Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-08-23

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 23
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 264 vs last sale 310▼ 159 vs year ago 205 · −77.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
9 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 48▼ 54 vs year ago 63 · −85.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▼ 16 vs year ago 21 · −76.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on sale due to limited number of offerings..

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.09/cwt on 21 head.
Average price
$171.09
21 head · 595 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,019
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$371
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$71.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−54.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2585195.721,14613thin
Medium and Large 2568153.058692thin
Medium and Large 2-3626123.747746thin
One grade step is worth $71.98/cwt here — about $371 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 sale21 hd
171.09
—
KY average25 barns · 3,964 hd
225.81
−54.72
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—Average1,714122.932,1073thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248102.091,2755thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02090.009181thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,2851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,228$1,2302thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,195$1,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,255$1,4501thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3632
Steers—Large 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 2695201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6682
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420157.50/cwt157.50–157.506621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433224.00/cwt224.00–224.009702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480204.00/cwt204.00–204.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533208.48/cwt205.00–212.001,1112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568153.05/cwt141.00–165.008692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575189.13/cwt181.00–197.001,0873
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665114.96/cwt110.00–120.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3845135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2457238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465172.50/cwt172.50–172.508021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510177.00/cwt177.00–177.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1231
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608191.49/cwt191.00–192.001,1642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,025107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0971
Bulls——2,058130.89/cwt125.00–137.002,6942
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02090.00/cwt90.00–90.009181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213107.60/cwt106.00–109.001,3052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,3891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28891.63/cwt85.00–99.001,1802
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,229.84/head1,150.00–1,310.001,2302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,285.00/head1,285.00–1,285.001,2851

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.