Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-06-28

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 28
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
199 head
▼ 346 vs last sale 545▼ 98 vs year ago 297 · −33.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 59▲ 18 vs year ago 47 · +38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 3▼ 2 vs year ago 5 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test and plainer quality offering. There was moderate to good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $209.40/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 2 of 5 comparable sales and sits −6.30 against this barn's trailing median of $215.70.
Average price
$209.40
45 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,104
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$50.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525220.631,15935
Medium and Large 2-3533170.1090610thin
One grade step is worth $50.53/cwt here — about $253 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 sale45 hd
209.40
—
KY average24 barns · 2,241 hd
206.35
+3.05
This barn, trailing median5 sales
215.70
−6.30
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

5 sales
235215195175median 215.7003/1104/1504/2204/2905/06
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.00, low $188.98, median $215.70 across 5 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,582117.401,8589thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,240102.121,26729
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,667100.571,6776thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low94679.317519thin
SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,190116.001,3801thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,375$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,343$1,2282thin

Every lot

66 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390207.50/cwt207.50–207.508091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488205.02/cwt202.00–208.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3520194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530239.34/cwt234.00–245.001,2692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580235.84/cwt230.00–242.001,3682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6026
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added812222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,80720
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5011
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340172.50/cwt172.50–172.505871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363209.15/cwt201.00–218.007599
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380197.00/cwt197.00–197.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400197.50/cwt197.50–197.507901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422209.04/cwt199.00–216.008826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468197.00/cwt197.00–197.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471198.00/cwt198.00–198.009334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510172.00/cwt172.00–172.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520187.00/cwt187.00–187.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3613170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3730154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3920116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230185.00/cwt185.00–185.004261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3285190.00/cwt190.00–190.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322206.35/cwt202.00–215.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375210.00/cwt210.00–210.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422227.27/cwt225.00–232.009593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,1884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3460195.00/cwt195.00–195.008973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,2551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523231.26/cwt226.00–240.001,2095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579217.11/cwt207.50–224.001,2575
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2606196.16/cwt192.50–198.001,1896
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745168.75/cwt162.50–175.001,2572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0241
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Select and Choice1,190116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,3801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0061
Bulls——1,488111.90/cwt109.00–115.001,6654
Bulls——1,796129.49/cwt128.50–130.502,3264
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85472.67/cwt71.00–75.006214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01090.00/cwt90.00–90.009091
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02383.28/cwt80.00–87.008524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21393.64/cwt90.00–96.001,1367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242107.48/cwt106.00–112.001,33511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,256102.16/cwt99.00–104.501,28311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54390.24/cwt86.00–94.501,3922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565103.04/cwt102.50–103.501,6132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,893108.44/cwt107.50–109.502,0532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,227.61/head1,075.00–1,350.001,2282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.