Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-08-09

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 9
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
243 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 108▲ 139 vs year ago 104 · +133.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 65▲ 5 vs year ago 39 · +12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $241.01/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$241.01
106 head · 741 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$688
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.93
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2757244.401,85097
Medium and Large 2-3568204.441,1619thin
One grade step is worth $39.96/cwt here — about $688 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 sale106 hd
241.01
—
KY average25 barns · 4,556 hd
244.94
−3.93
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—Average1,655112.311,8594thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,272109.101,38715
CowsLean 85-90%Low997105.541,0527thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,640104.001,7061thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,030146.001,5041thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$1,5251thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3325218.00/cwt218.00–218.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373246.94/cwt245.00–248.009213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3430205.00/cwt205.00–205.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477267.62/cwt265.00–269.001,2773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3542202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,0954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy604279.50/cwt279.50–279.501,6887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added605263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,5911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639245.52/cwt244.00–247.001,5694
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681261.50/cwt261.50–261.501,7819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,7505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added843237.25/cwt237.25–237.252,00058
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,065178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,8961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381222.58/cwt217.50–230.008488
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3383200.00/cwt200.00–200.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422227.09/cwt220.00–229.009586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473228.63/cwt222.00–235.001,0813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480207.74/cwt207.50–208.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515190.00/cwt190.00–190.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518211.16/cwt207.50–215.001,0942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,2264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571232.53/cwt225.00–235.001,32811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624221.74/cwt218.00–226.001,3848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3695108.00/cwt108.00–108.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3700152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210220.00/cwt220.00–220.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323251.16/cwt250.00–252.508112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395238.00/cwt238.00–238.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2439253.27/cwt247.50–260.001,1126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474251.74/cwt247.00–259.001,19317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485215.44/cwt214.00–220.001,0454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537230.51/cwt223.00–241.001,2388
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575231.12/cwt227.00–239.001,3297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2646241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717214.01/cwt213.00–215.001,5344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-31,025100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,175126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,4811
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,030146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,655112.31/cwt110.00–113.501,8594
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97394.96/cwt93.00–97.009242
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005107.61/cwt106.00–110.001,0813
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008113.00/cwt111.00–115.001,1392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23598.51/cwt95.50–102.001,2173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269108.33/cwt104.00–113.001,3757
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297116.54/cwt114.50–118.501,5125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,7061
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.