Sale reports / Kentucky / Owenton Livestock Auction / 2023-11-15

Owenton Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Owenton, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 15
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2203
Feeder Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 238 vs last sale 383▼ 390 vs year ago 535 · −72.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 69▼ 20 vs year ago 77 · −26.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 16▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower on a limited comparison. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate 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 $181.64/cwt on 40 head.
Average price
$181.64
40 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$917
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$90
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$29.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.48
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497188.2493531
Medium and Large 2-3532158.898469thin
One grade step is worth $29.35/cwt here — about $90 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 sale40 hd
181.64
—
KY average26 barns · 6,507 hd
197.12
−15.48
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—Low1,490111.051,6554thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54397.201,50013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25693.051,16927
CowsLean 85-90%Average95180.917699thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)968$8754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$8442thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,420$1,5751thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)660$1,3001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338216.36/cwt214.00–217.507313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3630152.50/cwt152.50–152.509611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677205.45/cwt195.00–208.001,3915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4445
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3830117.50/cwt117.50–117.509751
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3935100.00/cwt100.00–100.009351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3278175.00/cwt175.00–175.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290190.00/cwt190.00–190.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325187.50/cwt187.50–187.506091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358207.00/cwt207.00–207.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395184.00/cwt184.00–184.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432191.90/cwt187.50–195.008297
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482174.00/cwt174.00–174.008392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2490189.23/cwt185.00–191.009275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533187.34/cwt186.00–188.009993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540168.00/cwt168.00–168.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561189.68/cwt180.00–193.001,0648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618168.02/cwt166.00–169.001,0383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3685150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-31,080105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338196.70/cwt195.00–197.506653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368210.98/cwt200.00–215.007764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423202.57/cwt190.00–215.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435187.50/cwt187.50–187.508161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495195.00/cwt195.00–195.009654
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500168.00/cwt168.00–168.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560168.34/cwt168.00–169.009433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563185.25/cwt182.50–188.001,0434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615157.50/cwt157.50–157.509691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2659159.25/cwt159.00–160.001,0494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3695137.50/cwt137.50–137.509561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3723105.00/cwt105.00–105.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745128.00/cwt128.00–128.009541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-380295.00/cwt95.00–95.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2975101.00/cwt101.00–101.009851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,205103.35/cwt100.00–107.001,2452
Bulls——1,480116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,7171
Bulls——2,070121.50/cwt121.50–121.502,5151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92374.46/cwt74.00–75.006872
Cows—Lean 85-90%92679.44/cwt77.00–82.007364
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00287.17/cwt85.50–89.008733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20385.72/cwt82.00–88.501,03110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26195.11/cwt90.00–99.001,19913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375104.67/cwt101.50–107.001,4394
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51594.09/cwt91.00–99.001,4254
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,554103.10/cwt101.00–107.001,6027
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56382.74/cwt82.00–83.501,2932
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-26601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850844.12/head750.00–950.008442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968874.52/head685.00–1,125.008754
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.