Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-10-25

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 25
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
205 head
▼ 322 vs last sale 527▼ 230 vs year ago 435 · −52.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 96▲ 20 vs year ago 35 · +57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 12▼ 13 vs year ago 17 · −76.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifer sold steady to 2.00 lower. There was good demand for weaned preconditioned feeders with favorable body condition. More moderate demand for feeders that were fleshy bawling calves with less favorable body condition. Slaughter cows and 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 $228.00/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$228.00
93 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,428
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$508
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$23.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.07
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2641230.001,47485
Medium and Large 2-3468206.819678thin
One grade step is worth $23.19/cwt here — about $508 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 sale93 hd
228.00
—
KY average26 barns · 5,608 hd
235.07
−7.07
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—Low1,660114.651,90312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48288.851,3173thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19185.761,02223
CowsLean 85-90%Average95481.127747thin

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,343$1,3182thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325243.00/cwt243.00–243.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395212.00/cwt212.00–212.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3422206.00/cwt206.00–206.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432246.57/cwt241.00–249.001,0659
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475211.29/cwt204.00–218.001,0042
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478190.78/cwt189.00–192.509122
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515216.31/cwt215.00–217.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2484
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524237.83/cwt237.00–239.001,24612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588215.67/cwt215.00–216.001,2683
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633224.19/cwt216.00–226.001,41910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668228.35/cwt223.00–231.001,52512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added774229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,77223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2832218.25/cwt218.00–218.501,8164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350180.00/cwt180.00–180.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358198.57/cwt195.00–202.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410192.60/cwt191.00–195.007908
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425185.34/cwt185.00–186.007883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495190.00/cwt190.00–190.009411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519205.53/cwt193.00–210.001,0674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528187.50/cwt187.50–187.509902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3550185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627202.75/cwt195.00–212.501,2713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383233.87/cwt225.00–238.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410243.00/cwt243.00–243.009961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440205.00/cwt205.00–205.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445217.50/cwt209.00–226.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3450185.00/cwt185.00–185.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455214.33/cwt206.00–219.009753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560153.00/cwt153.00–153.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677197.03/cwt196.00–198.001,3346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3692140.00/cwt140.00–140.009693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3812125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3995110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,308103.98/cwt101.00–109.001,3603
Bulls——1,751113.31/cwt110.00–119.501,9845
Bulls——1,809124.34/cwt122.00–126.002,2494
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87087.00/cwt87.00–87.007571
Cows—Lean 85-90%96882.71/cwt79.00–84.008014
Cows—Lean 85-90%96875.00/cwt75.00–75.007262
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15277.61/cwt76.00–80.508945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16885.45/cwt82.00–90.0099812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27193.17/cwt91.50–96.001,1846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,4461
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48584.28/cwt82.50–86.001,2522
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890112.00/cwt112.00–112.009971
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3431,317.74/head875.00–1,625.001,3182

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.