steers—Medium and Large 2323201.04/cwt200.00–202.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 2375185.00/cwt185.00–185.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 2420191.48/cwt191.00–192.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433231.34/cwt220.00–240.001,00210
Steers—Medium and Large 2465187.00/cwt187.00–187.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473236.18/cwt220.00–240.001,11738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528222.05/cwt216.00–231.001,17212
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added570239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,36239
Steers—Medium and Large 2574198.22/cwt196.00–199.001,1384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581217.49/cwt209.00–220.001,26414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624216.40/cwt202.00–220.001,3505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added635227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,44121
Steers—Medium and Large 2648196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663224.50/cwt224.50–224.501,48839
Steers—Medium and Large 2665168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681203.58/cwt200.00–209.001,38617
Steers—Medium and Large 2730150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2733187.44/cwt184.00–191.001,3742
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 2755146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5111
Steers—Medium and Large 2868164.32/cwt155.00–167.001,4266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added917189.36/cwt187.50–191.251,736122
Steers—Medium and Large 2988151.50/cwt151.00–152.001,4972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015163.04/cwt160.00–166.001,6552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332209.15/cwt203.00–212.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333192.00/cwt192.00–192.006392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372214.28/cwt204.00–222.0079710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388238.00/cwt238.00–238.009234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426192.24/cwt189.00–199.008195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429216.65/cwt201.00–224.0092916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463190.32/cwt185.00–194.0088111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475208.66/cwt200.00–212.0099112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3498176.00/cwt176.00–176.008762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520212.68/cwt204.00–216.001,10628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535192.84/cwt190.00–193.501,0325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535166.00/cwt166.00–166.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565209.27/cwt202.00–215.001,18223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580165.00/cwt160.00–170.009572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583188.06/cwt183.00–190.001,0964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2646185.69/cwt172.00–189.001,2006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655192.46/cwt183.00–194.001,26113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3663153.99/cwt152.00–156.001,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690122.50/cwt122.50–122.508451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2692173.79/cwt169.00–178.001,2035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2749171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3820137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2950122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325202.00/cwt202.00–202.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340194.00/cwt194.00–194.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380230.68/cwt230.00–231.008773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429197.66/cwt191.00–201.008483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430225.19/cwt217.00–236.009683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466229.14/cwt226.00–232.501,0686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466207.90/cwt204.00–216.009693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467175.55/cwt172.50–177.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529198.72/cwt190.00–210.001,0519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615193.53/cwt192.00–195.001,1904
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630173.52/cwt163.00–178.001,0934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,2411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,1441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760164.03/cwt160.00–168.001,2472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2835137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2940153.02/cwt150.00–156.001,4382
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3578130.00/cwt130.00–130.007512
Dairy Steers—Large 3662142.57/cwt130.00–147.009444
Dairy Steers—Large 3740146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0803
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09593.55/cwt92.00–95.001,0242
Bulls——1,783118.82/cwt118.50–119.502,1193
Bulls——1,873111.79/cwt111.50–112.002,0942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80773.77/cwt70.00–77.005955
Cows—Lean 85-90%82555.52/cwt55.00–56.004582
Cows—Lean 85-90%91766.59/cwt65.00–68.006113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00186.58/cwt85.00–88.008674
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18073.49/cwt67.00–78.008673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28195.90/cwt90.00–100.501,22817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32786.37/cwt83.50–89.001,1463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49291.92/cwt90.00–93.501,3713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61096.00/cwt95.00–97.001,5465
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29561,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,318.44/head1,310.00–1,325.001,3184
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,237.84/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2384

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.