Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-09-13

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 13
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
419 head
▲ 192 vs last sale 227▲ 218 vs year ago 201 · +108.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 82▲ 14 vs year ago 49 · +28.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, except for 500 lb heifers which sold sharply higher. There was good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $228.75/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$228.75
116 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,259
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$19.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2550232.721,28093
Medium and Large 2-3552212.731,17523
One grade step is worth $19.99/cwt here — about $105 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 sale116 hd
228.75
—
KY average25 barns · 7,530 hd
226.79
+1.97
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—High1,607122.401,9675thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,276109.471,39721
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,719109.081,8755thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93094.2887714

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)1,290$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$8403thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3225216.00/cwt216.00–216.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335222.50/cwt222.50–222.507451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390273.25/cwt272.50–274.001,0662
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395232.00/cwt232.00–232.009161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422266.24/cwt257.50–269.001,1244
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466262.38/cwt259.00–269.001,2237
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3468245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy474274.50/cwt274.50–274.501,3017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519250.23/cwt240.00–258.001,2996
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528259.98/cwt259.00–260.501,3736
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3565235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569261.85/cwt259.50–266.501,49024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581249.15/cwt239.00–257.501,44826
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2639235.67/cwt230.00–244.001,5064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678236.71/cwt234.00–238.001,6053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added730228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7141
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3355205.00/cwt205.00–205.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385227.34/cwt218.00–233.008757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426238.92/cwt226.00–244.001,01814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3444223.00/cwt221.00–225.009904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,0821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488236.73/cwt228.00–244.001,1557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3516225.86/cwt222.00–230.001,1657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524252.83/cwt248.00–255.001,32515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574222.78/cwt215.00–229.001,27915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581248.50/cwt248.00–249.001,4448
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3595211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,2552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609235.53/cwt232.00–239.001,4346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623210.43/cwt206.00–222.001,3114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3627199.31/cwt198.00–200.001,2503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658206.00/cwt201.00–208.001,3555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3681194.36/cwt191.00–199.001,3245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2736217.76/cwt216.00–218.001,6038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2802190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5242
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265205.00/cwt205.00–205.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3350236.00/cwt236.00–236.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355254.27/cwt252.50–256.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2406250.31/cwt247.50–259.001,0169
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424233.49/cwt230.00–234.009908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431263.08/cwt261.00–269.001,13412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463235.75/cwt235.00–236.001,0924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2478248.70/cwt240.00–257.501,1892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy482266.54/cwt265.00–269.001,2855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy504245.00/cwt244.50–248.001,2357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533210.37/cwt210.00–215.001,12113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534231.24/cwt224.00–237.001,2357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579227.84/cwt222.50–229.501,3194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy600242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,4521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617224.24/cwt218.00–230.001,3847
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3632206.26/cwt206.00–207.001,3044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3660207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678214.24/cwt209.00–228.001,4537
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723201.72/cwt197.00–208.001,4583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3762191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,070121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,462117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,7113
Bulls——1,585134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,1241
Bulls——2,065127.00/cwt127.00–127.002,6231
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90991.89/cwt89.00–94.008354
Cows—Lean 85-90%929107.19/cwt104.00–112.009965
Cows—Lean 85-90%94783.29/cwt80.00–86.007895
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175102.75/cwt99.00–105.001,2074
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285109.53/cwt106.00–115.001,40715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413122.49/cwt121.00–124.001,7312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580116.42/cwt113.00–119.501,8392
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64095.50/cwt95.50–95.501,5661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,898108.52/cwt104.00–112.502,0602
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920840.49/head725.00–1,000.008403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.