Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-06-07

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 7
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
266 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 320▼ 16 vs year ago 282 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 33▼ 18 vs year ago 51 · −35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 4 vs year ago 5 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold mostly steady to firm. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.48/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$209.48
130 head · 667 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,397
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$57.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.50
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2668212.601,419123
Medium and Large 2-3656154.801,0157thin
One grade step is worth $57.80/cwt here — about $404 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 sale130 hd
209.48
—
KY average26 barns · 6,194 hd
212.99
−3.50
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—High1,472120.241,7708thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,246104.781,30612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,795104.001,8671thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86485.967426thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,445135.881,9632thin

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
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,3751thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380243.68/cwt239.00–248.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410242.00/cwt242.00–242.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471246.59/cwt239.00–252.001,1616
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3482175.00/cwt175.00–175.008443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy494260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4141
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573214.93/cwt210.00–220.001,2322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577244.08/cwt240.00–248.001,40813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625231.95/cwt220.00–238.001,4503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added628247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,5516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678216.54/cwt213.00–220.001,4682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728198.98/cwt198.00–200.001,4492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added840213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,7892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329211.70/cwt210.00–215.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy335240.00/cwt240.00–240.008041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378219.65/cwt216.00–226.508303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3382199.19/cwt197.50–200.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425214.86/cwt209.00–226.0091312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,0615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474236.57/cwt235.00–238.001,1214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487227.75/cwt218.00–232.001,1096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511224.11/cwt218.00–231.001,1454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528243.59/cwt242.00–244.001,2865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,1332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565229.09/cwt227.00–233.001,2943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619199.69/cwt190.00–209.001,2365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added836205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,71460
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3905106.00/cwt106.00–106.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3990102.50/cwt102.50–102.501,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,085110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315226.13/cwt222.00–230.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390222.53/cwt220.00–225.008682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy392241.00/cwt241.00–241.009453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495187.50/cwt187.50–187.509281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2532248.50/cwt248.50–248.501,3223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy535254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579245.51/cwt235.00–247.001,4228
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3646185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665218.96/cwt213.00–221.001,45613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3685201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2704196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3738166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2252
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3502145.00/cwt145.00–145.007282
Dairy Steers—Large 3578120.00/cwt120.00–120.006942
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,445135.88/cwt135.00–137.001,9632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,237112.08/cwt109.00–114.001,3865
Bulls——1,830131.25/cwt129.50–133.002,4022
Bulls——1,930139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,6831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84594.73/cwt93.00–97.008002
Cows—Lean 85-90%85784.10/cwt80.00–87.007213
Cows—Lean 85-90%92074.00/cwt74.00–74.006811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225109.56/cwt108.00–111.001,3425
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23192.68/cwt91.00–96.001,1414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302112.95/cwt112.00–114.001,4713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,795104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,8671
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.