Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-08-16

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 16
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 243▲ 41 vs year ago 269 · +15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 44▲ 8 vs year ago 40 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls continued to sell steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady this week. Supply included: 85% Feeder Cattle (23% Steers, 0% Dairy Steers, 64% Heifers, 13% Bulls); 13% Slaughter Cattle (79% Cows, 21% Bulls); 1% Replacement Cattle (60% Bred Cows, 40% Cow-Calf Pairs). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 67%

Groups of 20 or more:

Heifers

95 hd 846lbs 227.00 Mostly Blk/few colored

20 hd 789lbs 228.00 Blk/Blk w/f

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.10/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$218.10
181 head · 744 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$894
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$79.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2782226.221,768143
Large 1-2464210.219754thin
Medium and Large 2625192.971,20627
Large 2558170.009492thin
Medium and Large 2-3595146.988755thin
One grade step is worth $79.24/cwt here — about $894 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 sale181 hd
218.10
—
KY average27 barns · 6,893 hd
230.94
−12.84
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—High1,596126.472,01810
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,585104.201,6529thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21598.001,19122
CowsLean 85-90%Low93776.787197thin

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)1,158$1,2122thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,368$1,5492thin

Every lot

85 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 2-3260140.00/cwt140.00–140.003641
Steers—Medium and Large 2290232.50/cwt232.50–232.506741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330252.35/cwt247.50–257.508332
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423262.60/cwt261.00–266.001,1113
Steers—Medium and Large 2440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1851
Steers—Large 1-2515214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535263.38/cwt260.00–265.001,4093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577261.76/cwt257.00–268.001,51011
Steers—Medium and Large 2578226.60/cwt222.00–231.001,3102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2649253.64/cwt253.50–254.001,64614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6102
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3725155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1243
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726229.28/cwt220.00–239.001,6654
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added767239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,83313
Steers—Medium and Large 2785202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5861
Steers—Large 2805197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5901
Steers—Medium and Large 2985170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Large 1-2290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325227.50/cwt227.50–227.507391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330225.00/cwt225.00–225.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390222.50/cwt222.50–222.508681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3415135.00/cwt135.00–135.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420222.10/cwt220.00–224.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3450161.00/cwt161.00–161.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464221.55/cwt220.00–223.001,0287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468200.00/cwt200.00–200.009362
Heifers—Large 1-2522206.95/cwt197.50–212.001,0803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528203.41/cwt200.00–210.001,0743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540237.44/cwt231.00–244.001,2822
Heifers—Large 2558170.00/cwt170.00–170.009492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559232.13/cwt222.00–239.001,2985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589203.63/cwt200.00–214.001,1996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626206.30/cwt201.00–209.001,2913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671217.25/cwt192.00–224.001,4588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3680124.00/cwt124.00–124.008431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682187.11/cwt177.50–194.001,2763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715157.45/cwt155.00–160.001,1262
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2772172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added789228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,79920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added846227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,92095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2885178.50/cwt176.00–181.001,5802
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,075165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230222.50/cwt222.50–222.505121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260205.00/cwt205.00–205.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330245.00/cwt245.00–245.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358213.53/cwt209.00–218.007642
Bulls—Large 2390170.00/cwt170.00–170.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415187.50/cwt187.50–187.507781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423243.79/cwt237.50–250.001,0312
Bulls—Large 1-2440201.00/cwt201.00–201.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy472273.36/cwt270.00–280.001,2903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2484244.66/cwt244.00–245.001,1843
Bulls—Large 1-2505214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3520165.00/cwt165.00–165.008581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583201.09/cwt197.00–205.001,1722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2598220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2642211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2686189.58/cwt182.00–196.001,3014
Bulls—Large 2755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2808189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3845175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2895185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6561
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 338098.00/cwt98.00–98.003721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,524122.66/cwt119.00–126.001,8698
Bulls——1,883141.69/cwt138.00–145.002,6682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80056.00/cwt56.00–56.004481
Cows—Lean 85-90%92672.37/cwt69.00–76.006704
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01592.00/cwt92.00–92.009341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08279.11/cwt72.00–88.008565
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245102.34/cwt93.00–109.001,27416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,7341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,584102.85/cwt98.00–107.001,6298
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,8341
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,211.99/head1,050.00–1,350.001,2122
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3681,549.45/head1,450.00–1,650.001,5492

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.